*****UPDATE****** feb 2nd, 2012

i now have a leak & a stent was placed in. feeling horrible!!! the below post is the least of my worries now!

im going crazy..

i was sleeved dec 20th. everything was ok until maybe a week after coming home from the hospital. i realized that i was extremely exhausted and always felt faint. it didnt really start hitting me hard until last week. everyone keeps telling me that it will get better but it feels like its getting worse! i keep trying to "stay positive" but how much more of this can i take? i want to feel normal again!!!!

i noticed that when i walk, im like dragging my feet. im so weak and faint. almost like my thighs might just give out.

i also have excessive gas which i think is making me really nauseous. the burps are just crazy. i cant eat or sip without burping.. then it wont stop until i take some gas x chewables. i live off those chewables.

as far as shakes, i cant tolerate them. ive tried so many different ones & i throw them up. they absolutely repulse me!

i do eat but i have to be "in the mood" to eat whatever is in front of me or i will just throw it up. my stomach is extremely weak! i cant even tolerate Soups. they turn my stomach too.

i called my surgeon & told him how im feeling & he told me im dehydrated. told me to get on gatorade for a week & see how i feel then. im going in thursday morning to see the nurse practioner.

the gas & the gatorade mixed is making me very nauseous.

i take 20mg of prilosec in the morning, 2- Multivitamins & 1- B12.

im so so so so so so tired of this! i truly regret surgery. i never thought id feel like this but i do.

I have had real issues with reglan didn't help me at all. Reglan made me even more anxious. The zofran comes in pill form and is suppose to be the strongest anti nausea medicine they make. Even this far out I have to be careful drinking too many fluids near bed time. Are they sure your leak and abcess are all healed? I had a major issue with nausea and vomiting several years ago non sleeve related lasted months for me it was my weird body's reaction to a hormonal issue. Have they tested your thyroid?

Try these for protein. They are much better than the shakes. I can't drink shakes either. All you need to drink is one bottle a day. Each bottle has 40gms of protein. Get it good and cold. Sip on half in the morning and the other half in the afternoon. So what if it takes all day to finish it. At least you are getting in your require protein to stay healthy and they don't taste half bad.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2612796&clickid=prod_cs

Try these for Protein. They are much better than the shakes. I can't drink shakes either. All you need to drink is one bottle a day. Each bottle has 40gms of protein. Get it good and cold. Sip on half in the morning and the other half in the afternoon. So what if it takes all day to finish it. At least you are getting in your require protein to stay healthy and they don't taste half bad.

http://www.gnc.com/p...clickid=prod_cs

yeah those are the ones i'm talkin bout.

She doesn't like the taste of them. You can mix them in crystal lite,,they taste good that way.

i dont have an abcess and they are not sure if the leak is healed so they are waiting until the 4th week to remove the stent.

I have had real issues with reglan didn't help me at all. Reglan made me even more anxious. The zofran comes in pill form and is suppose to be the strongest anti nausea medicine they make. Even this far out I have to be careful drinking too many fluids near bed time. Are they sure your leak and abcess are all healed? I had a major issue with nausea and vomiting several years ago non sleeve related lasted months for me it was my weird body's reaction to a hormonal issue. Have they tested your thyroid?

i had them & they make me absolutely sick! i dont bother with protein shakes anymore. i cant tolerate them. ive tried different brands, flavors, non flavored, soup flavored, tried it all. i give up!

Try these for protein. They are much better than the shakes. I can't drink shakes either. All you need to drink is one bottle a day. Each bottle has 40gms of protein. Get it good and cold. Sip on half in the morning and the other half in the afternoon. So what if it takes all day to finish it. At least you are getting in your require protein to stay healthy and they don't taste half bad.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2612796&clickid=prod_cs

i dont like crystal light either. i tried mixing them though & it was the first time i ever threw up after having the sleeve. i threw up the entire day from 2sips!

She doesn't like the taste of them. You can mix them in crystal lite,,they taste good that way.

i totally give up on shakes guys so dont even bother suggesting any. ive tried so many, so many brands & flavors & i dont have the stomach to try anymore. i been drinking shakes for years & they just make me absolutely sick now. i didnt know i couldnt tolerate shakes anymore until my pre-op diet. had i known way ahead, i wouldve never had WLS but by then, it was too late. i wasnt going to turn myself away. i shouldve though because look where i am now! :'(

i woke up with a horrible dry mouth which is shocking because usually im spitting every 3 seconds. i went to get some gatorade (i wanted flavor) & boy was that a mistake. i drank 1/5 of a cup of it & began throwing it back up & even threw up a piece of fruit from the fruit cup from yesterday. for those of u who dont know, the inside of astent is like afence so i guess i have food stuck in it & its coming up when i throw up. i didnt throw up all day sunday. (sighs)

I wish I could give some words of wisdom, offer suggestions on the perfect drink for you, tell you how to feel better but I feel I can't help. You've posted for a long time with alot of different ailments and I've tried to help but feel it doesn't matter what i have to offer, you have already tried it..hate it. I'll just keep praying that you get over this fast.

Sorry for your problems.

When I have problems I drop back into pure liquids, clear if necessary. I take a sip and swish it around in my mouth to mix in the saliva digestive juices before I swallow it.

This is a technique I learned from the juicing people,... "chew your juice".

I resist the urge to take it in fast. I take a sip and set the cup down and wait a couple minutes whether I feel like it or not.

I think of my new stomach as a newborn baby. It needs to be "babied" or it will keep you up all night.

Apologies if this is old news to you.

I am praying for you, too.

i totoally agree with tis approach, seems loke all the foods would irritate things furthe

I wish I could give some words of wisdom, offer suggestions on the perfect drink for you, tell you how to feel better but I feel I can't help. You've posted for a long time with alot of different ailments and I've tried to help but feel it doesn't matter what i have to offer, you have already tried it..hate it. I'll just keep praying that you get over this fast.

i suppose that's all you can do. you seem to be a very caring helpful type person. all we can do really is listen and have empathy for the person who is going through the problem. iirc jasleeve doesn't have a lot of outside support so is practically living on here, telling her story as it happens and it is probably very therapeutic.

thank u!!! i appreciate all the help & have tried most/all suggestions since i do want to get better. ive always been a severely picky eater & my sleeve has made it so much worse! now this stent has even added to it. im surprised i can tolerate Water lol.

I wish I could give some words of wisdom, offer suggestions on the perfect drink for you, tell you how to feel better but I feel I can't help. You've posted for a long time with alot of different ailments and I've tried to help but feel it doesn't matter what i have to offer, you have already tried it..hate it. I'll just keep praying that you get over this fast.

yeah i think the food irritates me at this point especially cuz the inside of a stent is like a fence & food gets trapped. i seen it for myself in the pics they gave me.

i totoally agree with tis approach, seems loke all the foods would irritate things furthe

i really dont have much support. its why i come on here & describe all things in detail. also because i know one day UNFORTUNATELY, there will be someone just like me who will be suffering from all the things or some of the things that im going thru. i know i search all the time for keywords to see who is going thru what just like me! i just pray that someone wouldnt be as uncomfortable & sick

i suppose that's all you can do. you seem to be a very caring helpful type person. all we can do really is listen and have empathy for the person who is going through the problem. iirc jasleeve doesn't have a lot of outside support so is practically living on here, telling her story as it happens and it is probably very therapeutic.

I have been following this post for a while now, and I am so sorry you are going through this, but I have to say that I am honestly shocked that your Dr. hasn't suggested TPN by now, and put a pic line in! Being that you are not able to hold down anything from drink to food! I don't know if this has been mentioned or not,or if you have suggested it or not, but maybe you should tell your Dr. that's what you want! I can't see how your stomach can heal when you are throwing up all the time, one would think it would just irritate it even more. Sometimes you have demand what you want from your Dr.