aryn123

I am two weeks into my post op phase and I feel just awful all the time. I can't keep almost any food down and drinking anything, including Water and Protein, hurts my chest so bad I want to cry. I feel like I am slowly starving and am dizzy and shaking a lot. The only food I could even a little bit keep down is sauteed kale or mashed potatoes. Anything else I try I either throw it up or feel like it's stuck in my throat and I'm choking. And the heartburn is terrible on some days too. My surgeon said it's because I am eating too fast, but I am literally not eating almost anything. The other day it took me almost 3 hours to get down 2oz of applesauce and then I had debilitating heartburn the rest of the day. I don't know how much slower I could have eaten. Has anyone else done through this? I feel hopeless and sick all the time and can barely get through work. I just want to feel normal again. I have lost a significant amount of weight already, but I am starting to feel like this was all a giant mistake. I really can't go back to the hospital and back on the IV because I can't miss any more work, but I feel like I am actually starving sometimes.

Yeah, hi. I had ONE m&m and when I am literally puking up almost every really healthy food I try and a fricken taco salad actually goes down, I am going to eat it rather than feel sick and nauseous all the time. Thanks for your really judgmental input though.

@@Utleyshair I am at 4 weeks now. And it's still really hard going. I have taken to drinking unsweetened ice tea or lemon Water because plain water makes me feel gross for some reason. And I can barely get one of my Protein drinks down in a day. But something surprising that I have been able to eat (and am almost getting sick of) is taco salad. Seasoned meat, lettuce, shredded cheese, a couple crunched up tortilla chips, salsa, and melted nacho cheese to make it go down easier. It takes me forever to eat it, but it's working. French onion Soup (without the cheese and bread on top) has also been a lifesaver. I have also noticed that the less I eat throughout the day, the less tolerant my body is of food. Last week, I had a full taco salad from taco bell (it took me 5 hours to eat the whole thing, but whatever) and then some soup when I got home and it was no problem. I still had to take it slow, but it all went down. Then the next day, I was super busy cleaning and running around and by 6pm, the only thing I had that day was about 20 oz of iced tea. So then when I decided to eat, I only got a spoonful of applesauce down before I promptly threw it up. So I've noticed how nauseous and gross I feel when I eat is directly related to whether I have been eating little bits throughout the day. Which I hope passes soon because it's really hard to literally be eating all day long when I have a job. And yeah, I have been having the same issue with taste, which looking at it from a "I'm getting healthy and changing my lifestyle" perspective, it's great. But it's still a little disappointing when I just want to have an oero or an M&M and it tastes like dirt. My mom introduced me to this thermos tumblr (http://reduceeveryday.com/collections/cold/products/cold-1-vacuum-tumbler-24oz) and it's been amazing. It keeps whatever I put in it cold ALL DAY without any ice in it even. So if you are sick of drinking room temperature liquids because it takes 8 hours to drink your glass of water, I recommend getting this.

I will try some different liquids. I am just hungry now (I wasn't for the first week and a half) so I want to try and actually eat something of substance. I feel really good when I (rarely) am able to get food down but that has only been like, twice. I have a follow up appointment in two weeks and so I will bring it up then too. I am just having a hard time even with liquids. More than a mouthful gives me chest/esophagus pains. My Protein shakes are gross warm and so I find myself having to run to the fridge to refill my tiny cup with an oz of shake every 30 minutes. Thank you for the advice and I will keep trying.