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Leilahsmommy101    6

Leilahsmommy101
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I had surgery last friday. And as of two days ago im back in the hospital do to dehydration. I was trying to keep up with fluids and had a huge bottle of Water next to me sipping as often as I could but it just wasnt enough. But they also are observing how.much im eating. Im not sure if it was normal but due to severe paon when eating r drinking protien shakes I focused more on liqueds so they are also keeping me until I.can get more food down. Has anyone had pain when swallowing, where when the food hit your stomach it felt like you were punched and you could hardly breath,? it last's maybe a few seconds but it is enough to scare me from eating. Is this normal or maybe my sleeve is to tight? Advice plz! I wanna go home!

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MinaT    669

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I had surgery on June 4th and I'm still only allowed liquids. The first time I tried to cheat and eat instant mashed potatoes the pain was so horrendous it felt like someone punched me and I couldn't breath.

You are already on real food???

Are you drinking liquids out of the Water bottle? I can't and I'm almost 4 weeks out . Water bottles make me pull in too much air. I was given one ounce cups to drink out. I guarantee you if you try sipping out of a cup instead of sipping out of a water bottle it will help you immensely.

What is it that you are having issues with? Water in general or shakes but you said food....what is the food? I would only try one teaspoon of sugar-free Jello at a time. Try sugar-free popsicles.

Sending you my prayers.

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Amom2twins    58

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I had good luck with sipping hot tea with splenda & sugarfree popcicles to stay hydrated. Good luck & I hope you recover quickly.

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Lisa's Hope    421

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Yes! I had the exact same pain for about 3 weeks post op. Eventually, it will get better. It was worse when I drank cold things. I would keep my Water at room temp. I also started mixing Gatoraid G2 in with my water and that is what saved me. It help so much to keep me hydrated. Try that when you get home. I hope you feel better soon. It will go away but I know that doesn't ease the pain now. It hurt terribly! God Bless!

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E-girl    98

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I had the same thing!!! The only thing I could do was eat popsicles. Then at 4 weeks it started getting better. Hang in there.

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PEvette    297

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I think I will be making a return trip to the hospital monday....I've been having serve pain on my left side now....it started all over, but now its mainly around my left should on down the left side of my adomen...and then there are the fevers....between 100-103 for the last 4 days...have to take tylenol to break them through sweating them out....I dont have any issues eating my food, my problem is that most of the Protein around me right now is NASTY, and I'm not motivated to drink it....plus I dont have a motivation to eat anything period, not many food thoughts, but not hungry....

I really dont want to go back to the hospital...

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kamrie37    134

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I think I will be making a return trip to the hospital monday....I've been having serve pain on my left side now....it started all over, but now its mainly around my left should on down the left side of my adomen...and then there are the fevers....between 100-103 for the last 4 days...have to take tylenol to break them through sweating them out....I dont have any issues eating my food, my problem is that most of the Protein around me right now is NASTY, and I'm not motivated to drink it....plus I dont have a motivation to eat anything period, not many food thoughts, but not hungry....

I really dont want to go back to the hospital...

I hope you don't have a leak!

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PEvette    297

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I hope you don't have a leak!

What are the symtopms of a leak??? He did an x-ray on thursday and he didnt see one, but my symtopms have not changed

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kamrie37    134

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I thought they were pain, nausea and fever but I am not 100%. If he did a test, hopefully you are safe. :)

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karenb4729    309

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I think I will be making a return trip to the hospital monday....I've been having serve pain on my left side now....it started all over, but now its mainly around my left should on down the left side of my adomen...and then there are the fevers....between 100-103 for the last 4 days...have to take tylenol to break them through sweating them out....I dont have any issues eating my food, my problem is that most of the Protein around me right now is NASTY, and I'm not motivated to drink it....plus I dont have a motivation to eat anything period, not many food thoughts, but not hungry....

I really dont want to go back to the hospital...

You need to get checked out - fever and pain is not good. My Doctor required that I call him right away if I was having any fever with pain.

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Krysty    11

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I think I will be making a return trip to the hospital monday....I've been having serve pain on my left side now....it started all over, but now its mainly around my left should on down the left side of my adomen...and then there are the fevers....between 100-103 for the last 4 days...have to take tylenol to break them through sweating them out....I dont have any issues eating my food, my problem is that most of the Protein around me right now is NASTY, and I'm not motivated to drink it....plus I dont have a motivation to eat anything period, not many food thoughts, but not hungry....

I really dont want to go back to the hospital...

I agree with Karen.....get yourself checked out as soon as possible. What you said about the fevers and the sweats makes me think you might have an infection. There's always a risk of infection with any surgery. Please keep us posted on your situation!

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littlebits    154

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I think I will be making a return trip to the hospital monday....I've been having serve pain on my left side now....it started all over' date=' but now its mainly around my left should on down the left side of my adomen...and then there are the fevers....between 100-103 for the last 4 days...have to take tylenol to break them through sweating them out....I dont have any issues eating my food, my problem is that most of the Protein around me right now is NASTY, and I'm not motivated to drink it....plus I dont have a motivation to eat anything period, not many food thoughts, but not hungry....

I really dont want to go back to the hospital...[/quote']

Feel better soon! :(

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littlebits    154

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I had surgery on June 4th and I'm still only allowed liquids. The first time I tried to cheat and eat instant mashed potatoes the pain was so horrendous it felt like someone punched me and I couldn't breath.

You are already on real food???

Are you drinking liquids out of the Water bottle? I can't and I'm almost 4 weeks out . Water bottles make me pull in too much air. I was given one ounce cups to drink out. I guarantee you if you try sipping out of a cup instead of sipping out of a water bottle it will help you immensely.

What is it that you are having issues with? Water in general or shakes but you said food....what is the food? I would only try one teaspoon of sugar-free Jello at a time. Try sugar-free popsicles.

Sending you my prayers.

My doctor advances you to mushies two days out. I wasn't ready, so I pushed myself back a week. I have been eating for several days now...

Littlebits

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MeMeMEEE    206

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Get to the ER! My main symptom of my leak was left shoulder pain! I am not sure an xray can even see a leak, usually it needs to involve contrast - like an upper GI. Fever and pain are big indicators!!

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I think I will be making a return trip to the hospital monday....I've been having serve pain on my left side now....it started all over' date=' but now its mainly around my left should on down the left side of my adomen...and then there are the fevers....between 100-103 for the last 4 days...have to take tylenol to break them through sweating them out....I dont have any issues eating my food, my problem is that most of the Protein around me right now is NASTY, and I'm not motivated to drink it....plus I dont have a motivation to eat anything period, not many food thoughts, but not hungry....

I really dont want to go back to the hospital...[/quote']

I hope you feel better PEvette!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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