I am eating 3tbs a meal, 3 meals a day. And I am supposed to try and get 48-64oz of fluid a day. 1 quart of that is supposed to be fruit juice that is diluted with water. I had my surgery Aug 15th. I have lost 23 lbs since surgery and I lost 30 before surgery. I probably take in 500 calories a day or so. But I don't think we are supposed to worry about our calories right now. Be careful with eating to much though cause you can hurt your new little pouch, and plus you don't have feeling in it right now, or so I was told by my surgeon. I also take a liquid B-Complex supplement, calcium+d chews, multi vitamin, vitamin c and protein shakes everyday as well.

Brenda...That sounds like a plan! I will definately call my Dr's office on Monday and see if they'll schedule an upper GI. Then see what the doc says on Tuesday and I'll relay your situation to him because they definately sound real similar. I saw my nut this week and she said I'm not getting enough calorie intake. She wants me to get about 800 daily and I'm only getting a little over 400. I know that this problem has something to do with it because I'm at a point where I don't even look forward to eating. I get hungry but when I eat I ALWAYS get that pain between my breasts. Like an hour ago...I ate and my very 1st bite, there's the pain again and the burping all throughout the meal. Actually, I really hope what you have IS the problem because then I know there's a solution. Reglan & Prilosec. This is really getting to be a problem as I don't look forward to eating at all. Thanks so much for your info Bren! I will definately let you know what happens when I see the Dr. Again, THANX! Bye for now... Brenda (BizzyB)

My prayers are with Bob and Lori and their entire family. God will heal him and bring him out of this. It sounds to me like Bob is a very strong man. May the Spirit of the Lord be upon him and his family always. I'll pray for a full recovery with no more complications! God bless you for summoning prayer warriors in his battle! You've got one here! God bless you!! Brenda

Hi Brenda! I do think that you could be suffering the same problem as me. I know when I have that pain in my chest and that burping feeling, I have to excuse myself to the bathroom and (I'm sorry this sounds so gross) burp it up. That's the only way I can get the rest of my food to go down. It's also the only way I can get those miserable feelings to go away. I'd recommend calling ahead to your doctor and asking them to set you up with an appointment (before your appointment with him) for an upper GI. Then when you see him, explain what's happening and tell him about what I found out from my surgeon. You can tell him (if you want to) that my doctor put me on Reglan and Prilosec OTC to help cure my problem. The Reglan is a digestive aid and the Prilosec is for reflux problems. It's made a WORLD of difference in my condition already after just three doses of each medication. PLEASEEEEE let me know what you find out ok? I'll keep you in my prayers! God bless you! Brenda

Thanks, and good luck to you too.