9 days out and feeling sick

Today has been less than wonderful.  Nothing sounds good and even the FF cream of chicken soup is making me queasy.  On top of that, I'm completely exhausted.  I'm getting a little worried that I've made a mistake by doing this...

Is this normal for this stage?

Unfortunately, I have to say yes.  I was queasy until I was 6 or 7 weeks out.  As for thinking you made a mistake. Completely normal. I sometimes still think I made a mistake. You just have to look at the good side of the situation (I know it is hard when you feel like ) instead of the bad. I hope you start feeling better fast.

Tina

Sounds pretty normal to me! I hated protein shakes so much that I lived off water on my 2 week liquid diet post-op. It WILL get better!

It was normal for me.  I felt that way for the first 2 months. 

I didn't even concentrate on eating anything.  I concentrated on drinking.  I ate one meal a day for the first 2 months - obviously less than you're "supposed" to eat - but all I could manage at that point.

Just concentrate on fluids and protein (shakes, etc) right now to help with the exhaustion and don't get dehydrated. 

To put it in perspective, this is what I was "eating" 9 days out...

Time	Ate	Calories	Fat	Carbs	Protein	Liquid Ounces	Percentage Fat
7:40 AM	1 sugar free Popsicle fruit popsicle	15.00	0.00	4.00	0.00	1.65	0.00
8:30 AM	1 cup Hiland skim milk	80.00	0.00	11.00	8.00	8.00	0.00
1:30 PM	1 sugar free Popsicle fruit popsicle	15.00	0.00	4.00	0.00	1.65	0.00
1:50 PM	1 sugar free Popsicle fruit popsicle	15.00	0.00	4.00	0.00	1.65	0.00
2:15 PM	1 ounce water	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
2:45 PM	1 ounce water	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
4:30 PM	1 ounce turkey deli meat	32.00	0.30	2.10	5.30	0.00	8.44
6:00 PM	1 sugar free kroger juice pop	30.00	0.00	7.00	0.00	1.75	0.00
6:00 PM	5 ounces water	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00
8:00 PM	1 sugar free kroger juice pop	30.00	0.00	7.00	0.00	1.75	0.00
9:00 PM	protein slam	100.00	0.00	0.00	27.00	2.90	0.00
11:00 PM	1 cup Hiland skim milk	80.00	0.00	11.00	8.00	8.00	0.00
	total	397.00	0.30	50.10	48.30	34.35	0.68

I didn't even want that shaved deli meat.  I just had to eat something so I forced myself to do it. 

Drink, drink, drink and concentrate on protein.  Make yourself eat at least once a day until you CAN eat 3 times a day. 

It gets better.  I promise. 

Thanks to you all for the encouragement.  Gosh, I hope it doesn't take 2 months, though!  I may have to call and get some drugs, I'm a big ol' wuss when it comes to nausea.

You were able to eat deli meat?  Did you just cut it up into teeny pieces?  I seem to have trouble with anything thicker than mashed potatoes these days.

Thanks again, I'm so glad you all are here.

The deli meat was cut paper thin (seriously you could almost see through it) and I took tiny bites and chewed until it was pureed in my mouth.  It was not thicker than mashed potatoes by the time I swallowed it.