maggie517

Hi! Was sleeved 2/18 and was doing fantastic up to 3 1/2 weeks ago...was getting in all my protiens (some pureed chicken, chicken salad, egg salad, omelets, etc), and most of my water/fluid intake. I was doing great & adjusting really well to the change. Then about 4 weeks post-op I got an upper respiratory infection; went on 10 days of "Avelox" antibiotic (I'm allergic to most antibiotics; that problem existed pre-surgery)....the antibiotic made me sooo sick; i threw up every day for 3-4 days straight. Since then, i've had very little appetite & can't seem to get back on track with my protien OR my water intake. All I could eat for those 10 days was basically saltines & hot tea! I saw my surgeon & nut last week; everything fine surgery-wise; nut said that the antibiotic can wreak havoc on my new stomach and that, in time, i'd get back to pre-infection diet. I'm not having any luck getting back; i've even tried starting over completely from square one....broth, pureed soups, jello....but now EVERTHING makes me feel naseous or worse. This ever happen to anyone else? Any suggestions as to how to get back on track? I'm also still absolutely craving a diet coke; how long, on average, does it take the "head hunger" to dissipate? I was extremely addicted to the diet soda (DietDrPepper; YUM!); can just one once in while be okay as long as I let it go flat 1st?? Thank you for any help!!