Futureskinnyperson

As far as I know your stomach is completely healed and won't leak after 4 weeks.

Hi! I had an all out rash over my entire abdomen.......started about 5 days post op. I stopped taking the antibiotic that was prescribed and it is going away now. Are you on antibiotics because that might be it!

Thanks everyone! I do not want to risk causing a tear or a leak by eating food I should not, but it is rather daunting when you think of it in terms of how long it is before you can eat certain foods. That IS the reason why I needed the surgery, as I never said "no" to myself for anything I wanted. That makes this phase especially difficult, as MOST things are off limits. I am plodding along...had a few spoonfuls of the noodles from the chicken noodle soup today.....and felt REALLY full afterwards. It was good for me to do that as it gave me an idea of how it is going to feel to actually eat something and it made me realize I have to take things slowly and do what is asked of me this week as far as the diet goes. Don't get me wrong I still dream of eating that cheeseburger.......but I am going to try to follow the plan.....and eat soft and easy to digest things like the noodles in the soup....if I can't take it!

Hi All, I just started week 2 post op from a VSG. I have to tell you that I am feeling a little freaked out that I still crave and desire REAL food, the same way that I did pre-operatively. I am told that magically this feeling goes away, but that is not happening here at my house! After the starvation diet of clear fluids for a week post op, and really wanting a cheeseburger, more than anything else in the world, the full fluids are really not doing it for me either!! I can't believe that it is going to take MONTHS before I can eat REAL FOOD???? I will be a crazy person by then if the desire for the taste and textures of real food, that you chew and swallow, does not subside!!!!!!! Somebody? Anybody? who is 3-4-5 weeks out....what are you really eating...... Also please tell me when I can have a BITE of a cheeseburger again.....that is all I really want....just one bite. From what my dietary notes say from my doctor.....4 months for beef???????? Are you kidding me??? HELP!!!