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The best things I've found are chewable and sub lingual Vitamins. I have a hard time swallowing pills after surgery and would throw them right back up until I started doing chewables. I started to have Hair loss too, I started taking Biotin and my hair is feeling extremely healthy and is no longer falling out. Best of luck to you!

I am having an extremely difficult time getting the recommended amount of Protein in, "60-80 grams" is so much when you can hardly hold 1/4 cup of food in your stomach! What are some of your tips for getting more protein in? I'm trying the whole, if it doesn't have protein in it, don't eat it, but I am still struggling!

The best things I've found are chewable and sub lingual Vitamins. I have a hard time swallowing pills after surgery and would throw them right back up until I started doing chewables. I started to have Hair loss too, I started taking Biotin and my hair is feeling extremely healthy and is no longer falling out. Best of luck to you!

Don't be scared! Its just a few weeks of pain for a life time of happiness. I am over a month post op, I feel like "myself" again and can hardly remember the pain and nausea. Good luck girl!! Just take it one day at a time. The best advice I got before surgery from someone who is 2 years post op is, if you feel tired, then rest. sleep as much as you need and walk walk walk!

I had lots and lots of Tomato Soup with un flavored Protein powder in it. It was easy on my stomach and didn't give me heart burn. I also ate mashed sweet potatoes, and cottage cheese with sugar free jelly. I avoided chicken broth (anyone else hate it after this journey?)
Also the best way I found to keep myself hydrated was ice Water. It soothed my swollen tummy and did mess with my heart burn (which room temp. Water does)

Don't be scared! Its just a few weeks of pain for a life time of happiness. I am over a month post op, I feel like "myself" again and can hardly remember the pain and nausea. Good luck girl!! Just take it one day at a time. The best advice I got before surgery from someone who is 2 years post op is, if you feel tired, then rest. sleep as much as you need and walk walk walk!

I had lots and lots of Tomato Soup with un flavored Protein powder in it. It was easy on my stomach and didn't give me heart burn. I also ate mashed sweet potatoes, and cottage cheese with sugar free jelly. I avoided chicken broth (anyone else hate it after this journey?)
Also the best way I found to keep myself hydrated was ice Water. It soothed my swollen tummy and did mess with my heart burn (which room temp. Water does)

The best things I've found are chewable and sub lingual Vitamins. I have a hard time swallowing pills after surgery and would throw them right back up until I started doing chewables. I started to have Hair loss too, I started taking Biotin and my hair is feeling extremely healthy and is no longer falling out. Best of luck to you!

Absolutely.

Great post! I know it is hard for people to believe and trust that it truly does get better every day! I never really had any regrets, just remember feeling so run down. Listening to your body is so very important and I still have to remind myself of that today at eight months post op. If I listen, I know when I cannot take that one last bite and have to throw it away or I will be throwing it up!

I am so sorry to hear that it has been such a rough go. I also had an extremely hard time with recovering, although there were no complications at the time of surgery, there were definitely some red flags after. I couldn't keep any liquids down, I was constantly vomiting and constantly nauseated. It took until week 5 for me to start feeling semi normal. Here are my tips for you:
Chew your food to the consistency of apple sauce
take lots of time in between bites
do not drink 30 min before or 30 min after you eat
listen to your body
I also have the "bubbling feeling" and it hasn't gone away for me. Whether I eat or not, it is there. I agree, it is extremely annoying.
Don't psych your self out too much. Most likely when you start eating solids, you will be just fine. Just be careful of foods that will cause extra gas in your stomach.
Good luck!

The night that I got out of the hospital, I had a 4 hour drive home. IT WAS AWFUL. I wasn't able to keep liquids or medication (including sub-lingual, the taste made me sick) down for a solid week after returning home. I regretted my decision because of the nausea. It felt like it was never going to end. And that mixed with heart burn made me feel like I made the dumbest decision ever, although I kept that to myself. What helped me was ice Water. That soothed my heart burn and felt nice on my heeling tummy. It took until week 4-5 for that to mostly go away for me (thanks to prescription heat burn and nausea meds). Now I am a month post op and I can drink Water pretty normally, as well as eat normally. I no longer regret my decision. Everyone has the initial regret because there is no way that you can be prepared for how truly hard it will be. Just stick with it and stay strong, eventually you will look at it as the best decision you have ever made.

vanilla premier Protein pre made shakes worked for me it had to be very cold i would put it in the freezer 20 min before drinking. as far as getting Water in i would mix it with apple or grape juice no sugar added. it definetley made getting my Fluid intake alot easier. it does get easier every passing day.