Go see my dr tomorrow for my two week post op.. Unfortunately I don't see him being very happy! I can't drink my protein because it makes me want to vomit :-( I do drink plain ol water all day, that ought to count for something :-) but not 64 oz I'm sure! I never realized it would be this hard to stomach the taste of things afterwards.. I have lost 17 lbs so far but that's neither here nor there because I STILL have this horrid pain on my left side that refuses to leave me which probably is having a hard time healing because of my complete lack of nutrition! As long as I keep my abd. Binder on its bearable so I guess I will just wear it till the pain finally subsides...

Don't be so hard on yourself Ross!!! It's only been two weeks! 17 lbs is awesome!!! I had a really hard time getting those protein drinks down too! YUK! and I struggled with that side pain for quite a while. Once it went away, I sneezed and back it came! lol It's a process and it will get better!!!! Hang in there kiddo. Rooting for you!!! :-)

Thank you!

The first two weeks were the absolute worst but once I got past week 3 it has been a breeze. Enjoy the journey take it slow and keep doing the amazing job that you are. Congrats on being seventeen pounds lighter!

Thanks neese :-)

Hey ross, first of all, congratulations for losing that much! That's just amazing! Second of all, are u sure u have enough energy without any proteins? Did u try drinking chicken broth? That's what i drink every day! First i didnt like it but now it tastes fine... I wish u the best!

FJJ

No, I worry about the protein intake but the taste of almost everything makes me want to throw up.. I mainly drink lots of water.. I know I will do better after I'm able to actually eat!

Fixing to head to my appt. hope this goes well!!

Fixing to head to my appt. hope this goes well!!

Hope everything goes well, don't be so hard on yourself you cant do more then you are doing

I really hope u feel better about everything you taste very soon!

Quick update*** just left Dr. Bell's office and he said im doing GREAT! He said to keep doing what I can to get Protein in as this little amount will make my hair thin out real bad.. BUT he didn't act like I was doing anything wrong seeing as how I'm drinking tons of Water. Yay for me.. 18 lbs in two weeks and a great response from the doctor!

Thank you all so much for your kind words!!

You are doing great. Hang in there it only gets better.

Don't despair! The 1st four weeks were absolutely hellacious for me. I threw up daily everything made me sick. I thought I'd made a huge irreversible mistake! BUT I'm almost 6 weeks out now & it is soooo much better! Eating real food is helping me get in more protein. I eat a lot of moist fish which is super high in protein, I hate milk but have an iced coffee everyday that's half coffee half milk. Just find anything you can stand & go with that! I didn't lose any hair Give yourself time. It does get better! Ps. Try hot & sour soup (I get it vegetarian w/ extra egg) from a Chinese restaurant. It's easy going down & the egg is a good source of protein, but is in such small bits it is not even a mushie. Or egg drop soup if you don't do spicy! GOOD LUCK!!

Thanks Kayte, that makes me feel a lot better :-)

Thanks to everyone here for your encouragement, it sure does make this process easier being able to relate to others :-):-)