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Hello again all!

It’s been a few weeks since I posted. Things have gotten somewhat better, as I learn to live with my new stomach. Your encouragement was a great help!

However, I’m now 6 weeks & 1 day out from sleeve surgery & can only fit about 25g (1oz?) (1 Tbs) of food at each meal. Though this does depend on what it is I’m eating (yogurt I can fit in about 60g).

I’ve stopped trying to eat chicken & tuna at this point (as it was sitting really heavy in my stomach) & I am sticking to soft cheese, yogurt, egg etc. for 2 - 3 meals, along with my Protein coffee concoction & a protein shake/soup per day. I plan to try again in a week or two, thinking it might be due to swelling still?

Is it normal to be this far out & not be able to eat anymore than a Tablespoon of food?

I use a bariatric meal timer & chew extremely well.

My plan says I should be ‘aiming for about 1/2 a cup’

Per meal, but that is impossible!

TIA!

Hey guys, I’m new to this site and after snooping around for answers I decided it was time to join.
So I had the GS on April 26th. Day one (242 lbs) was no different than day five- I hurt. I have had a stabbing pain near my left incision. A pain that feels like a hot knife is stabbing me in the gut. It hurt so badly to sit on the toilet or in a chair, and the getting up part was the worst. I couldn’t pull my pants up or hardly wipe my rear with tissue without crying out in pain. My husband had to help me out of bed and into bed and forget getting in and out of the car. sleeping is pretty miserable as I’m a left side sleeper, and all I can do is sleep on my back proped up with pillows. Sneezing, coughing, or hiccuping is out of the question as it makes me feel like someone is kicking my stomach through my skin like a football. My insides sound like the Titanic as it was sinking under water- groaning, grumbling, and bubbling with madness. When I drink, the area stokes up a fire. I get relief by taking shallow slow breaths and slightly leaning my top half over a stack of pillows stacked on the top of my couch while standing. It help relieve some of the pressure. I have had my fair share of walking around, as I can’t stand to lay around; but my anti-gravity chair has also become my best friend.
I was on a morphine drip for the first three days I was in the hospital with little nausea and on the last day I was put on a small Dilaudid pill. I took the pain pills for the first two days after coming home, but yesterday I had none at all. Nausea doesn’t really perplex me unless I’m riding in the car, which is weird because prior to surgery I got nauseous a lot and just new I was going to suffer post surgery. I’m thankful for that . Now if only I could get comfortable at night so I could get some good rest!
Today marks day 8 for me (230lbs) and yesterday was the first day I needed little to no help getting around. This morning I’m able to get in and out of bed without wincing out in pain; however there is still a tight tugging to the left stomach area. The area doesn’t have a lot of feeling on the outside skin when touched. I still can’t bend down or over all the way, but that is improving and I’ve modified my bend into an unattractive open legged squat lol.
My question is- HOW NORMAL IS THIS??? I haven’t seen a lot of people on here struggling with pain after surgery and struggling is all I’ve done! Is this stabbing pain and limited mobility normal???

Thank you all so very much for your replies. The support, tips & advice are so very much appreciated... Whilst the struggles are real, I no longer feel as alone [emoji173]️

I’ll keep struggling through though with hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
@FluffyChix - thank you for pointing out the differences in Protein. Yes, the powder is missing one particular amino acid, so I have just ordered a whey based protein to supplement with also.

On the plus side of all of this is that I am down 18.1kgs since pre-op & about 8 of those have been since surgery!

Thank you all again & thank you for being so welcoming into this community.

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I am so sorry that you are experiencing this too. It truly is a horrible place to be.

Part of me keeps thinking... 2 & a bit weeks isn’t long, & I must allow myself more time. But it’s so hard.

I am not doing so bad on the Protein front as I am adding a non-dairy Protein Powder to absolutely everything I drink. It is called “Gelatin Health - Muscle Repair” & is the only protein I have found doesn’t actually have a taste.

I do hope that maybe some other members can help keep morale up & that things get better for us soon x

Hi all!

Ok, so I am 2 weeks & 2 days out from VSG & am struggling... Regret has crossed my mind every day since surgery

Unlike many of my fellow sleevers, I experienced significant pain following surgery, which was the first hurdle that I dragged myself over, along with being able to take in the minimum liquids to go home.

Over the first week the pain subsided & the liquids got easier, but then bring on puréed food stage.

I am constantly bloated & feel like I am going to pop, after only having taken in 1 Tablespoon of Purée. This then makes it extremely difficult to get the fluids in between. So much so that I feel like I am forcing fluids in & only managing 2 meals (if you can call a tablespoon a meal!) per day, instead of the recommended 5-6.

Am I doing something wrong? I am so scared of creating a leak, due to feeling so full with air/food/liquid (whatever it is!)...

Has anyone else experienced this & does life get better???

TIA!