I was buzzing along - lost 30# since surgery 3 weeks ago.

Hit a bump in the road. Developed some nasty gastric distress coupled with nausea and bad abdominal pain.

I saw my surgeon today. The scale I was weighed on said I'd only lost 7.5#. Whaaaaaaaat?

Now I'm super depressed! How can that be???????

pjb we do not know what you are eating or what is going on from your post. You may have a bad scale. I am more worried about your distress and pain than pounds, Did you find out what is wrong????????? What are you eating at this stage?

Linda,

I'm on the mushies part of the journey.

Things like "yogurt, cottage cheese, cheddar, strained cream Soups, Protein powder to boost protein intake, 64 oz water/day".

I had 2 days of Diarrhea with horrible cramps, light headed and exhaustion.

The surgeon seems to think the pain in my abdomen is still post op pain and the diarrhea is "my body still adjusting to the diet"

Just hang in there and possibly check your scale's accuracy. Sounds awful but I would have taken diarrhea over chronic constipation - I have a cabinet full of meds that did not work. Trust your body and go to the doctor if your gut instinct says something is wrong. Hang in there and the weight will come off, I promise.

At 3 weeks out I had really blinding pain in my large incision area. Surgeon said this is normal and to take pain killers until it desists. You have to keep ahead of the pain to control it! I too have only lost 3 pds in last 2 weeks. Frustrating but not uncommon. Hang in there.,