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I'm just about 6 weeks out and really struggling. I am having so many problems eating. Nothing is sitting right. I either feel nauseous or just so full I want to throw up (and I haven't eaten enough to justify that). I did pretty well the first three weeks but now I just constantly feel awful. I'm not getting my Vitamins, Protein or Water in (they aren't sitting right either). I'm set to go to the doc's office on Wednesday. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm trying every combination of timing and even going back to puréed food. Nothing seems to be working. Aargh.

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I had a lot of nausea weeks 2-6 (still get it sometimes at 9 months out). I lived off zofran for a while. I also eventually figured out that nausea was my signal I was hungry. Let your doc know. There are things he can give you. You need those fluids!!!

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I am almost 8wks out and having the same issue sinnce starting purreed back at week 3. One day will be a goot eating day the next with the very same food will be horrible. pain vomiting nausea. then fine again the next day. also cant reheat anything. As soon as i take a bite of something i reheated even if i ate it the same day it comes right back up.

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Nov 11th was my surgery. Did Protein drinks for 2 weeks then started eating slowly. Threw my guts up, the pain was horrible. Like something was ripping through my stomach. Nurse told me after throwing up, nothing for 4 hours then start tea and see if it stays down. If I throw up again to wait another 4 hours until the stomach calms down and the swelling goes down, then back on liquid diet for 48 hrs. So, I did that and have been going slow all week. Today, started good, then for lunch a small piece of chicken (really chewed good) and some applesauce. Well for the past hour or so, the pains, like before, are coming back with a vengence. I haven't thrown up but it's ripping through me. My 2nd appt. is Wed. so I'll see what they say. sigh.......

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I had surgery on 11/13/13. I was in the hospital for 5 days due to some blood loss and now on lots of extra Iron. Because of the blood loss, I have little energy. Doing pretty well on food but the smell & taste of Protein Drinks suddenly turns my stomach. Trying to force it down but very difficult. I am still very happy that I had the surgery and look forward to the next phase. I was on 177 units of insulin daily and now down to 20 units per day and my doctor expects that this will go away within the month. Hang in there! We are still at the beginning of our journey.

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I am starting week two, my Doctor told me 4 week so ONLY liquids...could you just be starting food to soon? Best of LUCK.

Nov 11th was my surgery. Did Protein drinks for 2 weeks then started eating slowly. Threw my guts up, the pain was horrible. Like something was ripping through my stomach. Nurse told me after throwing up, nothing for 4 hours then start tea and see if it stays down. If I throw up again to wait another 4 hours until the stomach calms down and the swelling goes down, then back on liquid diet for 48 hrs. So, I did that and have been going slow all week. Today, started good, then for lunch a small piece of chicken (really chewed good) and some applesauce. Well for the past hour or so, the pains, like before, are coming back with a vengence. I haven't thrown up but it's ripping through me. My 2nd appt. is Wed. so I'll see what they say. sigh.......

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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

        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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