Hi All,

I am now 6 days post op. And still can not eat solid foods.

I'm recording everything that goes in my mouth and here is the run down. This is an average day.

liquids - 17oz

Protein - 3g

cal - 27

This is for an entire day. I just sip, sip and sip. I will take a lick here in there for food.

My surgeon says that my stomach is a lot smaller because of the hernia. My stomach can hold 1oz at a time.

I am losing 1 lb a day. I am now 203lb this morning.

Please someone tell me, is this normal?

Also, what if I make my goal weight of 130. If I am still eating like this, will I keep losing weight. So one day I wake up and I am 90 lbs?

What makes a body to average out--or does it?

Pam

I am concerned about your protein intake, actually your daily intake especially protein b/c protein helps one recouperate. In my case, for about a week or so, I misread my protein label and was only getting like 30 protein (400 cals) and I went down hill fast, my incisions were hurting,stomach hurt, the way I felt was terriable. Definetly call your NUT/DR and tell them your daily intake, if I were you I would try to sip on protein shake/shooter every chance you can.. Good luck and keep us posted.

My surgeon had me on liquid diet for 20 days, post-op. 10 days clears, 10 days full liquids. Then 10 days mushies. I wouldn't worry at this point, your tummy is still healing.

You stomach is swollen, and you will slowly be able to put more into it. You must stay hydrated though. Keep after that water and other liquids! This will make you sick even more than not enough proteins....Try the clear protein liquids, Isopure in the bottle has been recommended to me... After your stomach calms down and heals, you will be able to eat more.

At 6 days post-op, your stomach is still swollen and it's probably too soon to be eating solids anyway. I had to drink liquids for 2 weeks post-op, then move to full liquids a week after that, then soft solids, which I've been doing for two weeks. However, during my full liquids stage, my stomach still didn't tolerate a lot of things and I was nauseous alot. I, too, was concerned about my protein intake because I basically wasn't getting any. When I spoke to my surgeon, he said he wasn't worried about protein; the most important thing to do is not get dehydrated. So just keep sipping on water and hang in there.

Thank you all for your response.

I will stay on the liquids and not stress right now on the Protein..

TY all

have a great day