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Today is day 5 since my sleeve. I have lost 9 pounds. There are times I feel great like I could jog the block & then there are times I feel nauseous. I haven't thrown up but I feel like I want to. Certain things I used to eat repulse me. My stomach feels like things are scratching it inside. I did have a hernia repair too but I doubt that would make the scratchy feeling...

You can't feel the staples inside can you?? Also I don't know how to tell when I'm full because I'm still on a liquid diet pretty much so I just eat a little bit at a time.

Mainly I've been dizzy off & on, nauseous off and on, and having these random shoulder pains come & go and my stomach makes all kinds of noise but no fever or un bearable pain... Does this sound normal? I hope I don't have a leak & don't know it... I know I sound paranoid but I'm just nervous

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I don't know about the hernia, but when you say scratching, do you mean itchy, or that something is scraping against something else?

I felt a bit nauseous during my first week, and my first week still falls under when everything was going normal for me, so I think that is ok - I know that can be related to many things, including anesthesia.

Don't try to push it to full, set a really modest limit, but time it out so that you can have your nutrition often. 5 days out you shouldn't be eating anything, or at least I was told not to, liquids, purees, Jello was what I had at 5 days.

It's ok to be nervous, everyone is different but some discomfort is ok. Just remember - be concerned over the discomfort, etc. but be cautious as you feel good, too - just take it gradually, give your body time to recover as if, oh, say - you just had your stomach cut out ;)

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It feels like something is scraping my stomach on the way down from my mouth to my stomach. I've been eating Jello, Water, pudding, yogurt. All sugar free. I go for my follow up April 1st and I am supposed to eat an egg that morning. I can take small tiny pills too, they were giving me them in the hospital actually... I'm just scared what if I have a leak, how am I going to know

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The scraping feeling is really normal you just had major surgery 5 days ago! :) you had all sorts of things shoved down your throat and you stomach was taken apart... Give it time to heal and don't unnecessarily worry about a leak. But If you develop severe pain and a fever then you should call the doctor.

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