Suppose to start mushy's

Hey everyone;

So tomorrow is my big day and I'm suppose to start mushy's. I should be excited about the opportunity to eat real food again but I'm NOT. I'm scared to death. Sometimes my liquids go down hard and that's causes some pain so I can't imagine what the more solid food is going to feel like. Is it normal to have anxiety about this?
Other than that I've had my 2 week check up and Dr Birch is impressed. He said keep doing what you're doing cause you've got it all right. He did have to remove 6 of my steri strips, they just liked me too much to fall off. 2 of those 6 incisions were a little irritated and weeping but he's assured me that there is no cause for alarm and that there is no signs of infection. I've still got quite a bit of swelling in my tummy area and it kinda pulls my incisions but he said can take a while to go down. I'm so looking forward to that's day.

Kee.

I was extremely excited to start solid foods, but didn't get to start solids almost 4 weeks after my surgery so by that time, I was SO ready.

I think it is normal to have anxiety, you don't know how foods are going to react. I have some days where certain foods are fine and then others that they aren't. I would suggest starting with softer solid foods, things you can chew up extremely well. And remember you probably won't be able to eat much for the first bit. I think for the first few weeks after solids I maxed out at about 4 spoonfuls. but slowly it increased and now I max out at about 1/2cup....depending on the food.

I would suggest to try cottage cheese, chicken, things like that.

Egg whites are good to try as well.  I bought the stuff in the cartons and only made a 1/4 cup at a time.  I wasn't even able to eat that most of the time.

Don't be afraid, your body will tell you when to stop, you just have to listen to it.  Take small bites and take things slow.  You'll do just fine!

Jill

Hey Guys!!

Did I mention I hate food.....oh yes--- I HATE FOOD!! LOL Bye Bye love affair! Its offically over :D

I started solids yesterday ( Weird that my dietitcan told me the 5th Kee and you the 7th) and it didn't go as I had hoped. I tried to eat tuna and after 1.5hrs I had only got in 1/4 cup and it felt stuck. My body sure doesn't have any problem telling me when to stop.
I have experimented with a bunch of different textures and it's going ok. I can't do bread yet but beans were ok. I am so tired of pudding, ensure, yogurt, jello, milk, etc. Making chili for the family tonight so I'm going to give a spoonful of that a whirl. Slow and steady right!?

This morning I made a pkg of oatmeal with milk and I managed to get most of it down. My calcium citrate & prenatals SUCK!! I hate horsepills HAHHAHA

My steristrips have been off since Day 5 and I am all healed up. The incision that is next to the bellybutton is the biggest but is scabbed over. The indented one of popped back out and all healed. I have no leakage and I feel as though I haven't gone trhough surgery. I am even sleeping on my tummy.....there might be a little swelling but nothing major.

I'm down 13 lbs since the 21st and that is 30% of 1/2 of my excess weight. Its crazy!! I'm only 6lbs heavier than my hubby now-- I love it!!! I see Dr. Birch on Oct 18th and I'm sure all will be great!!
 

Hey Kim! We see Dr. Birch on the same day! I was at the EBSG on Monday night at the Alex and I saw him walking across the lobby so I nabbed him and asked him about swimming and stuff and his gave me the okay but I have my "official" appointment with him on the 18th at 10:15am.

Take it easy on the breads - I still can't do bread. Wraps are okay, I just take off the excess but actual bread my body doesn't like. My Dietian told me to try it again but I'm really not willing to right now as I don't like the feeling of a lead ball in my stomache.

I'm hoping to be there early enough to catch then as my appt is at 11am but we're driving 3 hrs in that morning so I might miss you......I know who you are so if I see ya we'll chat!! :D

I don't mind waiting around for a bit if you are in your appointment when I come out of mine. It would be nice to catch up.

Thanks guys for posting.

I think it's more of an in my head issue but I hate that painful stuck feeling and I know it's gonna hold me back. I'm also the type person who hates my food cold so I have been trying to deal with that, I guess it's got no choice but go cold when it takes forever to eat it.
I have noticed that my LOVE AFFAIR with food is gone, it's like I've went through a  Divorced. I could care less if I ate or not but I know that I have too for the healing process and weight lost but it's amazing that my life doesn't surround eating or planning my next meal when I'm not finished the first one.
OMG Kim I hadn't even thought of taking my vitamins, that's suppose to start today as well. Oh frig now I'm sweating bullets just thinking of those stupid horse pills. Those will be a meal in it self. Also I think each dietitian does things different, I know even vitamin wise my sister is on chewable centrum and I'm on materna. I stopped trying to figure out the difference.  I so wish I could sleep on my tummy or right side but my incisions pull too much on that side, most days I feel like I've done a million sit ups.
Thanks again guys, I so love getting feed back from everyone.

Kee.

oh I remembered a few more things!

The horse pills!!! if you have a membership to Costco they sell the liquid calicum. It is $9 for a big bottle and i'm just finishing mine so it lasts about a month and a half. It is 3tbsps for the amount I need (1500). It has a bit of a citrus flavour to it. I also stick it in my protein smoothie and I can't taste it...

Kee - before you eat also try a gravel...see how that goes. for the first little bit I had a gravel quite a but now it is better. I only feel sick if I eat the wrong food or eat too fast. And I have the same problem with the food being cold, I hate food that isn't supposed to be cold, being cold. Just have a mircowave by to heat it up again...ha.

I so can  relate.. I havent eaten a real meal in over 7 mths.. I did the 3.5 wk liq and then tried the way they said and food to me didnt agree.. I was basically on Liq for almost 6mths.. Im finally starting to eat 1/2  turkey burger with out bun and stuff and it takes for ever. I am never hungry.. I think the hardest part for me was the vit's I just started to take the Mulit ones a mth ago.. and it still is tough to do. But I know I have to as i had the RNY.. I bought the liq calccium and the Vit D strips so that was ok.. I found that since my last surgery in Aug I have one opening  that still isnt healed  but Dr Birch said it was the stitch and will come out when it wants.. I also find that some thing I ate a wk ago maybe today doesnt sit right ( egg whites or tuna).. I havent tried wraps yet.. Im glad I get to see your updates cus it sure helps me know Im not going through this alone..,,.


Karen