nursemaia

I had my surgery yesterday (11/15/12). Finally, it feels like I waited forever. It didn't help that my surgery had to be rescheduled because of hurricaine Sandy. I am so happy that I am done and can't wait to start losing the punds. I don't feel too miserable either. Though I was in extreme pain and very nauseated when they first woke me up. Now I have a patient controlled pain pump which is AWESOME! The drain is painful and that is what hurts the worst. No more nausea since they gave me shot of phenergan and the ice chips have helped a lot for the dry mouth. The only thing I am worried about is that I am really going to miss eating. Obviously, I love eating and I am an emotional eater, and not being able to do that anymore scares me. But I will think positively and I know once the weight starts coming off, I won't miss eating. This is what my cousin, whom also had the same surgry about a year ago, told me and I would like to know if my fellow sleevers feel this way too.

I read the paperwork that I was given at D/C and it said that if you don't get enough protein throughout the day it can lead to a constant feeling of being hungary. It can also cause the nearly constant feeling of your stomach releasing digestive enzymes. Since I am so fresh out of surgery, and I know I have not eaten enough protein during the day, I think that is what caused my problem. Not enough protein could be the cause of your problem too. Protein is supposed to keep us feeling full for a long time. I hope that is the root of your problem because that is an easy fix. Good luck, and keep me posted. I am interested in what your Dr. says. We all need some extra support during this time and everyone on here has been a wonderful support system. Feel free to ask me any questions, I want to see all of us reach our goals.

I can't tell if I am hungary or not. All day I can feel and hear my stomach secreating digestive juices. It makes me think I am hungary but I just don't know. All I can do is take little bites throughout the day.

I came home today. Still having some pain and nausea. I just want to feel normal again. How do I add all of you to my friend list and how to I get group chat? I really appreciate all of the support and it's nice to know that I am not alone. My family is great but they don't know how I feel. So glad that there are people out there that feel the same as me.

I would want to stay in touch with you too. I need all the support I can get. I feel lousy today, no sleep here in the hospital, I'm in pain and feel sick to my stomach. I want to go home. I've only been here 2 day but it feels like forever. Just e- mail me if you have any questions

My name is Maia and I think that is a wonderful idea. I know I can use all of the support I can get and I like the fact that we would be going through the same things at the same time. I'm really hungary right now too, it's been over 24 hours since I had something to eat or drink. They are allowing me to suck on ice chips though. The ice helps but not nearly as satisfying as a good meal. lol. They said tomorrow I should be able to start on a clear liquid diet. Anyway, here is my e-mail address so we can stay in touch. nurse_maia@yahoo.com, feel free to ask me anything. .

So I was scheduled for surgery tomorrow, 10/29, but because of the storm that will be here soon, my surgery is getting cancelled. Delaware is under a state of emergency and there is a driving ban in effect. Oh well, I guess that means I can eat normally for a few more weeks. lol. I know it will most likely be a month or more before they can reschedule it. As long as everyone stays safe in this storm, I can't really complain too much about rescheduleing my surgery.

I'm supposed to be drinking Optifast but I just can't stand the way it tastes. My surgery is only 1 week away on 10/29. I just can't stop eating.

So I start the Optifast diet in just a few days and I am not looking forward to it at all. I heard it does not taste very good and you feel lousy while on it. Surgery is on 10/29 so I know I have to drink it but I don't want to. Since I only have about a week of normal eating left, I have to admit I am eating everything I can get my hands onto.