I am 5 days post op and I'm feeling great. Pain from abdomen is almost gone, but I have been feeling extremely fatigued per my post op diet. I'm on liquids--Water, crystal light, and watered down chicken broth. I'm dying to eat food. So hungry and my surgeon even filled my band with 7cc of saline during surgery. I don't feel tight at all and I am able to get liquids down with no problems.

Does anyone have any advice for someone who is starving post-op but can't do anything about it?

Sincerely,

I'm hungry

why are you watering down the broth?7cc in your bsnd at surgery time seems a lot and if that is so you should feel full a lot. most people feel in the green zone when their band is just over half full. I have a 10 cc band with 6.5 cc in it and that is my sweet spot. drink more including the broth and creamed soup made with water helped me out at this stage.

It is normal to feel fatigue after major surgery. Make sure you are getting enough protein and don't get dehydrated.

I'm 5 days post op too. I just want to eat some thing! My band was filled too but I get fluids down no prob. I'm supposed to start full fluids tomorrow but I had a chocolate puddling today ..it was fine. Was getting tired of apple juice! Blah lol

I am 5 days post op but still in the hopital. Had severe swelling so nothing passed. would wait a day then try to drink, still stuck and with the acid refux in there the pain and burning in my chest was unbearable. did a test to see if cleared yet but wasn't. they took out the 1.9cc they put in at surgery and now again only IV for another day.this has been going on for 5 days. thursday they will do the test again to see if cleared and then I can drink again on thursday. Hoping to go home on Friday. omg, that will be a week.

I am 5 days post op but still in the hopital. Had severe swelling so nothing passed. would wait a day then try to drink' date=' still stuck and with the acid refux in there the pain and burning in my chest was unbearable. did a test to see if cleared yet but wasn't. they took out the 1.9cc they put in at surgery and now again only IV for another day.this has been going on for 5 days. thursday they will do the test again to see if cleared and then I can drink again on thursday. Hoping to go home on Friday. omg, that will be a week.[/quote']

Sorry hear all hope u get better soon

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Five days is a long time to be on clear liquids. Are you cure you did not misunderstand. I would call drs. office and clarify between liquid and clear liquid. On clear liquids try sugar free jello.

Us 5 days seems like along time. Without protein ya it gonna b starving. I was on creamy soups n was told to make it with ff milk n I should enrich my milk with nonfat powder for the added protein. I was extremely nauseated but once I started on the soups felt way better. I'm on my 7 day pre op n have been approved to now have blended food. Feels even better, but I do have to eat slow. I barely have any fill n doc said if I'm hungry to eat. I can barely get about 3/4 of a cup in n feel satisfied but if I don't have the protein I'm starving again in just about 2 hours. Total new way of eating.

Cassieb sorry to hear it still in the hospital. Keep in touch with your progress. N I'll say a prayer for you! Feel better!!

I had clear liquids for the first two days after my surgery. After that I was on normal liquids/creamy soups for about a week before moving onto the 'mushie' food stage.