Hi everyone, I'm 7 days out and doing good except for 1 thing, I'm still on clear liquids until Thursday. . . i'm doing really well with this clear liquid thing even though i would LOVE to inhale some REAL FOOD but i always imagine how much pain that would bring on! :scared0: Did anyone else start feeling stupid or dizzy or something after a week of clear liquids? Things are actually starting to move that shouldn't be moving. . . like my grandfather clock, the base looks like it's moving, or my 125 gallon aquarium looks like it's moving. . . call it hallucinations or food deprivation. . . don't know. . . anyone else? I'm not on any meds at all so i know it's not that. . . let me know what y'all did with this problem if anything? Should i increase the liquids more? Everything is sugar free that im taking in like sf popsicles, sf welches crystal to flavor my water, decaf tea, sf jello. . . . they have a little calorie content . . . I think that maybe i'm getting maybe 400 calories in a day. . . . . Thanks

Edited January 5, 201016 yr by thinoneday

Thin,

I remember early on feeling light headed and felt that I wasn't getting any carbs in and I think you need some carbs for energy. So I would have a Naked protein drink that has more carbs than I would like, the ones with fruit in it. I felt better with that during the liquids stage. How about your blood pressure? When you are stressed it goes up. I would let your doctor know if it continues.

Linda

YES!

I felt like I was losing my marbles! I'm sure it has to do with the level of calories etc. I started feeling soooo much better when i began forcing the clear protein! I made sf Jello with Isopure liquid and bought the assortment of NASTY nectar Proteins which i diligently sipped on all day...

you will regain your sanity when you can start really getting some good Protein in!

Kris

I felt very woozy and weak until I was able to get in more fluids and protein. The brain also needs carbs, so I agree with using a little clear fruit drinks now and then to keep all the neurons working! Hang in there!

thanks all! Love your comments! I am thinking i've only got a couple more days, i can do it, i'll definately increase the clear liquids! Ewwwwwww swansons broth is so going out the door after this week! hehehehe . . . and i'll never look another popsicle in the face!

ok, so here is another one, i noticed today that i feel really weak, tired, and sluggish. . .i've been really trying hard with the protein stuff, can get down 8 oz of mootopia and protein powder so that is good. . . can do the yogurts, cheeses, etc but only about 4 oz and then if feels like it's stuck. . .not doing 64 oz of water but am getting down about 40oz at this time, am taking my vitamins and minerals like directed. . . i just feel really weird today. . . any thoughts?

Sounds about right for someone who had major surgery 2 weeks ago and is consuming probably less than 500 calories a day. Not being sarcastic, honestly!

You should only be eating 4 oz. That is how big your stomach is. Don't eat anymore than that at a time. In fact I would eat a little less. Your tummy is still healing.

It's just your body trying to recover, and figure out what the heck you've done to it.

As for the "feeling stupid", I didn't really experience that issue. BUT, I did suffer with a lot of short term memory issues immediately post-op. It drove me crazy that I could not remember anything of importance. I would email John several times over a couple of days, and he would reply with "we already talked about this/that". It was pretty weird.

It did resolve, but it was frustrating.

Thanks that makes me feel better. . . today is not too bad, I'm managing the 4oz of "food" but of course that "stuck" feeling is always there, except if i'm drinking the protein shakes or having cottage cheese, yogurt, and string cheese, but give me an egg or refried beans, and my goodness. . . next week i'm supposed to start on tuna! Lord, i'm having a problem with mushie refried beans, and now tuna? How do you all suggest i fix the tuna to make it go down better???????

You don't need to push foods that aren't working for you. figure out what tastes good to you and doesn't cause you problems. Nobody says you have to advance your diet any faster than you need to.

A lot of people have trouble with eggs. They don't seem to be sleeve friendly. If you like Protein drinks, drink them!

If you want to try the tuna, make it very soupy with low fat mayo. You don't have to have non fat mayo.

I bought the already made chicken salad in very tiny cans that is right by the tuna in the grocery store. Those worked well for me and they are about the right amount. It seems like there is about one third of a cup in one of those cans.

When I went to tuna, I could not get it down. I did like chewing it to a "wad" and then spitting it out. There was just no way that "wad" was going to go down. Slow down on your food advances. This phase will be over soon. You will be able to eat everything soon. In small/tiny portions. Pureed soups will be your life line for awhile. Come to think of it, I kinda miss my pureed soups. They were tasty. Think I will make one today. :}

Yes, the tuna scares me A LOT ! I mean, refried beans feel like and anchor in my chest. . and that is chewed up and watery, eggs go down great so does cottage cheese and string cheese. . I still do jellos, and puddings, they really go down great! I haven't tried pureed soups yet, I think that isn't until week 7 or something like that. . . for now i'm just following the dietician's guidelines for me. . . it's boring but better than choking right?

I also got very dizy a couple of times and it turned out with the weight loss my blood pressure dropped off as well.....My medication for it has been cut twice now since the operation so thats a good thing

Good for you Bigdd, getting meds cut away is a great sign isn't it??? I'm proud of you! Wow, you've done really well with your weight loss too. . . keep up the great work. . .

I am still pre op (Surgery is on Monday), but I am doing all liquids this week and I have felt like this. It is odd. I just feel loopy or something.

I did too...it just "goes with the territory". Look at it this way...now you have a good excuse! Ha Ha. :thumbup1: