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Day 6 Post Op

KCSG

By KCSG, in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

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KCSG    38

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Yesterday was a good day...emotionally and physically.

Today started our with 80z Protein shake. I've been getting in about 6oz but really wanted that 20g of Protein today. I paid for it. I got a pretty good stomach cramp and the rest.

I should just focus on Water but having the protein yesterday made me feel much better.

Emotionally, this morning Im a little down again. Not sure why. I'm so outside my routine I think my mind needs it to recover. But my body isn't ready. I have five kids and it really stinks not being able to play with them physically. That's got me a bit down.

Two more days before I get my staples out. Large would still hurts a lot...makes it hard to sleep. But I go though 24hrs with no pain meds.

Patience is hard...just want my life back. It will come. Thanks for all the support.

PS...not really eating anything yet but doc said we can try cottage cheese at 7 days. Will try Soups and the cottage cheese. My new stomach is so small, Protein drinks completely stuff me. It's hard.

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OBXgirl    21

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I am also 6 days post op KCSG. I can relate to how you are feeling. It seems I spend all my time wondering if I did the right thing (even though there's no way to go back now lol). I continue to think of long term complications and unknowns of this surgery. I mean, what if something would happen and I lose my entire stomach etc.??? Am I the only one who thinks these things? I have 2 children and want to be here for them.

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KCSG    38

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I am also 6 days post op KCSG. I can relate to how you are feeling. It seems I spend all my time wondering if I did the right thing (even though there's no way to go back now lol). I continue to think of long term complications and unknowns of this surgery. I mean' date=' what if something would happen and I lose my entire stomach etc.??? Am I the only one who thinks these things? I have 2 children and want to be here for them.[/quote']

I wouldn't worry about complications. For me, it's all focus on how this will help me live a longer happier life. Hang in there...easy to go to dark place.

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OBXgirl    21

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Thanks for your posts. Makes me feel like I'm not going at this alone....having many of the same emotional and physical feelings. Put on my worship music this morning and got my mind in a better place :)

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KCSG    38

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It's tough...out with my family right now and mentally hungry. Seems like it will take forever for me to actually get to eat ANYTHING again. But I know the post op recovery time ( up to 4-6 weeks) is toughest. Never thought I'd be excited about being able to have cottage cheese! That's coming soon! Crazy thing...

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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