Hi

I feel like crying... today I had my first experience with blockage of food in my esophagus.
It felt like I was about to have a heart attack or something , I was on the verge of passing out.
Stupid me thinking I would push it down with some yogurt since you can’t drink.. I made it worse.

My heart was palpating really fast , I was getting dizzy , I was shaking on my feet until I put a finger in my mouth and vomit most of it out... what came out was a weird thick slimey substance

I had left over tilapia fish from yesterday which was dry. I knew before hand it would be a risk of me eating it cuz of the dryness but here I am , still eating it.

2 bites and I went through hell.
I’m 3 weeks and 4 days post op.

I still feel something blocking but I’m drinking water....

Food is my enemy. Before the surgery it was my enemy and i abused it made myself morbidly obese and now after surgery It feels like it tries to kill me.

I know I’m super emotional.

I never experienced being thin and care free, seeing people who are thin and care free of what they eat makes me so jealous and makes me feel so low. I have to watch out for the rest of my life of the stuff I put in my mouth. Life is unfair but we deal with it.

This by far worse than dumping syndrome. I have learned my lesson. No more tilapia fish for me for awhile.

Thanks for reading xoxo

I'm still on the puree stage and i acknowledge that different doctors recommend different diets. My dietitian has told me to start soft foods after 2 weeks and to start normal diet at 4 weeks. One of the things they stressed is i will have to chew every mouthful till the food liquefies in my mouth before swallowing. Not sure if this helps.

I was cocky because I’ve had no vomiting or dumping and then I made a pot roast with gravy and chewed my brains out and it happened. So Much Pain in my chest and throat. Took 1 hour before I could throw it up took 2 days for me to swallow normal again. I was 3 &1/2 weeks out. So I was approved for rotisserie chicken and thought the pot roast would be ok. But NO

E.S. I haven't totally left you, hope we have jackets or at least vests for this organization. Be 3 weeks tomorrow, yesterday was first day Precious Pouch behaved like a good little pouch. Mixed up half a banana in my protein shake, need a little fruit/Miralax to keep things chugging through to the finish. My colon prefers to slumber away. Maybe not enough left to come through, maybe 70 year old lazy colon, maybe need to go to MoM instead or in addition. Bad when you think Did I Go Today or Not?
God did say " This too shall pass" but I suspect He was referring to life trials not?

Wonder that one myself, when Precious Pouch rebels it feels like there is food stuck there although I don't go above 1/8th=2T to a 1/4th cup=4T at any one time. Waters, most liquids drain fine, even protein shakes hardly give me a trial. EGD am I on my way to a balloon dilatation of my stoma? Rather not travel 50 miles for it, but urping, barfing and Frank vomiting get old real quick! And where am I losing the most weight? The wrists, I now have old lady wrists, and I didn't need the loss there!

You do realize this happens to everyone right?? That’s what you signed up for- it’s restriction.

Just keep doing you and focus on your progress. The pitty party thing won’t help you in the long run so don’t worry about what naturally thin people get to do, it doesn’t matter. They don’t think about food like that. Just keep on pushing through and things will get easier as you continue to adjust. Focus more on how far you’ve come in your journey as a whole.

Curious, does it happen because the pouch is full or does it happen before that.

Usually because you’re full but in her case because it’s to soon for her to be eating anyway, it could also be a texture thing. Like maybe the bite was to big or maybe the food was to dry or dense. Everyone goes through this, it’s not a big deal, just a reminder to be careful going forward.

On ‎09‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 10:20 AM, Christy P said:

You should not be eating solid food at 3 weeks. You should still be on full liquid until week 4. Then soft pudding type food for 2 weeks then some very soft chewed up food.

This is not true. Some patients, especially baratric programs in the UK, you leave the hospital on purred food. Everyone has a different program. And it depends on the type of surgery as well. My consisted of this: Clear liquids during my hospital stay,1 week of full liquids, 1 week of purred foods, 1 week soft foods, and by the beginning of week 4 I was eating normal foods.

Therefore, if the OP was eating fish on week 3, that would have been acceptable in my program. Obviously, you would want the fish to be moist and cooked to accommodate our sensitive pouches. I ate tuna fish and salmon as one of my staples during week 3, soft food stage.

Edited September 26, 20187 yr by AshAsh1

I couldn’t imagine eating meat at three weeks post-op. Ouch! Hope you are better now?

it was pureed smooth but Precious Pouch didn't like it at all! I HATE her little elevator maneuver ?" Everything going UP" But we shall still make our peace, I vow this!

On 9/22/2018 at 8:20 AM, Christy P said:

You should not be eating solid food at 3 weeks. You should still be on full liquid until week 4. Then soft pudding type food for 2 weeks then some very soft chewed up food.

Actually, every surgeon gives a different plan. Mine started pureed at 3 weeks. So, just following what the surgeon who knows you is best.

22 hours ago, AshAsh1 said:

This is not true. Some patients, especially baratric programs in the UK, you leave the hospital on purred food. Everyone has a different program. And it depends on the type of surgery as well. My consisted of this: Clear Liquids during my hospital stay,1 week of full liquids, 1 week of purred foods, 1 week soft foods, and by the beginning of week 4 I was eating normal foods.

Therefore, if the OP was eating fish on week 3, that would have been acceptable in my program. Obviously, you would want the fish to be moist and cooked to accommodate our sensitive pouches. I ate tuna fish and salmon as one of my staples during week 3, soft food stage.

Yep, I was cleared for fish on Week2.

19 hours ago, vanessagotsleeved said:

I couldn’t imagine eating meat at three weeks post-op. Ouch! Hope you are better now?

Gosh we're all so different! I actually was cleared to eat whatevs at 3 weeks. And ate a tiny bite of steak without problems!

I knew I don't be right, steak at 3 weeks? Can Amazon deliver me a new body, I have worn this one out!

8 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

I knew I don't be right, steak at 3 weeks? Can Amazon deliver me a new body, I have worn this one out!

Yes, my surgeon said I could try anything I was big enough to try. Once tiny bite of very tender ribeye went down fine. However, a few days later, a wedge of lite cheese and 2 pork rinds caused a trip to the ER.