6 Week Appointment

Well I just got back from my Dr 6 week appointment. Have to say, I was feeling pretty good, I'm down 45 pounds from my pre-surgury high of 350 lbs. I hadn't had any dumping episodes during those 6 weeks and today was the day I finally was given permission to eat some solid food (not much mind you but...). So I had prepared in advance and had some ground turkey made up with Hunt's Manwich sauce all ready for myself when I got home... Anticipation is everything!!! I pushed it, by the 3rd bite, I could feel the pressure building in my esophigus, and boom: Dumping, it all came back up!! Silly me!! Fortunately I had a bowl close by, so no real mess. Anyways, I sat back relaxed, sipped some water to get tastes out of my mouth and simply waited a 1/2 hour or so till I was feeling better. I went back to my 3 oz of lunch and took my time!! Chewed completely and set down my spoon between bites, like I've been practicing these past 5 weeks with the soft and mushies, and I finished my wonderfull first meal! Lesson learned!! Watch out for those anticipitory moments and savor!! Robyn

Robyn, congrats on being down 45lbs in 6 weeks, you're doing wonderfully! Also - congrats on getting to move on from mushies to real food! Woohoo!! That's a terrific stage. Good lesson learned too.. glad it wasn't worse. Sounds like it worked out okay for you. Hugs and congrats, Tink