To eat or not to eat

[kellymoon122013 3]

Hi all,

I'm 9 days post-op and have NO appetite. I drink lots of Water without issue and the little I do eat is high in Protein. I think it's silly to force myself to eat, but I'm not getting many calories in a day. Should I just be glad I have no appetite or should I be trying to eat more?

On a completely unrelated and yucky note, there's little drips of clear to brown liquid coming out of my middle incision. It's not a lot, I have no fever and I took my antibiotics for 7 days after surgery. Has this happened to anyone else 9 days post-op?

Thanks

Kelly

[mscooky 7]

Congrats!. Notify your doctor or bariatric nurse to be safe. If it's clear not smelly and no fevers u should be ok but just to be safe let them know anyway.

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

you will not eat a lot at this stage...Try to get some Protein drinks in as much as possible..K Please contact your doctor as soon as possible...The brown liquid is what bothers me a little...Don't take chances with anything that is even a little bit wrong....ASAP...Thank you!

[joatsaint 2,814]

I didn't want anything to eat the first week either. I wasn't worried about it. I had plenty of food reserves stashed around my waist! :-P Just stay hydrated.

[mistysj 1,939]

Your Protein Shakes should be considered medicine. You don't wait until you are hungry to take medicine. As a bonus they count toward your liquids.

[E2013 31]

I will still be on liquids day 9. (Two weeks liquids) Id focus on Water and Protein Shakes.

[CindyGirl 35]

I had surgery about 3 and a half weeks ago...I am drinking Protein Shakes, yogurt, and clear broth with a few crackers in it. First question: Is it ok to stay on liquid for a longer period? # 2 Does anybody have any good ideas for pureed foods?

[mistysj 1,939]

I had surgery about 3 and a half weeks ago...I am drinking Protein shakes, yogurt, and clear broth with a few crackers in it. First question: Is it ok to stay on Liquid for a longer period? # 2 Does anybody have any good ideas for pureed foods?

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/292198-staple-foods-for-puree-phase-2/

You can also find lots of recipes by using the search function to search for Purée in the Recipe Sharing section.

Yep it's fine and expected to use some liquid foods on the purée phase. By the way, the crackers are not technically purée unless you are throwing the Soup in the blender with them. You probably don't need them anyway.

[cprince1975 62]

I'm day 10 and began purée. My fave so far has been rotisserie chicken with shredded cheddar and some chipotle bacon ranch dressing and eggs.

[JanetBP 16]

hi kelly,

i had my surgery on 12-10, so i'm 18 days out. dang it seems like longer!! i've had a FEW hunger pangs but mostly i am really not hungry. i know i'm not taking in enough calories - probably averaging 500-600 a day. the nutritionist at my surgeon's office said i should be getting a minimum of 1200. what??? the only way i'd be able to do that is to start adding 3 or 4 extra Protein shakes a day and that just ain't possible.

almost everything i eat is Protein, i'm on "real" food...rather than chopping it finely i am just taking tiny bites and chewing the crap out of it. i do make sure i get my Vitamins in every day and try hard to get at least 5/6 servings of fluids. it's hard though. hmmmm.... hard to take in enough food...what a concept!! i'm guessing that our appetites will start to pick up after a while, i guess we should just enjoy not feeling hungry?

as for the drips, i would call your surgeon's office. they may want to take a look at it. better safe than sorry. i was told if i developed any kind of oozing i should call them right away.

janet