Crkrjax76

I'm not allowed ice for about 6 months post op, and I miss ice cold water! I'm supposed to be drinking room temp Water and to be honest, it's making me sick to my stomach!!!!! Also, Protein shakes are also making me sick!!!!!!

Are you drinking cold water? That could be the problem.

It went very well!!! 40 lbs gone altoghether! I was shocked!!!! I'm having a lot of trouble getting the protein and water in. I'm doing pretty good today. Got an Isopure Alpine Punch and that's going down fairly well. Dr wants me to drink room temp water, but it just won't go down! I'm keeping it cold, so that's going better too. I'm a little dehydrated, but not horrible. Can start on stage 3 purreed foods Wednesday.

So far, that's the only thing I can get down!! Everything else I start gagging on!!!!!

I would try the fridge!

I lost 50 lbs when I was 18 and my shoe size went down a size.

I ate some tomato soup around lunchtime and I've been miserable ever since. It took me well over an hour but I ate about 1/2 cup. Have I done something I shouldn't have?? I had surgery Tuesday.

I'm fairly certain I'm dehydrated. I had my surgery 8/6 and I was having trouble getting anything to go down. Finally figured out that I guess I wasn't taking small enough sips!! Started taking even smaller and it goes down much better now!!! My question is, now that I'm drinking more, should I wait and see how much i can get down or should I call my doc? I have an appt with him on Friday for my post op visit as he will be out of the country for the following 2 weeks.

It's darker than it normally is, but not horribly bad. I don't have any fever. I've almost gotten 20 oz in today. Not enough, but much more than I have been getting the last couple days.

Very normal!!!! I promise it will get easier!!!!!

Nothing bad, just a little light headed.

I suck on them a while before chewing them. It helps with the texture. I was on them about a week before my surgery because I didn't want to buy a big bottle of multi's that close to surgery.

I was told nothing but walking until 2 months out.

Yeah, I came back today. I'm about to go home before long though. I'm a legal Assistant and I'm the only secretary. So, I had to get things moving around here.

I'm one week post op today and I drove to work this morning. My Dr said as long as I wasn't on pain meds and could comfortably hit the brake pedal I could drive.

I can even take a small sip of water and it feels like a lead balloon sitting in my stomach!!!! I've gotten in about 15 gms of protein today and maybe 10 oz of water and that's it.

I'm only 6 days post op but I'm having lots of trouble with the protein and water! I can't get more than about an oz down without feeling full!!

How is everybody doing??? I'm doing good. Afraid to eat or drink too much, but no complications at all!!

Good luck! You will do great!!!

Thanks! They said tomato soup was ok, but I'm gonna steer clear of it to keep from feeling this way again!!!!

I just had mine on Tuesday. Sounds like you have everything planned out! I didn't use ANYTHING I had packed!!! I wore the clothes home that I wore in. Good luck to you!!!!

I sometimes have pain in my shoulders too. they said it was from the gas. I'm also burping alot. Sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesn't. I'm having trouble eating and drinking. I normally don't drink a lot of fluids, so that's bothering me. And I just don't want to eat.

I've been putting it in the fridge and that has seemed to help!

I use it in my Crystal Light. I found that I put some in and let it sit in the fridge overnight and it's much better that way. I don't know if it has time to "settle" down or just what.

I had my surgery Tuesday and came home yesterday. I've found that I'm afraid to eat. I'm afraid of getting too full. I don't feel hungry at all. I've had about 2 oz of cream of mushroom soup yesterday afternoon and am drinking some water this morning. I know I have to get hydrated or I'll end up back in the hospital. I'm scared I won't know when I'm full and then I'll get sick. Does anyone have any advise?