Peace Love & Sleeve

I was admitted Sunday for dehydration than yesterday they put another scope in to widen it. I'm at home again but my throat is raw, and everything is swollen. Please pray this works, otherwise he mentioned a feeding tube

Crossing fingers and toes this works for you.

I was admitted Sunday for dehydration than yesterday they put another scope in to widen it. I'm at home again but my throat is raw, and everything is swollen. Please pray this works, otherwise he mentioned a feeding tube

Hope it gets worked out sweetie

I just talked to my surgeon and he said I will get admitted this afternoon and get iv fluids and 2mrw he's going to do the scope with the balloon again to stretch it out but under more sedation. he said when he did it on Monday I was gaging so bad that they need more time etc

yes I am starting to feel better ! still learning. ..drinking Water to close to eating etc. ..I still need Protein but I am getting there !!

Went for my 1st preop appt today and after 9 days I've lost 15lbs!

You really need to focus on staying hydrated and keeping things down. We can go without food a lot longer than we can fluids. If you can at least keep down broth you're getting some nutrients. Hopefully giving your body some rest will allow it time to heal.

Everything stays down for me. It's a light fruit and it's mostly Water if you think you can keep it down, try it.

I ate watermelon at 4 weeks. Seedless still has seeds, so just DONT eat the seeds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kelly

Don't be afraid. You are still early out and things need to heal. You will be reassured. Reflux is a problem for me too. The first couple of weeks are difficult. I still worry about everything and I am 7 weeks out. You will be ok.

Called the dr and he said to continue Water just small sips and if my morning I can't keep things down I'll get another upper gi... which is the worst test in the world. to make sure everything is going down ok

Even if you don't get sick I don't think it's wise. Part of why most of us are overweight is because can't stick to a "diet". Foods tempts us even when we know it's not good for us. In retraining our bodies we are hopefully trying to learn new food habits. For most of us the liquid phase is only a few weeks. Mine was 2 weeks of full liquids. I'll be honest. I was ready to throw those drinks out the window after 1 week. I stuck it out. I want to finally learn how to tel myself "NO". I didn't want the lure of food to continue to rule my life. I sucked it up and stuck it out for the full 2 weeks. Yes I wanted to chew. I wanted it sooo badly it wasn't even funny. My sister even came over once with a cheesesteak & fries. I don't even eat meat but that smell was tempting. Then I remembered I just went through surgery to help put me on the path to better health. I just wasn't willing to chance that by not following orders. Looking back, I think I'm glad I did. Not because I think I would have gotten sick, but because I won the mental game. I wanted to change how I viewed food and I think that is the real battle that will decide if my weight loss sticks.

@@Peace Love & Sleeve - Are you doing Protein Shakes of any kind? If all you can do is keep liquids down that might help you get some nourishment, even if you need to dilute them with Water. Even some of the Protein enhanced waters like Propel might help.

Hi. I am 11 days out and I am now having horrific reflux. I woke up with acid in my mouth, nose, and even my ears were burning. I'm taking 40mg of Omeprazole and chewing tums. Doesn't seem to help much. I hope to be put on something stronger.
I'm going to attempt to sleep in my recliner tonight. Not easy, cause I'm a diehard stomach sleeper. I have a lot of crazy thoughts about this not resolving and having to b converted to bypass, but several fellow sleevers have shared their experiences that worked out. So I'm hopeful. Just know u are not alone and most likely (very likely), there is nothing else going on

I want a saletine cracker. bad.

I don't think you have anything else wrong lots of people have issues in the beginning with holding things down and it just takes time.
Everyone is different on this journey. Focus on getting your Water in and staying hydrated until your stomach settles

You need to sleep a little propped up. Extra pillows that may help the acid stay down.
Are you on a ppi? Omeprazole for instance? That may help
Just stick to liquids until your stomach is better. Don't force yourself to eat food
I didn't have any Protein Shakes about a week after my surgery. I couldn't tolerate the taste of them.
Made me extremely nauseous.
I had Water and added DASANI drops or crystal light. I also can't do syraight water unless I am extremely thirsty and chug it. And since I can't do that!
Also get yourself some Gatorade or g2. You're losing electrolytes and going to become dehydrated.
Make yourself some good chicken Soup and puree it that will give you nutrients while keeping it liquid
I have found cream of wheat and oatmeal to be dense and your stomach needs to work to process it.
So I didn't do those until about a month out

I only had Water and some Jello all day today. .. tonight took my zantac and couldn't keep that or water down

I'm sorry I honestly had an unremarkable course. No depression or sadness about missing food. No gas, nausea or vomiting. I didn't have pain and so far I've tolerated everything I try to eat. I felt pretty much back to normal within about a week. Stopped getting super tired that I needed a nap midday probably around week 3.

It's only 5 days out and I'm starting to feel sad. Like when will I be normal again. I feel like I will never be able to enjoy food or even just physically eat again. I can't tolerate more than 2 Oz of liquid. It's extra hard when everyone is able to eat at family dinners but me....especially my mother's home cooked meals that I really love. I know rice is out for 6 months which is going to be very difficult coming from a Hispanic household. It's a staple. We eat it with everything. Tonight was my brother in laws birthday and on the menu for the normal people was arroz con Pollo and ice cream cake...both My faves. Is it normal to feel sad??

How long until everyone felt back to normal? ???

Hang in there

You can try getting your fluids and Protein in one go. If you are dehydrated or malnourished you are going to feel bad. Protein drinks really are trial and error. This is why it's helpful to work with your nutritionist. Sometimes the big name ones aren't going to be your cup of tea. My NUT gave me a list of acceptable drinks but also gave me basic guidelines of at least 15 gms of Protein per serving and no more than 6 gms of sugar and just try to keep carbs low. Armed with that info I went around and tried various powders, pre-made drinks and liquid Proteins.
Initially I used CVS brand whey Protein powder and Prosource no-carb Liquid Protein. Then I started using Isopure unflavored whey. With the CVS brand I mixed it with almond milk, FAGE 0% greek yogurt then added a ton of ice and a little bit of Water. It would take hours to slooooowly sip but I kept adding ice keep it cold and as long as I went snails pace slow I had no problem keeping things down.
The Prosource no carb was good for mixing with herbal tea.
Isopure mixes well with everything. Yogurt, juice, hot Soup, tea or coffee.
When I started eating I found I had to go super slow. I would put a super small bite on the very tip of the spoon. Chew that until it dissolved, wait 2 minutes before I took another bite. My first egg took an hour to eat, but I kept it down. In between I walked.
At 2 weeks post op. I was cleared to drive. At 3 weeks I resumed aqua fit class.

Went for my 1st preop appt today and after 9 days I've lost 15lbs!