Got my surgery date: October 22, 2018....and now the wait... Would love to gather a cohort here to go through this with!!!

Im day 5 post op. I’ve had a roughish road. My blood pressure dropped out in the hospital and they wouldn’t let me try to walk again until day 2. Then I struggled with the anesthesia, nausea and overproduction of saliva. That lasted until yesterday. I feel like I’m trying so hard to get the liquid in. Every sip hurts to swallow. If I try my hardest I’ll probably get 34oz in today. I feel dehydrated and way behind the “schedule”. Any advise?

On 11/3/2018 at 12:54 AM, FlyAwayFree said:

Hey there! Just had my surgery Oct. 29 and feel super alone right now. I didn't have much pain, just a lot of nausea. Had to stay in the hospital an extra day from the vomitting but now its much better,

I was sleaved on the 29th also. So you are not alone! This message board has been a real life saver. My doctor prescribed an anti-nauseous medication. I only had to take it twice, but it really helped.

I was sleeved on October 30th, and this message board has really helped me too. I have felt alone too, everything revolves around food! My family was watching a movie and they were eating pizza, and I had to leave. When you are feeling alone get on here and read, text and then you won’t feel so alone.

Sleeved on 10/2 and still this far out some days I sake up feeling slightly nauseous (never thrown up but more like sick at the thought of trying to eat) and light headed. Anyone else experiencing this?

Wake up*

Anyone doing the Keto diet after VGS? If so how is it working for you?

Im day 5 post op. I’ve had a roughish road. My blood pressure dropped out in the hospital and they wouldn’t let me try to walk again until day 2. Then I struggled with the anesthesia, nausea and overproduction of saliva. That lasted until yesterday. I feel like I’m trying so hard to get the liquid in. Every sip hurts to swallow. If I try my hardest I’ll probably get 34oz in today. I feel dehydrated and way behind the “schedule”. Any advise?

My sips hurt too if I swallow to hard and I'm tense. I now sip slowly and relax with every sip. It works. I feel I was just overthinking it and would tighten up my stomach before I sip. My doctor let me go home with drinking only half of the 64. I'm now doing a lot better. Just take your time and relax. You can do it

On 11/04/2018 at 20:43, Oct517 said:

Sleeved on 10/2 and still this far out some days I sake up feeling slightly nauseous (never thrown up but more like sick at the thought of trying to eat) and light headed. Anyone else experiencing this?

Yes, I have had similar feelings. Just empty and not interested in getting the ball rolling for the day but once I do it all subsides.

On 11/3/2018 at 9:20 AM, Bmanns01 said:

@Alpaca55 I totally get what you're feeling. My surgery date was October 29 and I came home the 30th. I initially wanted to tell family/friends what I was doing and my husband and kids (ages 16 & 19) we're all good with it. But once I attempted to break the news to those outside my home, reactions weren't all that pleasant so after attempting to tell a couple additional family members I stopped telling people.

I knew these changes were going to be hard on me so I actually signed myself up for therapy as well and had my first appointment yesterday. For the first little bit I will be going weekly until I get a handle on feeling so anxious and find a way to break off my emotional relationship with food.

Good luck and I know we got this!

I had my surgery on 10/26. I only told my closest friends and immediate family. They are all very supportive. Not everyone needs to know. People can be judgmental and who needs that ... what is most important is you did what was right for you. It is your personal journey. I had someone at work ask me what type of surgery I was having and basically told them it was none of their business besides it was a HIPPA violation for her to even ask and since we are not friends I didn't have an issue with telling her to back off

On 11/03/2018 at 10:06, notmyname said:

I'm trying to approximate one of my favorite meals - Cooking Light's Butternut Squash lasagna (it also has a layer of spinach/onions, but I figure I should start a bit more simple than that) Luckily, I dont have a family to cook for. Although my friends usually ask me to make a pie. Which I might still do, given that I typically bring a pie I don't particularly like and will have no trouble avoiding.

That sounds delicious too.. do you have a recipe for that one? Red sauce?

On 11/05/2018 at 09:24, greener pastures said:

That sounds delicious too.. do you have a recipe for that one? Red sauce?

I haven’t made the ricotta bake this way yet. I intend to take any of the ricotta bake recipes online and just add a layer of puréed butternut squash and maybe a layer of puréed spinach.

This is the pasta sauce I make (reduce/eliminate sugar after surgery). I make a smaller batch and freeze in about half cup increments. For purée/soft food stage, I’ll run it through a blender.
https://www.imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=270021

This is the original recipe, which once I’m on real food again, I’ll work on tweaking without the noodles.

https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/butternut-squash-lasagna-0

I wake up hungry (so I guess the opposite of nauseated), most mornings, @Oct517, but I end up a little nauseated after like half of my meals. Like you, I've never thrown up from it (though I was uncareful with some sliced roast beef last night, and it was a near thing), but it's awful. My body isn't consistently giving me a "full" signal, so I think I end up eating just a little more than I should, or something?

Anyway, any other time I have nausea it's almost always dehydration. A sugar free popsicle often clears it right up. I wonder if getting a little beverage in you right after you wake up would help?

I've heard people say they stick to protein shakes, or smoothies, or some other liquid for breakfast well after surgery, and I wonder if they're going through the same kind of thing you are.

Honestly when I wake up in the morning I grab a vitamin water zero and take all my meds . Then I head to the gym for about 90 min . Come home and either have a yogurt or scrambled egg . That’s pretty much my morning routine right now

I wake up hungry (so I guess the opposite of nauseated), most mornings, [mention=347112]Oct517[/mention], but I end up a little nauseated after like half of my meals. Like you, I've never thrown up from it (though I was uncareful with some sliced roast beef last night, and it was a near thing), but it's awful. My body isn't consistently giving me a "full" signal, so I think I end up eating just a little more than I should, or something?
Anyway, any other time I have nausea it's almost always dehydration. A sugar free popsicle often clears it right up. I wonder if getting a little beverage in you right after you wake up would help?
I've heard people say they stick to Protein Shakes, or smoothies, or some other liquid for Breakfast well after surgery, and I wonder if they're going through the same kind of thing you are.

I know that liquid in the morning helps me. I wake feeling hollow or empty, even though I don't feel the normal version of "hungry". And when I'm eating, the uncomfortable full feeling, like you just had three plates of Thanksgiving food, is the difference of one small baby-spoon bite. I've been lucky to have no nausea since I was in the hospital.

Did anybody start soft foods right before you saw the Dr. I see the Dr tomorrow but I'm tempted to make an egg today