5 Days Out!!!

Hello everyone!

Had my surgery on 3/24 and it went great. My nurse told me that I was the best gastric patient she has ever had. My pain never went above a 2 and I didn't require morphine. I was up and walking by the first day and have kept it up. I feel great and can't believe that an 8oz shake actually fills me up! I weighed in before surgery and had lost 7lbs from the pre surgery diet. I just weighed myself and lost 9 more! It's working fabulously already! I know that a big part of it is that I am getting up and moving as much as possible. It's helped with the pain and with losing the weight.

All those that have had surgery this month...how are things going? How long are you on the liquid diet, and can anyone tell me what the next step is? Is it pureed foods? I have to see my surgeon in 2 weeks and then I guess I'll find out. But I'd like to know what I'm in for! Can anyone tell me what it felt like to actually have food in their stomachs? It's making me a little nervous since liquids fill me up just nicely right now! Haha! Thanks in advance

Robyn

You are doing fantastic!  Keep up the good work!  I can't believe you didn't need pain meds - amazing!

I had my surgery on March 18, a few days before you.  I had pain for a couple of days, but am much much better now.  I spent 2 nights in the hospital. Like you, I have been walking, walking, walking.  I think that's best.  I've lost about 13 lbs since the day before surgery.  Right now, I'm on a liquid diet until I see my surgeon next Friday.  Pretty much 4 oz protein shakes every couple of hours.  I was told to get in at least 74 gm protein.  Other liquids I am having are cream of wheat, sf popsicles, and cream soups (mostly cream of chicken).  I can only get in about 4 oz at a time which is fine by me.  I can't beleive I have not had a morsel of food to eat in 11 days!  This really does work!

Didn't they put you on a post-op diet?  What is your vitamin regimen like?  I am on 2 multivitamins w/iron, 4 calcium citrate, and B12 daily.  Seems I am taking them all day long.

I am so glad I did this!  :o)

Robyn,
You are doing great. I am 4 weeks out. I am still eating a soft food diet. 2 ounces does the trick for me. Today I get to add a few more foods to my list that I can intake.
EMily

I take one Flinstone vitamin with Iron and 3 calcium chews with Vitamin D. They also want me to take benefiber but so far I've been pretty regular so I haven't done that. Maybe once I eat regular food I'll need more vitamins, but so far that's it for me.

2oz of food at a serving sounds great to me! Before it would be at least 2lbs! Haha

I had surgery on the 17th.  It's been a fairly rough couple of weeks, I had quite a bit of pain, at least as painful as my scheduled cesarean (although not as painful as my emergency cesarean) but that wasn't the worst part, the worst part is that I've been struggling with nausea since surgery.  It is getting better but it's not gone and getting in what I'm required to get in each day is impossible with the nausea.  I'm working hard on getting my protein shakes in but not getting nearly what I should at this point, did better my first few days home but now after almost two weeks of struggling with on and off nausea I'm not doing as well, so working hard on upping that.  I am still on full liquids but start pureed foods tomorrow, at two weeks out.  Then I am on pureed for two weeks and then move onto soft foods for two weeks before finally moving onto regular foods.  I haven't been hungry really since surgery, although have felt like I needed to eat something, hard to explain but it wasn't the same feeling as being hungry, lol.  Sounds like you are doing great, keep it up!

Sorry had a double post.  ;)