pattivalvo

This is such a great topic! I am also at the very beginning and I've already noticed how I am craving saltiness. All the Protein Shakes and liquids we can have all seem so sweet. I had veggie broth yesterday and it tasted like the best thing in the world! We will get through it, it's just tough at the beginning because our bodies are craving the carbs and wanting all the bad stuff for us!
The timer thing is such a great idea! I was having the same problem with not knowing how often to sip.

Wow they wanted me on Protein immediately

Sorry ladies. Hate to break it to you. But hitting the mushy food stage doesn't mean no more shakes. I thought that to but there is just no way you can achieve your Protein intake with mushy food alone as your portion sizes are really really small. It is nice to incorporate some food with those shakes though

Do you find that you just get pissed at everyone who is eating?? It's not that I want what they have, but I just want to grab my husband's plate and throw it at his head while I'm sipping on the same Protein Shake that I have had every day for 11 days! Bring on the flipping eggs!

I was scheduled for only 3 days including the same of the surgery. But then they said I was not drinking enough and wanted to keep me another day because I had to start getting enough liquid in. It was ok though I did not mind too much because I was being taken care of and monitored an extra day.

Yes horray Its norma!!! Today while going on my too Long of a walk I started getting a little pain in my belly button and pushing it in with my hand helped.

I have this pain now, at 24 days post op. My doctor says it is normal. Mine is on the inside but occasionally it also hurts on the outside at my skin. There is no incision where it hurts either. It is below my belly button slightly to the left.

I was on full liquids the day I came home. Surgery was Aug 2. I'm suppose to start soft foods on the 15th. I've had Protein Shakes, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, Tomato Soup, French onion Soup (broth only), Water, crystal light, apple juice, unsweetened tea, and I've had no problems so far. I too am so ready for a scrambled egg haha!! I've even had half of a string cheese. I just chewed it til it was like a liquid in my mouth.

The yogurt you ate must have been a fruit flavor. The plain Chobani yogurt has much less than 20 carbs. If you add a little bit of Crystal Light powder to it it's really good!

Me too, Pattivalvo!

On day 14 my papers say I can have a egg, hard boiled or scrambled. Refried Beans with cheese, string cheese, cottage cheese and canned chicken and tuna. I'm so over this liquid diet!!

I had my surgery on 7/26. I'm having a Protein Shake for Breakfast, a Greek yogurt for snack, half a can of Soup for lunch, the other half for dinner. Popsicles/jello/or pudding for another snack. I've also tried refried Beans cottage cheese. I drink Water or crystal light throughout the day. They make an Arnold Palmer packet as well... Yummm. sugar free Werthers candy too.

I've had hello too. I'm so sick of Protein shakes! Bring on the softys is right! I tolerated a yogurt & a couple bites of cottage cheese well and it made me feel sooooo much better. I've been light headed dizzy and felt soooo calorie deprived. Just curious if any other 11 dayers are hvn soft food? ??

I'm 11 days post-op and the only thing I have tried is sugar free Jello. I was told not to eat until day 14 like you... I never wanted scrambled eggs so bad in my life. I'm not really hungry, I just miss chewing something in my mouth. I am way over the shakes. Bring on the softies!!!

Welcome to the club my friend. Everything you are experiencing is SO normal. Most all of us were/are food addicts. My first 6 weeks were heartbreaking and emotional. I questioned what I had done. Now it doesn't bother me so much. We save so much money. My boyfriend and I went to a jazz festival this weekend. The food looked fantastic, and I wanted ALL of it. Instead, my boyfriend ordered a pulled pork salad and a greek salad. I grabbed a fork..took two bites of the pork (no bread) and a few bites of the greek salad and I was TOTALLY satisfied. Who would have ever thought that this food addict would start seeing eating as a CHORE now. Just like you slowly became a food addict, you will slowly learn to live your life with very little food and it won't bother you. Hang in there. It gets easier with time.

It could be your internal stitched area healing. I still have it 17 days post op but not painful....just a pulling sensation.
Mine was on my left side where they pulled my stomach out...they make a deeper cut and stitch your muscle with a deep stitch. If you are concerned just give your dr office a call that is what they are there for and you will feel better knowing it is nothing major.