Sick After Surgery?

[Hummingbird61 4]

Hello,

I'm new on here.....my name is Kathy....had my surgery on Sept 27th, 13. Was suppose to have the by-pass but the Dr. was unable to do it because I had too much scar tissue from a gallbladder surgery a long time ago.

He worked for an hour to free my colon but said it was getting to much of a risk so he changed it to the sleeve.

From all that he did, I retained a lot of Fluid for about 2 weeks....was sick most of that time.

Had a C.T. done but all came back ok....

It has now been a little over 2 months since surgery and I still feel nauseated almost every time I eat and or drink...especially plain Water.< /p>

I have tried all kinds of options but I still feel sick...

I'm not getting many calories a day....just don't want to get sick to eat.....

I'm not loosing a lot of pounds but I am loosing inches....but want both....

Would appreciate any help or ideas.

Thank you,

Kathy

[PdxMan 4,292]

Hello Kathy,

Welcome to BariatricPal! I'm sorry to hear you didn't get the surgery you thought you were getting, but hopefully, you may discover it is a great option for a lot of folks.

So, I know that until I was able to change how I ate, every time I ate was a chore. I am a person who used to drink a whole glass of Water in one or two gulps. Even my spoonful of pudding would be too large. Then, I either wouldn't chew well enough or I would take my next bite too soon or I would eat too much.

What I noticed, though, is when I changed these old habits, I did not have these issues you describe. It was difficult to wrap my brain around ... eating 3 spoonfuls and stopping. I didn't feel my usual full feeling ... not really sure what that feeling was early on, but I knew that if I pushed it, I would be uncomfortable.

So, here is what worked for me:

• Take small bites
• Put my utensil down after your bite
• Chew twice as much as I did before
• Evaluate how that bite felt. If everything is fine and I don't feel the remotest sign of restriction, take another bite.
• Stop eating before I get full
• Eat every few hours

At two weeks, I was eating ham, lentil and veggie Soup pureed really well. I also enjoyed French Onion Soup, also pureed really well. It gets old for sure and you start craving any form of texture to your food, but you have to be strong through this phase. It will pass. You will be back on regular foods soon, so don't push yourself too fast. It will only make you feel uncomfortable. Take it easier than you think until you are ready for the next phase. For me, that was merely pureeing my Soups less and less.

Edited December 6, 2013 by PdxMan

[Hummingbird61 4]

PdxMan,

Thank you so much for the words of advise.

I guess I thought that since I didn't have the by-pass I could still eat like I did before...no smaller bites, and I'm not usually a fast eater but probably eat faster than I should.

I took all the classes thinking I was having the by-pass and I guess I'm just not sure how to do the sleeve.

I really appreciate your advice and will try some of the tips you recommended.

Thanks again,

Kathy