HELLO I AM DAY 6 I WOKE UP FEELING GOOD BUT AFTER MY SHOWER AND FIX MY Breakfast I FEEL SO SICK RIGHT NOW I CANT EVEN DRINK MY BREAKFAST, I HAD TO TAKE A NAUSEA PILL. LAST NIGHT WAS RUFF I MUST SAY. I THINK I STRESSED THE MAIN INSISION AND IT BOTHERED ME ALL NIGHT THE ACHE WENT ALL THE WAY TO MY BACK. YES I WAS SCARED BUT I KNEW I WOULD BE OK. I THINK I AM HAVING A REACTION TO TRADER JOES SPICY BLACK BEAN Soup, KEY WORD SPICY LOL.

I WAS ABLE TO GET MY 60 GRAMS OF PROTIEN IN AND I THINK THAT MADE ME SICK AS WELL I WAS FORCING IT BUT I COULDNT FINISH IT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED LOL.

I HOPE EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD THE SURGERY IS DOING WELL. PLEASE SHARE YOUR PROGRESS SO WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.

newgrandmother, I hope you are feeling better soon!

sheila thank you

so i went to trader joes got some fish and salmon crusted in pecans sounds good and i got some asparagas. but that would take to long to eat and it was past feeding time so i stopped and got chinese shrimp and brocolli and man i shouldnt of i didnt get sick and im suprised i bit into a brocolli spear and it was all oil gross and the shrimp was so salty. wont eat anymore of that.

Newgrandmother

Isn't it weird how everyday its a new leaning experience with food?

I tried peanut butter the other day and did nit like the taste it left in my mouth and I used to love peanut butter.

So what have your docs instructed y'all with regards to taking delayed release medications or extended release medicines? I have been having some gnarly problems this past week with the burning and spiky, stabbing pain in my chest as well as the horrible taste in my mouth. I am assuming it is reflux although in my 18 years of having a hiatal hernia and GERD, I have never suffered like this. And usually stuff is coming up in the back of my throat but now it is not. So weird. Anyway, the doc put me on Pepcid AC 4 times a day which is doing absolutely nothing for my issues. I am so tired of crying and being woken up every night several times a night with pain and burning. I have some Prevacid here that I was going to try but it says it is the 24 hour version and extended release so I am scared to take it. Do y'all prefer Prilosec over Prevacid? SOMETHING has got to change quickly before I put a fist through the wall. I am back to having 100% regret that I ever had this done and I am 3 weeks out. I never expected this much trouble recovering from a surgery as all my other surgeries have been problem free. I am starting to wonder if my esophagus is closing or something, The stuck feeling is getting worse rather than better which is making my already difficult time of getting fluids down even worse. Feel like I am getting dehydrated but don't want to call the doc on the weekend. I am just so sad....

today i still feel ill i think it was the banana and peanut butter the other night every since i ate that ive been so ill. i feel like im throwing up but im not physically its a weird feeling my legs are week and my voice is shaky. i have decided to eat only seafood and see what happens i still dont want the protien drinks at all. i feel im in reverse i had hardly any problems for my first 2 weeks and my third week feels so bad. omg when is this over.

Well the good news is that my stall is over and i have lost 5 lbs this week...bad news...i had my first vomiting episode and i don't know why! I made myself two scrambled eggs with a little cheese. I sat down to eat and i was two bites in when it was like instant...OMG MOMENT...and i went to the bathroom. I don't know if the egg got stuck or something because i didn't chew it enough but it sucked!! At least it did not hurt at all. Felt absolutely fine afterwards its weird.

@Momto 3....sorry you are having these issues. Praying things get better for you soon. I am 19 days post op and still having problems getting my fluid intake in and am still able to get only 2-3 bites of food in and then that horrible stuck feeling hits. I really hope this gets better soon!

@Newgrandmother.....hope you start feeling better soon.

thanks bukki. today was just as bad when i eat and drink i get the throw up feeling and nausea cant wait to call the nurse tomorrow. i cooked salmon and it was so nasty i dont know if i over cooked it or what but it was so nasty to me. im going to try my tuna tonight and cook my fish hopefully that taste ok. i normally get all my water in but for the past two days i barely got 23 oz in. what is going on

momto3

That's way too much pain!! Time to call your surgeon. Personally, I can take Prilosec (or equivalent) twice/day and 2 Pepcid AC as needed. I am not having a hard time, though. Definitely, you should not be feeling this bad. Make the call!

As for extended meds, I have no restrictions.

OMG! I feel like a pig. Everything I eat especially dinner I have to burp but its not a burp and then it's over oh no I keep burping and it gets louder and louder its embarrassing. Has anyone else experience this before? What am I doing wrong?

I've also had a dull ache in my tummy. Wonder what that's from.

No I haven't. In fact I use to take pride in my belches (sorry- huge family and apparently we have no pride). Anyway- my point being I only do little burps. Totally disappointing.

@Scared....I too am still having lot's of issues with belching. Even with just drinking little sips of water.

I also seem to burp a lot so ik how that feels... Mine aren't as loud as they use to be before be'n sleeved...

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Yep, met too. Burp all the time. I think it's just we take in air when we eat, like everyone, but our tiny tums are just so tiny that there isn't room for air and food, and the air's got to go. Burping all the time....feel like Shrek!

Okay, went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Saturday.....cried a little cause I'm not far enough out from surgery to ride rides (only three weeks). And most of the rides would not be friendly to recent surgerized folks like me...too many forces pulling and stuff. I did get to go on a few. I love the teacups. But the rest of my family had fun. Okay, the worst part, I got too hungry. We sat down to eat lunch and I think I ate too fast (not much) or didn't chew enough, or whatever, but luckily we were right next to the restrooms, because I had to go in there and vomit.....twice. And hard. I felt so stupid. I should know better by now. And I also think there are things I just can't eat yet. And of course you aren't allowed to bring food into amusement parks. And let's be honest, who wants to bring a cooler, leave it in the car and then hike the 5000 miles back to the car just so you can eat something? But hey, the funnel cake with warm apples, carmel sauce, ice cream and whipped cream seemed to go down and stay down well.....at least the three bites I had of it.

Sorry to those of you having reflux/heartburn issues. Not fun. Talk to your doc again. Could it be you're eating to close to bedtime? Or does it help to prop yourself up higher in bed? Wish I had the answer for you all. Hang in there.

Anyone else having issues with slumping? Like I have to have good posture almost all the time or it hurts? Because if I slump it feels like it smushes my sleeve and it feels sore after a minute.

I know it's weird, I was just wondering.