Is anyone else still struggling

with water, protein and food intake.  Every morning I wake up nauseous, so it takes me a while to recover from that.  Then I usually have 1/2 of cup of hot tea which takes me about 30 minutes to get down. Then I am full.  I can only get in about 2-4 oz of liquids in in an hour's time frame.  And if I eat then I have to wait at least an hour before drinking anything or I'm so full I'm sick.
I usually average about 3-4 cups of water a day and that includes the 8 oz of protein shake I manage to choke down( but it makes me so full I want to puke).
I just fell like at 2 wks out I should be feeling better by now and at least meeting my water goals.  I manage about 1-2 meals a day, but noting taste, smells or looks good. 
Do you guys have any tips to when things get better.

Nicole

It will get better. My doctor gave me Nexium when I first had my surgery and I had to take it at least 30 min prior to eating or drinking anything for the day for my first month, which stopped my nausea. I could only eat and drink out of those small 1oz cups and everything had to be pureed for the first month and not have too much of a texture...everything I ate went in the blender. I had to eat and then about 30 min later try to drink but could not do both at the same time.  I do not recall being on the protein shakes prior to my 1st month out...I ate lots of blended meats with fat free gravy...hopefully this helps some.

Im haveing the same issue with water and protein...I hate all of the protein powders i have tried....Im still on full liquid and the only thing with protein that i am getting in is carnation instant breakfast and yogurt....its aweful...I feel your pain...I have been told it will get better! :)

Ditto for me.  I'm just a tad under 2 weeks out and on pureed foods.  So far the meals aren't too bad but the drinking, especially the protein drinks make me very nauseous and overly full.  Perhaps I am drinking them too fast and need to make them last.  My first week I was intaking 4 oz over an hour, and I am drinking the protein 8 oz in 1/2 hour.  For my next drink, I will commit to going back to using the timer and 1 oz medicine cup to sip it.

Hi everyone...I know this was posted a while ago but I just thought I would share with you the protein drinks I drink. It is the only one I can handle right now (and I have tried alot!) It is EAS 100% whey protein. It is 23 gms of protein per scoop and you use two scoops per 6-8ozs. I mix two scoops with 6 ozs of water and sip on this for about 1-2hours until I have drank it all. That is 46gms of protein in one drink! I then wait at least 1 hour before eatting anything (usually longer). So anyway that is how I deal with the protein right now I still cannot eat too much at eat meal (I am eatting 1/4c to 1/3c total food per meal) MD wants me up to 1/2c total food per meal. But I guess it will come. Good luck to everyone! and keep up the good work!

It's been a month for me and I'm still struggling. I'm having a hard time because before surgery there were a number of protein shakes I liked, now I don't.  Struggle each day to get in enough water. Usually I can eek out 48oz but would rather be up to 64+.  I wasn't expecting to feel like you, nothing really tastes , sounds or looks appealing. What a change!  Even if I had just a few "go to" high protein items that I liked, I'd be so much happier. You're not alone.

Thanks everyone for the tips.  I found out that I am very lactose intolerant so my protein was making me sick.  I got some protein bullets that I tolerate and today i found some low lactose protein that I'm going to try with my lactaid to see if I get it down. I'm still struggling with water, but its getting easier.  I started writing down my water and food intake to see how much I'm getting in.  Right now I'm at about 5 cups a day, which is better than 2 weeks ago.  Still not 8 cups but still good.  My energy is still shot though.  I wish that would come back.  I return back to work next week and I'm worried about being so tired all the time.

Nicole