Help!

[cantw8t2bme 24]

I am 5 days post op and cannot seem to figure out how to eat/drink what i am supposed too! Meaning quanity. I think i am not eating enough nor drinking enough - 5 days post op and have lost 10 pounds! Also when should i start Protein? I tried the other day but all the rumblings hurt my tummy. Any one gave suggestions? Also what else can i eat at this stage besides yogart, Jello, pudding or broth? Can i have mashed potatos? I have been putting anything i eat in a 2oz cup

[shrinkydinkme 221]

http://xnet.kp.org/misg/bariatrics/after.html this is the menu I was given and yes mashed potatoes if thinned.

[shrinkingturtle 21]

I would follow the list your surgeon gave you. Mine was full liquids for 4 weeks. so those things you mentioned plus egg drop Soup, Tomato Soup, miso soup, pea soup, and juices.

At first just focus on getting the fluids in. You can survive off your fat stores for a while. Try different tempature liquids until you find one that is most soothing. Train yourself to get the fluids in and as you heal you will be able to introduce most things. Just sip, walk, rest and repeat. At first all I could do was an once or so at a time. Over time it increased.

[cantw8t2bme 24]

Mine is clear full liquids until i get another barium swallow done (2 weeks) and then i move to pureed (applesauce, green Beans etc) ...come on 2 WEEKS!!!!!

I am having a hard time remembering their instructions!!

[cantw8t2bme 24]

I am looking for more variety for clear full liquids - 2 weeks will be next friday!!

[Bethany 10]

You need to talk to your doctors office. My surgeon doesn't allow anything (even protein) for the first week post op. just clear sugar free caffeine free liquids. I had a very hard time getting in my liquids the first few days and then I started making myself eat Popsicles all throughout the day, that reallllllly helped!

As for how much you lose and how fast it really depends on your body and how much you have to lose. If someone has 200 lbs to lose they will lose a lot faster then someone like me who has about 60 lbs to lose. I wouldn't worry. Just don't push yourself past the different "phases" too fast. (1. clear liquid, 2. Adding in Protein, 3. Adding in some puréed food, 4. Adding in some soft foods, 5. Carefully eating normal.) these each take a certain number of days or weeks depending on your doctor!! Mine does 1. One week, 2. Three weeks, 3. Two weeks, 4. Three weeks. And then if I calculated that all right I get to eat normally NINE weeks post op.

Every doctor is different though, some more cautious then others.