Shalon

Thank you all for the advice and comments, I really appreciate it. I guess I have to be patient the next week or so until I can try some mushies, which scares me to death! I broke down last night and was crying asking my husband what have I done? Hopefully this is just a phase

I am actually. Prescription Prilosec. And the shake I am drinking is the Premeir with 30g of protein and 160 calories.

I read so many posts about how people are never hungry after surgery and actually have to remind themselves to eat. I'm really getting confused. I am only five days post op and my stomach is growling. My husband tried to tell me it's all in my head, but my stomach is audibly growling constantly. I am still on the 2 week post op diet with only liquids and one Protein Shake per day. I am dying to try a spoonful of yogurt or something just to get my stomach to shut the heck up! It's super annoying. How can my tummy be so hungry so early on? Should I call my doctor? So confused.

I just wrote a blog about this today! Just a few of my weight loss dreams if you are bored and care to read. http://smrisme.wordpress.com

I had a similar situation in that my husband wanted no part of any of this. I was sleeved on Monday and my husband wasn't even there. He worked saying he couldn't get off of work. Now that I am home, he some how found a way to be off and be home with me for the rest of the week. He is not waiting on me hand and foot, but he is here. A lot of these behaviors are either insecurity or jealousy. My husband is heavy and has been very uncomfortable with being heavy for several years, but won't make any type of changes as far as food consumption, portions, exercise, etc. I figured that he is either jealous, or thinks I will become some hotty skinny chick that will leave him. This surgery was NOT about him in any way. I have three children under eight, all adopted, and have spent 18 years being his wife, and the last seven years being a mother to these kids. I have a demanding husband, demanding children and an extremely demanding job. This decision was about ME, putting myself first for the first time in my entire life. Support or not, I HAD to get healthier and was doing it for ME. I found comfort in that decision.

I also was sleeved on 9/12 and I was amazed at how great I felt in the hospital. Then they gave me some Jello and it was freaking horrible! It sat inside for the entire next day and I was completely miserable. Today I feel much better and am staying the hell away from Jello. Yesterday I stuck with only Water and was able to get down a bottle and a half, about 24 ounces. So far today I have gotten down an entire Protein shake over the course of about five hours and it seems to be sitting okay for now. I am now working on getting in some more water for the rest of the evening. I do notice gas with every single swallow of anything. I feel it bubble and try to come back up, and then it is gone. It's like a cramp that lasts for a few seconds and then it is gone. Yesterday I was completely exhausted and slept most of the day. Today I took one two hour nap and although I am still a little tired, I definitely feel worlds better today. I gained eight pounds in the hospital from all of the fluids, so I am looking forward to all of those pounds coming off soon. I'm thinking of you. Keep your head up.

HI DallasMom. I also am three days post op. I gained eight pounds in the hospital from all the fluids, so I am interested to see how fast those come off. I was able to get down an entire Protein shake today over the course of about five hours. I do feel a little air each and every time I swallow but so far so good. Hang in there my surgery sister.

No iv because I am home already. I just finished a 16.9 oz bottle of water and I'm not done yet for today. Not bad for my first day home I guess?

I am on day two and everytime I sip it's like I am swallowing bubbles. I just have to take it very slow. It's 530 pm and I am almost finished with the first bottle of water, not great nut at least I am getting some down between naps

Now that I am home I am feeling much worse. It just feels like there is a huge brick sitting just under my breasts. I don't even want to drink anything because it hurts so bad. I felt so great this morning too. :/

Truthfully my back pain from lying here is worse than the surgery pain. The surgery pain is more of a constant annoyance. They gave me a pump with Dilaudid bit I'm not sure it makes a difference. I pushed it eleven times since 1pm yesterday and not in the past five hours

I was sleeved this morning and am in the hospital now. I have a question regarding pain levels and peaks. I woke up with only a slight discomfort and seven hours after surgery I just have a slight pain at the very top middle of my abdomen which kinda feels like a gas bubble. Am I completely drugged to feel so decent? Im a complete WUSS when it comes to pain and when I had my laproscopic hysterectomy in January I was MISERABLE. Am I going to get worse from here? Truthfully,I am struggling more with shaking off the anesthesia Thani am with any sort of pain. What should I expect over the next couple of days?

Thanks. This headache has been persisting for three days now, but couple with the hunger I am one grouchy bear! Rawwwr! Tomorrow... 10:50 a.m.... it's go time! *if I don't back out*

I don't know if it is my mind playing tricks on me or what. I did the pre-op diet for 10 days, mixing food with shakes and staying under 800 calories per day. I was hungry every day, but usually if I had a piece of beef Jerky, it was heavy enough to make me feel full for a few hours. Tomorrow is my surgery and so I am on Clear liquids until 6pm. It's almost 1pm now and I am starving. My stomach won't stop growling, and I'm getting a headache. I can't wait to get this over with because I am starting to freak out.

My paperwork says liquid, but my doctor said he doesn't care what I eat as long as I stay under 800 calories each day. And the day before I can't consume anything but Water.

My paperwork says liquid, but my doctor said he doesn't care what you eat as long as you stay under 800 total calories. So today I had a shake for Breakfast, three steak strips for lunch, and salmon and veggies for dinner and ended at 780. All liquid would be hard.

Sounds like what happened to my friend who had RNY. They made her pouch too small and her swelling engulfed it and she had NO stomach. They had to re-do her surgery so she actually didn't consume anything for almost a month. Crazy things happened. Glad you are back on the mend and feeling better!

I look at it like this... if you have a feeling or an annoyance, that could be your gut telling you something. You could go to the second surgeon and hate him even more, you never know. I'm a big believer that the service you receive from the front office staff is likely to mirror the service you will receive from that physician. I would never give my "business" to a place that treated me poorly, there is just no reason for that.

FMLA requires certain rules apply before you can claim it. All it does is protect that your position won't be filled while you are gone. I obtained two doctor's notes, one with my diagnosis, for disability purposes, and one with NO diagnosis, to turn into my employer. All they know is I am having surgery on the 12th and that's all they need to know as far as I am concerned. Also, my doctor's listing references him as a "general surgeon" so I figured that was good enough. Good luck.

I actually have MFP on my phone and do use it but it's kind of hard to gauge two pieces of beef jerky. I guess I might need a food scale now?

I have been drinking the Premier Protein from costco because they are 30g each, and I am quite surprised how much I like them. However, I am on my pre=op diet, so we'll see what happens post-surgery. Remember this is only temporary! HUGS!

Thank you for the positivity everyone! I woke up today in a much better mood, and ready to knock out day two of the pre-op diet. My surgeon told me it didn't have to be all liquids he just wanted 800 calories, or as close to as possible. I had Protein shake for Breakfast, two pieces of beef jerky for lunch, a strip of tri tip and a two strips of pre cooked steak meat for dinner, lots of Water and some pudding for an evening dessert. I have no idea how many calories that is, but I am sure it was at or about 800. I'm gonna be terrible at counting calories, I just know it.

I know the gas is the issue, and I can't imagine I will at the beginning, but definitely by the time I return to work hopefully. Thank you for replying!

I'm so glad you guys are feeling so good. So far today I have had water, a protein shake and two pieces of beef jerky. I'll have a little chicken slice for lunch and probably another couple of pieces of beef jerky after my evening shake. The doc said he didn't care how I did it as long as I stayed at 800 calories. A whole week of this... and then surgery on the 12th.

I'm a gum chewer, the thought of not chewing gum through the day sucks! If there are any other gum chewers out there, how long after surgery was it before you could chew gum again?