So I decided to cook a steak and red potatoes for dinner tonight. Well I put a little Ranch on the side since I have only had 400 calories today. Anyway, I took a couple bites of each and of course was full. I love Ranch dressing, btw but I have only eaten it maybe 2 or 3 times post op. back to the story, I put my plate down and watched some TV. I look down at my plate and all of a sudden I vomited from looking at the Ranch dressing. The look, smell and taste just made me sick! Anyone else have that issue before?

yes with butter and melted cheese.

I had a similar reaction to ranch, but I discovered that I now am lactose intolerant to full fat milk and creams. I tried a small milk shake from McDonald's and by the time I got home as soon as I got in the bathroom, it came back up. You may have developed the same issue.

I had a similar reaction to ranch' date=' but I discovered that I now am lactose intolerant to full fat milk and creams. I tried a small milk shake from McDonald's and by the time I got home as soon as I got in the bathroom, it came back up. You may have developed the same issue.[/quote']

I thought that too but I can eat dairy for the most part except drink a glass of milk or that comes up. I mean I may have only had 1/8 tsp of it altogether. I didn't have an upset stomach at all until I looked down at it. Lol, I'm probably pregnant.. Ha, j/k

Hot and sour Soup.

I wanted to cry.

Hot and sour soup.

I wanted to cry.

Booo! This is not cool at all. The thought of it repulses me. My all time favorite food is salad too and they don't taste great at all anymore. I guess Ranch is the root of all evil now.

I love Hot and Sour soup.... Um... I had Tom Yum the other day and it was de-lish. Very similar to Hot and Sour but more brothy.. Get it from a REALLY good Thai place.

I hope I can still have hot and sour soup..

I love Hot and Sour soup.... Um... I had Tom Yum the other day and it was de-lish. Very similar to Hot and Sour but more brothy.. Get it from a REALLY good Thai place.

I hope I can still have hot and sour soup..

I am wondering if post-op time is like early childhood. Traumas received then stay with you for your whole life. Hot and sour soup was the first food that came back on me.

I went to my local Chinese restaurant and got my usual quart of egg drop soup which is a great post-op food and decided to get a quart of hot and sour, too. Hot and sour was my all-time favorite. It's flavors cut through to my deadened taste buds during chemo therapy and gave me relief from no taste food when nothing else would.

But, alas, it would not stay down and hasn't even yet.

I'm only a week post op and haven't eaten food yet, so I don't know about eating it. However, I know that my sense of smell seems to be crazy intense right now. When my hubby cooks dinner, some smells make me nauseous that never would have before.

I'm only a week post op and haven't eaten food yet' date=' so I don't know about eating it. However, I know that my sense of smell seems to be crazy intense right now. When my hubby cooks dinner, some smells make me nauseous that never would have before.[/quote']

That's completely understandable at a week post op. I didn't start liking the smell or taste of food until I got closer to a month. The desire goes out the window until your body starts getting back to the "new normal".

The only thing that has given me a sick feeling is the Crystal lite fruit punch. Eck! For some reason I have had a low tolerance of many foods with lots of coloring. This drink has lots of red dye #40.