15 days out. very anxious. Like my skin is crawling. I can't seem to get my protein shakes in or water. I want food sorta. Like to taste it. My mouth tastes so nasty i can not stand it. I quit smoking before surgery but right now i want one badly. I get ready to fix something to eat and just sit back down cover up and want to sleep. Help...

Hey Shelly, hang in there! It does get better! Are you being able to hold anything down or is it just tasting horrible? I had my surgery on the 6/29. The doc has said its common to not get all your proteins in the first few months. In time it will build. I haven't had an appetite since my surgery. Can't tell when I'm hungry or even when I'm full. I feel like I never had the surgery. Almost wish I could see what was done to my insides. I'm so used to diets failing, I seem to be waiting for this to fail too. Frustrating. I'm lucky so far everything I have eaten I have tolerated fine. Find something that works and little by little try something different.

I'm still on mushy... Yogurt. Pudding, eggs. What are you eating?

I'm on mushy still, adding a few soft meals. I eat yogurt, cottage cheese, egg salad, tuna w/mayo, I also eat tilapia fish, and had shrimp. I have fruit too. Blue berries and black berries. One other thing I've tried is spicy bean burger. Awesome. I needed to add some things that were hot to feel normal. The only thing that's not agreeing well with me are the protein drinks. Too sweet, not going down. And once I do get it down, I'm immediately running to the bathroom. Ive cut that down to 1 a day.

How much do you consume at one time. Im scared to try anything. I am not getting shakes down either. Too sweet and make my mouth taste terrible. I cant get my butt to work because i don't know what to feed myself and am in so much pain still and cry all the time

Hi Shelly, I get down about 2 2oz containers per meal. I have a high protein and then something with fruit. Example: tilapia fish in one 2oz container and then 1 oz cottage cheese and 1oz blueberries. When did you have your surgery? So much pain? I'd contact your doctor. I had hardly any pain at all from the whole surgery. All I can suggest keep walking. I walked a lot. It seemed to help. I'm sorry its hurting so bad! That's what I was afraid of but I guess I was lucky to not have any.

My surgery was june 30. It was a complicated surgery with a lot of reconstruction from a bad hernia repair. I will try that. I am going to get rechecked next week. I wish this was easier but its not and i am in a state of regret right now...

Shelleylester: that is probably why you have more pain because it was a reconstruction w/a hernia. I will pray it gets better for you! Each day should get better as it goes. I believe in the long run once your through all the pain it will be the best thing for you! You won't regret. The outcome will be awesome!

Thank you. Tonight I'm trying tuna salad. Wish me luck.

Good luck to you!!!

Hang in there Shelly! Saying a prayer for you!

Yikes- I mean Shelley! Sorry

It's ok. I definitely need prayer. Feeling confused.

It's ok. I definitely need prayer. Feeling confused.

did u eat the tuna last night

I did manage a bit. Tuna a bit of mayo salt pepper. Then put in a food chopper. It was pretty good. It stayed down.

So happy to hear that are u feel a lil better today

I'm trying. I really want to be normal again. Whatever that is. I still can't lay down in the bed and sleep in a recliner.... Hope to be back in bed soon. I'm getting my walks in. Are you all still weak at this point?