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3 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

May be still swollen in there, once the swelling goes down you should feel better!!!!!❤😛🍀

I kno, just trying to get through it! Thanks for the encouragement tho

I had the same thing. I was constantly throwing up due to the hernia. My surgeon just corrected the hernia and made the diaphragm hole smaller without a bypass revision. . My problem now is that I’m struggling with that stuck feeling and feeling a bit nauseous. My surgery was just 2 weeks ago, so still figuring it all out

So I was sleeved on April 3 and am finally getting back to normal. However, a lot my tastes have changed. And even one that I didn't think of. A few days ago, my wife and I were fooling around a bit and I took a little "diving trip". But things tasted very different. Anyone else have that? Or am I just readjusting to flavors?

So, my wife has invited us over to our neighbors house for dinner tomorrow night. I'm 17 days out from surgery and still on a damn liquid diet. I don't want to be around food I can't eat for another 5 weeks. How do I tell her that? This is making me regret having the surgery. All I want to be able to eat food. I'm so tired of drinking my calories

2 hours ago, Sosewsue61 said:

You are saying popsicles are okay? So I know nothing about trying this, but can you freeze a clear Protein Drink into popsicles?

That's an interesting idea. I'll have to try that

13 minutes ago, mylighthouse said:

First, congratulations on your surgery.

I know it can be hard to get your liquids and Protein in. Right now, I wouldn't worry too much about the calories.

If you are unable to get Protein Shakes down, I want to offer you a suggestion. Try an unflavored good Protein Powder such as unjury or Isopure and you will be able to mix it in broth, Soup, yogurt, etc. Or maybe even better in your case, you can also mix it into drinks such as Crystal Light, Powerade Zero, or my favorite, Decaf unsweet iced tea. Maybe a Protein powder in one of those drinks will help, as it does not thicken like a regular Protein Shake.

Really concentrate on getting those liquids in, you might want to set goals for yourself every half hour or so... like "I will drink this many ounces every 30 minutes." You certainly don't want to get dehydrated, and it can happen very easily. It happened to me twice and I had to stay at the ER and get IV liquids for half a day.

Liquids and protein... very important. Calories at the moment, I wouldn't fret over that.

I wish you a speedy recovery!

Any ideas on drinks that don't get stuck in your throat? Water, crystal light and milk all get stuck right before the stomach.

I'm about 2 weeks out from surgery and am struggling to get enough calories, Protein, and liquids. The only thing that tastes good right now are sugar free popsicles. They are also the only things that don't get stuck in my throat. I've tried a lot of the Protein Shakes, premier, EAS, Muscle milk, etc. I can't even drink crystal light with out it getting stuck.