Hi Deb My surgery was May 6 and I am EXACTLY right there with you! Can't really progress much past soft foods and even that is a gamble. They did check me for a stricture and found I had an ulcer at the jenum junction. That was a month ago. Carafate and nexium help and the ulcer is reduced but food is still a problem. I am down 65 pounds and thought this would overjoy me. I am pleased and love the extra energy but it is definately tempered by the pain w/food issue. There is no rhyme or reason either soup that was okay for lunch makes me feel I want to vomit at dinner. and it just plain hurts. I am hydrated again but Protein has become an issue and any meal cannot be more than 2 -2.5 oz total or I'll feel like dying. Something my surgeon told me has helped me understand though. He compared the pouch to a baby. The Surgeons know how to create and give us the baby (pouch) but every baby is different so once the baby gets home they can't predict the behavior. Will the baby develop normally, have colic, etc. He says my pouch is collicy but the good news is most babies stop with the colic within 6 to 8 months. So hang in there and keep treating the symptoms. I work for a bunch of pediatricians. When I told them this they laughed and said I should try some of the colic remedies. Surprisingly, the rosewater with a little ginger does help that uncomfortable period 30-60 minutes out.( I even throw in a 1/4 scoop of protein. I believe it will get better. I just have to find out what comforts the baby. I know this doesn't help but hopefully you feel better knowing you are not alone, I know I do. Please contact me and let me know how you are doing. We will help each other

Thank you all for posting here. It makes me feel better to know a lot of us have the same thoughts!

Tammy, sounds like you are doing pretty good for yourself if you are in a tight 16!!! Onderland is being below 200#. 100-something pounds. If you aren't there yet, you will be SOON! My nutrtionist never mentioned anything about not execising much b/c of lack of protein in a day. I too am barely getting 60-80g of protein in a day. I'm lucky most days if I get 50g!! Maybe that is why I got so loopy after walking/jogging last Monday. Hmmmmmm...I stopped the jogging and starting just walking fast enough to raise my heart rate, works much better for my head afterwards. Keep up the good work!!

Yep, Texas born, bred and raised. I grew up on a farm and when I got to where I could I bought a bigger farm LOL. My idea is to raise most of my own groceries so I don't have to go to the store much. I have goats, chickens, turkeys, geese and horses. I also work a full time job working 12 hour shifts at a prison as a nurse. LOL there are some days I ask myself why I have so many critters lol especially when one of them gets sick or just gets into something and I discover it on my way to work . I also hunt and fish which helps on the grocery bill. So summers I spend my time gardening and canning the winters I spend hunting , butchering and canning LOL. I think I need a vacation. I am so thankful for this sugery, now I have the energy to almost keep up with everything where before a day in the garden or canning just wore me out. My email is [email protected] if you want to shoot me a line there. Shelia

We had the same surgery date in the same city! Were you with Dr. Tishler as well?