Will this pass? Is this normal?

[deftonestiffany 17]

Hey guys

So I'm 6 days post op and freaking out. I'm trying to get a hold on things but it feels so scary...I keep worrying "I haven't eaten enough" or "I'm not getting enough calories" or "im not supposed to feel nervous like this".....is this normal? I'm on full fluids. I can have anything from Water to thinned out cream of wheat. Puréed foods start this coming Tuesday. Am I dealing with a case of head hunger? How did you cope? Otherwise I feel fine physically.....not a lot of nausea, zero pain....but my mind is making me think of some regretting thoughts. I'm really desperate for some encouraent or some lift shed. Maybe I made a mistake

[BeagleLover 1,020]

Nah, you're FINE! You didn't make a mistake... the best is yet to come. Hope you can get in enough Protein. I drank the Isopure ready-to-drink bottles that had 40 grams in each until I could have the Protein shakes.

[deftonestiffany 17]

Thanks for relying @BeagleLover...I'm finding that im getting more than English ugh fluids and hitting my Protein goals is easy. Is using the Isopure drinks as well....but can head hunger give us anxiety like this? Can't wait till my puréed stage next week!

[living55 98]

Not sure if its normal, but it happened to me too. So it very well may be if many agree (lol). I was worried I wasn’t intaking enough and just kept thinking Im doing it wrong, its not going to work for me. So far so good. what helped me was sticking to the sample menu’s I was given. I figured I cannot go wrong that way. I did start feeling that hunger (head hunger) the start of my second week POST OP. I just made sure I had my broth and fought it … HARD! Because I knew its what is best. I find hot (eg broths) are more satisfying whent that hunger comes on. Hang in there, you got it

[deftonestiffany 17]

I've decided to stick to the sample plans as well. It seems to have more of an. Organized way of eating andanaging caloric intake better. Thank u

[par1959 470]

This is the advise my Doc gave me. Consentrate on Water, water, water. You dont need to worry about calories or Protein for the next 4 to 6 weeks. All of that will come in time. I found that as my intake progressed from liquid to mushy to solid, my nutrition got better at each stage. Once you get back to solids getting your protein in is easy for most of us.

[SuperDave 1,115]

I think you are as normal as any of us!

At this point I would just concentrate on liquids and Protein. Don't worry about calories. Don't overthink your decision to become healthier. You have not made a mistake! What you have made is a huge change in your life. Just follow the program.

You do your part and allow your body to do it's part and soon you will look back and realize there was nothing to be worried about at all!

Best of luck on your journey!

[GreenEyes604 753]

After reading all the posts about what's normal and what's not, I'm really starting to believe that there aren't too many things that aren't normal. Your body has just gone through some major trauma, and it's going to take a while for it to recover and figure out what the hell happened!