Kat1

Sounds just like me so keep me posted. I am at about 600 calories per day and dinner seems to be a write off. If I just pick at dinner and walk away then I am okay but if I try to eat my dinner then everything comes right back up. I don't understand why as I make sure to measure everything out.

Thanks Joni. I will keep you posted. New hope I am on solid foods and that is what I can not keep down ugg. I have my protein drink with a piece of fruit for breakfast. Lunch is cold meat with salad. Dinner is meat with veggies. Oh in the afternoon I have 1/2 of a protein drink so I am not too full at dinner. That is basicly my food intake. I will try that site and see if there is any advice that they can give. Thank you so much both of you. You mean a lot to me.

New hope I hear you.lol. My butt did too lol thanks so much.

By the way what is retried beans? We don't have that here.

Hi Joni I just ordered the unjury and calcium citrate so yes I will try it. I am so tired of being sick and hungry. And I am not even loosing weight. It just does not make sense to e. I don't just sit behind a desk all day I am running at my job all the time. Very frustrating. My doctor is away until sept so as soon as I can get in I am going to ask him about a nut even if I have today myself. I really need some positive right now lol. Big hug.

Okay I tried to have a protein drink for dinner with some fruit. It did not work and I barely slept the night due to empty feeling in stomach. I can honestly say I am ready to give up.

I hear you but what choice do we have. I am trying it but my brain is saying "no dinner?"

Katie 713 You are right I would be lost honestly without all the care I have received from you guys. It's like having an extended family and we have to lean on one another. Advice always helps along with different ways to try. Big hug

New hope that is exactly the same for me. I think I will go to my protein drink at dinner instead of food perhaps with a little fruit. Yes it has been a horrible eight weeks but hope it will get better. How long has it been for you? Do you work too?

Thanks chuckles how are you doing? Would love to hear your story. Have a great day. I am off to work now. Late again lol

Joni and new hope I agree. I would be happy with 2-3 lobs per week and to eat healthy. I noticed a big change after going through menopause. What metabolism do we still have that lol

Hi new hope I am finally healed but now have new scars lol. I am glad that is over. Eight weeks. Still having difficulty keeping food down especially by dinner time. I am at a stall. I don't have a nut up here so I am relying on my dear friends on the site to guide me. I am up and down. My emotions seem to be all over the board. Especially with not loosing. I keep looking at tomorrow though with hopes that it will be better. How are you doing?

Hi new_hhope How are you doing. As I posted I am finally healed ya whoo.

Thank you friends. Now to put it behind me, pick myself up mentally and move forward.

Ope everyone is doing great. Well if anyone has followed my story it began eight weeks ago. I wanted to let you know that my bandages came off yesterday and I am finally healed. Stomach has nasty scars but I am well and that is the main thing. Thank you to all who send encouraging words through my scary ordeal.

Hi Andrea 8967 Thank you so much for your kind words. Congratulations and way to go keep it up! That is nice to hear the weight loss. How are you finding eating? Any tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I am feeling much better and am getting to the end of the packing possibly tomorrow. Yippee seven weeks of h... Done and gone. The scars will be horrible they said but I don't care I will have them with pride knowing that this infection could have killed me if it was not caught in time and for that I will always be thankful. Now maybe I can get my head in gear and concentrate on my new stomach and what I am suppose to be doing. Stay in touch and again thanks. Kat

Hi new hope Sure hope you had a wonderful vacation. I wondered where you were. This week I am doing much better., still have to go get my packing changed three times a week but am getting closer to the end. They figure possibly that this will be my last week of nursing. But I will be left with a nasty scar and hole or dip in my stomach. They said if it bothered me I could have skin grafting as it looks like a bullet hole lol. I told them no way. Only my husband will see it and it will continue to remind me why I went through all this and hopefully stay on track. I am still having difficulty with food and are trying to get my protei in but that is hard. I am still napping when I get home from work but I do walk for at least fifteen minutes per day. Trying this week to do 1/2 hour. It is 7 weeks today since my surgery so hopefully I am on the way up lol. How are you doing? Was it hard being on vacation? Are you eating okay? Fill me in on what has been happening to you. Until the Hugs Kat

Hi Andrea Well I am back on track. I still go to the clinic to get my in is ions packed three times a week but I am told there is light at the end of the tunnel. Six weeks of this so I hope it is getting closer. How are you doing?Kat

Hi tcbunny I am doing better today. Yesterday and today I amm having my protein shakes and liquids. Better. Ian fortunate as far as cooking as I don't have small children at home to cook for. That has to be hard. You can do it!

Tcbunny I am going to have my protein shakes today and see if it makes a difference.

Thank you everyone. Great advice and help.

What is a slider food?

Does anyone know if vomiting at the end of the day can happen? I am finding by dinner time it goes down okay but later my stomach will flip and my dinner comes up. I am four weeks post op.

Hi 2besmallagain. I M so glad your experience was a positive one. I did not have any of the services you described in yours. I never said that those complications arose from Dr. Garcia. I love him. He is great. All I am saying is perhaps if I would have received the aftercare this could have been caught in time. The doctors with dr. Garcia are wonderful. It is strange no one has followed up with me even after emails. Everyone make sure your follow up is done. I am sorry I did not get anyone to tahe me back to Dr. Garcia as I should have. I also wish they would have responded to my emails. Oh well, I am on the road to recovery which is good. I don't know why my experience was so different than yours but I will put this behind me. I do know that I would never go through something this big alone again. Thanks for posting Kat