MerelyMichelle

Hi.
looks like I’m the only one with regrets. Here’s my story.
I am 6 weeks VSG post op and 100% regret my decision.
Every single thing has been a struggle. I’ll elaborate.
The hospital stay was a living nightmare, I’m not getting help or support from my surgeon, soft watery foods hurt tremendously, I’m having a hard time getting 60g of protein each day due to pain, and nausea, I’m having a hard time drinking enough water because of nausea, and there are not enough hours in the day to get 60oz of water AND 60g of protein.
here’s an example of what I’m talking about: I stop drinking water 30 minutes before any solid foods, in this case hummus. Using a baby spoon, I eat what’s on the very tip of the spoon. When I say it’s tiny, I mean it’s really tiny. I mix it with saliva, and swallow. I wait 5’ish minutes, and repeat. About 30-45 minutes of doing this I start getting a nasty pain in my left breast and along my left flank. I stop eating due to pain, not fullness or anything else. I’ve managed to consume approximately 1/2oz by that time, and give up because the pain is so bad. I wait 30 minutes and resume drinking water. I’ve read everyone is different so keep that in mind.
Ive tried this process with mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, yogurt, I’m sure I’m forgetting things but those are what I recall off the top of my head.
Anything thicker than watery applesauce hurts. Protein shakes hurt too but my surgeon insets I push through the pain and nausea. He doesn’t seem to want to help with suggestions on what to try, he seems only interested in making sure his work isn’t the cause. He isn’t interested in helping me with the pain. I don’t want pain meds, I want him to engage, listen, and HELP. I have several complaints about him but I won’t go into detail here.

I think I’m dehydrated but like I said there aren’t enough hours in the day…I suppose I could stay up late to drink more water but then I’d have to extended that time to stop drinking before laying down otherwise I get reflux. I work and all of this is weighing on me at this point. My job performance is starting to suffer.

Sorry for the book, and sorry for not having better news to report.
I sincerely hope you have a better experience.

Hi.
looks like I’m the only one with regrets. Here’s my story.
I am 6 weeks VSG post op and 100% regret my decision.
Every single thing has been a struggle. I’ll elaborate.
The hospital stay was a living nightmare, I’m not getting help or support from my surgeon, soft watery foods hurt tremendously, I’m having a hard time getting 60g of protein each day due to pain, and nausea, I’m having a hard time drinking enough water because of nausea, and there are not enough hours in the day to get 60oz of water AND 60g of protein.
here’s an example of what I’m talking about: I stop drinking water 30 minutes before any solid foods, in this case hummus. Using a baby spoon, I eat what’s on the very tip of the spoon. When I say it’s tiny, I mean it’s really tiny. I mix it with saliva, and swallow. I wait 5’ish minutes, and repeat. About 30-45 minutes of doing this I start getting a nasty pain in my left breast and along my left flank. I stop eating due to pain, not fullness or anything else. I’ve managed to consume approximately 1/2oz by that time, and give up because the pain is so bad. I wait 30 minutes and resume drinking water. I’ve read everyone is different so keep that in mind.
Ive tried this process with mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, yogurt, I’m sure I’m forgetting things but those are what I recall off the top of my head.
Anything thicker than watery applesauce hurts. Protein shakes hurt too but my surgeon insets I push through the pain and nausea. He doesn’t seem to want to help with suggestions on what to try, he seems only interested in making sure his work isn’t the cause. He isn’t interested in helping me with the pain. I don’t want pain meds, I want him to engage, listen, and HELP. I have several complaints about him but I won’t go into detail here.

I think I’m dehydrated but like I said there aren’t enough hours in the day…I suppose I could stay up late to drink more water but then I’d have to extended that time to stop drinking before laying down otherwise I get reflux. I work and all of this is weighing on me at this point. My job performance is starting to suffer.

Sorry for the book, and sorry for not having better news to report.
I sincerely hope you have a better experience.

Hi.
looks like I’m the only one with regrets. Here’s my story.
I am 6 weeks VSG post op and 100% regret my decision.
Every single thing has been a struggle. I’ll elaborate.
The hospital stay was a living nightmare, I’m not getting help or support from my surgeon, soft watery foods hurt tremendously, I’m having a hard time getting 60g of protein each day due to pain, and nausea, I’m having a hard time drinking enough water because of nausea, and there are not enough hours in the day to get 60oz of water AND 60g of protein.
here’s an example of what I’m talking about: I stop drinking water 30 minutes before any solid foods, in this case hummus. Using a baby spoon, I eat what’s on the very tip of the spoon. When I say it’s tiny, I mean it’s really tiny. I mix it with saliva, and swallow. I wait 5’ish minutes, and repeat. About 30-45 minutes of doing this I start getting a nasty pain in my left breast and along my left flank. I stop eating due to pain, not fullness or anything else. I’ve managed to consume approximately 1/2oz by that time, and give up because the pain is so bad. I wait 30 minutes and resume drinking water. I’ve read everyone is different so keep that in mind.
Ive tried this process with mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, yogurt, I’m sure I’m forgetting things but those are what I recall off the top of my head.
Anything thicker than watery applesauce hurts. Protein shakes hurt too but my surgeon insets I push through the pain and nausea. He doesn’t seem to want to help with suggestions on what to try, he seems only interested in making sure his work isn’t the cause. He isn’t interested in helping me with the pain. I don’t want pain meds, I want him to engage, listen, and HELP. I have several complaints about him but I won’t go into detail here.

I think I’m dehydrated but like I said there aren’t enough hours in the day…I suppose I could stay up late to drink more water but then I’d have to extended that time to stop drinking before laying down otherwise I get reflux. I work and all of this is weighing on me at this point. My job performance is starting to suffer.

Sorry for the book, and sorry for not having better news to report.
I sincerely hope you have a better experience.

OMG! I had this exact same thing happen to me! I feel for you!! I was told mine was due to dehydration but they never improved the whole time I was in the hospital on IV hydration. It wasn’t until I got home and crushed up Excedrin Migraine and took it.
Wish you the best of luck!