nothing is good

hello to you all! i had my surgery on 4/19 and am having a hard time taking anything in at all..... i know that part of this is a ulcer (went back in the hospital last week). But i am still feeling like crap. this is all very discouriging (sp?) everyone else seems to be getting on at this point and starting to feel semi normal again, any advice? you are all doing GREAT btw......congrats!!!! Jennifer down 50lbs and 4 sizes

Jennifer - I am so sorry you are having problems and aren't feeling well. Once you get the ulcer under control I expect you will start to feel much better and more normal. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you begin feeling more normal real soon. By the way, congrats on your fantastic loss!!! 50 pounds and 4 sizes is great progress, even though you haven't felt your best! Good luck to you. Bonnie

Hey Jennifer, I'm sorry you're feeling so crummy. I'm sure once you get your ulcer under control you'll feel much better. As for feeling semi-normal..... I for one don't feel anywhere close to normal. I wonder if I will ever feel normal...eating has become such a chore to me that most times, I don't want to deal with it. Congratulations on your loss! That is wonderful. I've lost 50lbs and have only gone down one size lol To each his own. April

Hi Everyone, I too feel really crappy most of the time. Even the thought of eating makes me nauseated. I know I have to eat, so I tend to force small amounts of food and then spend 30 minutes feeling miserable. I really hope that someday soon, I can tolerate food or liquids better. Good luck all Kelli

Sorry you are feeling crappy, me too. I have had to have a stricture dilated twice and tomorrow will be number 3 and hopefully the last. Anything that is not a liquid gets stuck and it comes right back up. With the nausea, not being able to take my meds/vitamins and lack of energy, I am at my wits end. I know I will be better after my endoscope with balloon dilation tomorrow but right now it bites. I have only lost 35 pounds so far too to top it all off and no I don't want any cheese with my WHINE!! Hope you get better, take care.

I started feeling more normal last week. I learned something last week that really helped. I take 2-3 small bites and I feel pressure/full. I wait 5-10 minutes and that feeling passes and I can continue to eat my 1/4 cup of food. Before I learned this, I was only able to eat the 2-3 small bites and I thought I was done. I have been losing more weight since I am eating more - I guess my metabolism needed a bit more food. I hope that this helps you to feel more normal and not feel like eating is such a chore. Kari

Jennifer, I am so sorry that you still feel bad, but selfishly it calms me down to see that others are also struggling. I have my moments of being very discouraged as well. I had this surgery to regain my health. It was a choice to live and to hopefully live a much fuller life. When I am exhausted, nauseous, vomiting, cramping and weak from not eating I start feeling like it will never get better. Then I have a good day, then a few good days and I remember that it took a long time to get into the shape I was in before the surgery and it will take a while to recover. I've had ulcers and they do heal with time. I now have Crohn's Disease, an inflammatory disease of the GI system. While it is not curable, it is manageable and does go into remission at times with regular drug and IV treatments. This week was the best since the surgery. I was productive and enjoying my work again. I was still taking drugs for nausea and struggling with my food, but I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. Then last night I woke up vomiting and this morning was too sick to get out of bed. Bizarrely, for today, it is all right. This forum, my weight loss of 65 pounds, the people in my life that I love, my dogs... all are giving me faith today that if I can just hang in there, it will keep getting better. Today I can share my hope and faith with you, but tomorrow I might be asking to be reminded that I ever felt this way. So I am very grateful that you and everyone on this forum are willing to share this journey. As a food addict I have always looked for immediate gratification and this is one journey that is demanding patience. This is against my nature, but then so is not eating. Hang in there and please stay in touch. Dotsie

i just want to thank you all for all of your wonderful support! the words of encourgement mean everything! hope you all feel better soon also.

((((((Jennifer))))), I'm sorry you're not feeling good. Just try not to get too discouraged because it will eventually pass, it has to right? You have been through a lot in less than 2 months so just hang in there and I hope you're feeling much better very soon!!