Hello All, I'm 12 days out and other than being tired and having an extremely terrible bout of medication induced constipation, I have been doing well. I have been drinking 2 Protein shakes a day and three 2oz full liquid meals ( often times broth ). I have a little bit of cottage cheese as well. I haven't had any problems with eating at all so far. Haven't really been hungry to speak of but have yet to feel full at all. I have been reading about food getting stuck, throwing up, etc.... I almost don't feel like anything has been done to my stomach. Am I just fooling myself? Am I in for a shock when i have solid foods? I would really appreciate some input.

Thanks

It sounds like you are doing great.

If you follow your surgeon's food phases then there really is no reason to expect to have issues. I think they are the exception and not the rule.

I am one week post op ... And feel much the same way you do. I forgot I had had the surgery at one point today during a meeting and found myself gulping my Water and then realized what I had done and froze, just waiting for the pain to hit ... And nothing. I started thinking the same thing as you - did I get duped!? Lol!

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I am terrified of the same thing as well. I am 5 days out today, no problems at all. I am scared what is going to happen

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I literally feel like I could go make a grilled cheese sandwich right now and eat the whole thing and wouldn't feel any different than before!

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Sounds like you guys are doing great! Question about weight loss. Feeling as though you guys haven't had surgery. Is everyone's weight still going down?

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Yea, I'm not necessarily hungry for a grilled cheese sandwich or willing to mess up what I've done, I was just stating how strange it feels. I expected this to be more difficult and more restricted feeling. It does make it easier to make good choices. I'm one week post op and have lost 20.3 pounds.

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I am not going to do anything either but I have been thinking about maybe some things I wouldn't mind having, again some goldfish crackers. LOL I hope when I finally eat one I hate them. I am day 5 and went shopping at the mall yesterday- I totally understand what you are talking about. Like I have a little secret.

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@@jwitchy65 I'm 2 months post op and I had the same experience. I'm still waiting for something bad to happen! Never had any nausea, visiting, uncomfortable feeling, etc. All food has gone down easy. Some of us just heal really well, or had particularly talented surgeons or whatever. Don't sweat it.

I'm 13 days out and just started my soft foods, just a bit of egg salad..(hard boiled eggs light mayo and a bit of mustard to cut make it moist without overdoing the mayo.) I had some for lunch, and it was very little. My body let me know pretty quickly that I had had enough...i felt like the food was stuck in the middle of my chest for just a moment, so that was a good warning to slow it down and chew a bit more next go round. I felt the same as you about the liquids though. I sip all day and feel like i could guzzle it down without any issues...but i don't because i don't want to create an issue lol. Best of luck!

Remember, nerves were cut and right now you are on liquids/soft things like cottage cheese - not dense food. This is to let your stomach heal. Trust me, first time you have dense solid Protein - you'll notice a difference. But again, it will take a while for the healing and you may not "feel" it until you've had too much. This is why it is important to weigh and measure everything early out - you can't rely on "feeling" while still healing from the surgery.

Same here I am almost 2 weeks postop and had that same concern lol but my belly yells at me when needed I am supposed to be on a liquid diet until my two weeks are up and I tried some cottage cheese just to see if I liked it and got the gas pains I have the same issues with Water or juice but ends up OK I was told I'm doing great but I'm 12 days post and down 20 lbs so I'm doing something right and BTW dulcolax works wonders it says to take up to 3 I only take 2 and it helps really good helped with a lot of the gas as well

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