Erin92

Keep us updated on how you do Dream, I was sleeved in TJ by the same doc. and am in Edmonton too.

GAS-X STRIPS and WALK WALK WALK. It sounds exactly like how I felt from the gas. The two things I suggested were all that would help me. Get better soon!

Ok, I really didn't think that I would ever have to post on here. Who was I kidding? I am going to be going into my 11th week post-op and I feel. Well, I guess I feel ok. My problem, I think that I can relate somewhat to how anorexics feel and I will explain of course. For some reason, when I eat, the little that I do, it feels heavy in my little stomach and I feel uncomfortable for anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. I cannot drink Protein shakes, they are nasty and no longer agree with me. Nothing I eat seems to go down well at first anyway. I no longer want to eat. It's just easier to avoid it altogether, at least until I start to feel the actual hunger kick in. Then I eat something, but it's always difficult to even think of something palatable (sp?). I have suffered from depression for years and thankfully have not felt the same since surgery. Now that I am experiencing these issues, I am going through an entirely different kind of depression that I have never felt before. I just want to be normal, feel normal. I don't care if I cannot eat the quanitity of food that I used to, I really don't, but I do want to feel good after I do eat my smaller portions. Not sluggish and heavy. I have gone to my doctor (gp as I was self-pay in Mexico) and she is really trying to work with me to figure things out. I think I may be driving her crazy. I go for a barium swallow probably next week to see if there is a spot in my stomach that is too narrow to allow food through properly. My fear is that they will find nothing and I will not know what to do from there. I feel better having lost weight for sure, but this is not living I will tell you that much. I am not religious, but I pray every night for this to get resolved. That I did this for a good reason, to get healthy and live my life fully. I am more of a recluse than ever now. I don't want to go to my family's for dinner because it is just a struggle and I stay home from anything social wherever I can. If I didn't have to work, I wouldn't leave then either! I have posted on the boards and been told that this can be normal and talked to my patient liason who also said it was normal and could last up to 6 months. I just recently asked her to talk directly to the doctor and ask when I am actually supposed become concerned if this doesn't resolve itself. She is to get back to me tomorrow or Tuesday. People just have no idea what a struggle this is, both physically and mentally. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired but felt I needed to get this out in writing. Thanks for listening. e

I know this is an old post, but I am from Alberta.

I would contact the surgeon who did my wls. That's that best advice I can give. Take care and keep us updated.

Hello Sleevers, I have a question for you all. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I am having issues eating. Protein sits like a rock in my stomach and often, the idea of eating makes me want to vomit. I wrote to my patient liason and she said, along with many of you veteran sleevers, that this can in fact be normal and to be patient. My questions now are: - how do I know this isn't a bigger issue (one of my sleeve buddy's spoke to her surgeon who suggested I may need an endoscopy) - should I check into this or am I jumping the gun? - if I should wait it out a bit longer ~ how long can I expect this crap to last? I do not want to seem like I whiner, I really don't, but I almost dread getting out of bed in the morning because I have to begin this struggle all over again, trying to eat and find something that doesn't sit so heavy. chicken and eggs are a no go for me, so HEAVY! Protein shakes truly make me want to throw up. Yesterday for supper I had 2 mini quiches with spinach and egg and ham in them and a small cucumber (1" diameter and 5" long) and didn't feel too bad after that actually. First time since I can remember so that was a mini victory. Am I overreacting? Again, any advice is welcome and appreciated.

You really are a wealth of knowledge, you are much appreciated, in case you didn't already know that Tiffykins.

You are so not alone, I couldn't have described how I feel better than you in your fourth paragraph. Hope you/we feel better soon! And yes, an appetite without feeling like crap after eating would be a great thing.

You are not alone I can assure you of that one. I am going into week 9 and although I don't feel like crap all the time, meal time is now my least favorite times of day as I do not feel good after eating ANYTHING. I have been told this too shall pass by many sleevers. That's the hope I hold on to at this point. Good luck to you.

You guys on this site are awesome, I knew I could count on you to reassure me and let me know the honest to goodness truth, good or bad. I can't help but look forward to easier days ahead. There is a light at the end of this very restricted tunnel! lol --- in the meantime I will try to make the most of it.

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting and I am doing so because I just need a smidge of reassurance. I am in my 7th week since surgery, and I am having serious issues with eating and I have read some older posts from people like macmadame who went through the same thing as I am back in 2009 but I was just wondering if there are any more recent sleevers who are struggling as I am. I am NOT interested in food what so ever. I can get my liquids in fine but not food or Protein shakes. Why, because I get such a full feeling so fast that I am uncomfortable and well, beyond the full feeling. I do not vomit, but even after two bites, I could call it quits. MacMadame described it in a post as not being depressed about the feelings, but pissy and she could not have said it better. I am pissy. I have talked to two people that work with my doctor who say that this is normal, it takes longer for some people to lose the initial extreme restriction. Could take 2 - 6 months even. SERIOUSLY!!!??? Anyone else struggling to get their protein and/or food in general in in a day because they have no desire to eat and it makes them feel icky? I want to say nauseated, but it's not to the point where I get sick. I dread getting up each morning practically because I know that I am starting another day of trying to eat without feeling like crap afterwards. Please tell me there are others out there who have experienced what I am going through and that it will get better because I feel like I could crack. Thanks in advance for any and all replies.

Thank you for your response, I will try to enjoy it while it lasts...lol

Buchannon, it's not that I want quantity over quality, it's that I don't want to feel sick after I eat my small portions. That's what bothers me. Also, I can't gulp anything just yet. I wouldn't say I sip, but I don't gulp if that makes any sense. I agree, drinking is easier than eating at this point for sure.

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting and I am doing so because I just need a smidge of reassurance. I am in my 7th week since surgery, and I am having serious issues with eating and I have read some older posts from people like macmadame who went through the same thing as I am back in 2009 but I was just wondering if there are any more recent sleevers who are struggling as I am. I am NOT interested in food what so ever. I can get my liquids in fine but not food or Protein shakes. Why, because I get such a full feeling so fast that I am uncomfortable and well, beyond the full feeling. I do not vomit, but even after two bites, I could call it quits. MacMadame described it in a post as not being depressed about the feelings, but pissy and she could not have said it better. I am pissy. I have talked to two people that work with my doctor who say that this is normal, it takes longer for some people to lose the initial extreme restriction. Could take 2 - 6 months even. SERIOUSLY!!!??? Anyone else struggling to get their protein and/or food in general in in a day because they have no desire to eat and it makes them feel icky? I want to say nauseated, but it's not to the point where I get sick. I dread getting up each morning practically because I know that I am starting another day of trying to eat without feeling like crap afterwards. Please tell me there are others out there who have experienced what I am going through and that it will get better because I feel like I could crack. Thanks in advance for any and all replies.

I was 245.5, i have lost 38.1 pounds in my 7th week