I am on the full liquids diet for another week then move up to purred for 2 weeks then softs for 2 weeks.. Right now I can hardly get down broth without feeling it get caught in my stomach and hurt but then it does go down.. I am wondering if itll always feel like this or does it get better? Will I one day be able to eat food without it getting caught?? I feel almost castrophobic in a sense because I want to eat more food and I can't and I feel very depressed.. Can anyone who's a few months out give me advice please

I am on the full liquids diet for another week then move up to purred for 2 weeks then softs for 2 weeks.. Right now I can hardly get down broth without feeling it get caught in my stomach and hurt but then it does go down.. I am wondering if itll always feel like this or does it get better? Will I one day be able to eat food without it getting caught?? I feel almost castrophobic in a sense because I want to eat more food and I can't and I feel very depressed.. Can anyone who's a few months out give me advice please

It will soooooo get better! I experienced the same! You are still really swollen and therefore everything that goes in feels crazy- claustrophobic. Hang in there. My stomach was really swollen for the first two weeks (sometimes up to a month) and just sips were a challenge. The stages your doctor gave you are for a really good reason and sometimes you have to go back to liquids if your body isn't ready- again very normal. Hang in there. You will feel better. Especially when you look at the scale and its going down- that was my motivation.

I am on the full liquids diet for another week then move up to purred for 2 weeks then softs for 2 weeks.. Right now I can hardly get down broth without feeling it get caught in my stomach and hurt but then it does go down.. I am wondering if itll always feel like this or does it get better? Will I one day be able to eat food without it getting caught?? I feel almost castrophobic in a sense because I want to eat more food and I can't and I feel very depressed.. Can anyone who's a few months out give me advice please

I feel exactly the same way and I am 6 days post op and just made a thread about it.

I am on the full liquids diet for another week then move up to purred for 2 weeks then softs for 2 weeks.. Right now I can hardly get down broth without feeling it get caught in my stomach and hurt but then it does go down.. I am wondering if itll always feel like this or does it get better? Will I one day be able to eat food without it getting caught?? I feel almost castrophobic in a sense because I want to eat more food and I can't and I feel very depressed.. Can anyone who's a few months out give me advice please

I'm right there with you. I had surgery on Tuesday, and up until yesterday every time I swallowed I felt it was pushing to get through, not painful, but a little scary that it would not end. I sipped some peppermint tea and sat with a heating pad for a little yesterday, and I think It helped. I woke up this morning with hardly any discomfort at all. Are you on anything for gas? I know that was a big issue for me the first few days also.

Good luck, you can do this.

It will come sooner than you think. I am 12 days post op and I already feel much better

I feel ya Hun, I just accidentally chugged a 2.5oz protein drink because it was thick like hair gel and kinda gross and I knew if I stopped I wouldn't take another drink. Dear lord almost threw up and blacked out. Was a horrible feeling. I'm still nausea and dizzy. I miss food too, but I made one of my famous soups for dinner tonight and I'm gonna throw mine in the blender so I can enjoy it too. I'm 6days out as well. Scales hardly moved, I'm tired of drinking my food, but I'm praying that this was the right choice and one day the scale will move and I'll be eating again one day

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and encouragement.. Im glad I'm not the only one feeling this way..

I am almost 4 weeks post op and ohhhhh man, I know your pain. Please don't be depressed...this is a process-a frustrating one for sure at times....but it will get better. Once you start eating food again, it will not be the same...not for a long time. I blogged about my personal experience at myfriendsthinkimcrazy.wordpress.com if you want a laugh