One month out from surgery will I ever be able to eat!
Keep working at it! Are you allowed to eat anything? If you are start trying a bite of this and a taste of that. It wouldn't surprise me at all if you found out you can tolerate steak better than soup.
Meals... I know this is tough but at first, no, you can't eat a meal. Later, yes, but not now. What I did was keep tuna salad in the fridge and eat a bite whenever I passed by. That was the only way I could get in enough food every day. Graze. On good things, not crap. And always protein.
Meals... I know this is tough but at first, no, you can't eat a meal. Later, yes, but not now. What I did was keep tuna salad in the fridge and eat a bite whenever I passed by. That was the only way I could get in enough food every day. Graze. On good things, not crap. And always protein.
I had a hiatal hernia repair at the same time I had the DS. I wWas throwing up all the time post op and had buyer's remorse. It took a while, but we finally figured out that the hiatal hernia repair made my esophagus not straight. Add to that a lot of job stress at the same time which contributed to abnormal peristalsis, and nothing stayed down. Once we figured that out, the surgeon stretched my esophagus a bit and all was well. Once we got through that issue, it was learning to stop eating one bite BEFORE I felt too full 
And that was more about my head and learning to eat less with my new smaller stomach.
In the meantime, while all the issues were going on, I used my immersion blender and made my food very mushy. Chicken mushed with chicken broth, etc. I also drank protein drinks a lot. Afterwards, I found really moist food, such as fish or cottage cheese easy to get down.
Hang in there! It will get better.
At 9 1/2 years post op, I miss the days when 3 bites was a meal.
Sharon
And that was more about my head and learning to eat less with my new smaller stomach. In the meantime, while all the issues were going on, I used my immersion blender and made my food very mushy. Chicken mushed with chicken broth, etc. I also drank protein drinks a lot. Afterwards, I found really moist food, such as fish or cottage cheese easy to get down.
Hang in there! It will get better.
At 9 1/2 years post op, I miss the days when 3 bites was a meal.
Sharon
So sorry you are having troubles. I had esophageal spasms immediately post surgery every time I drank water,from the intubation- my esophagus was curved, and a bit roughed up during surgery. Internal healing from your surgery takes about 6 weeks. At a year out now I still dont like the feel of solid food in my stomach. Soft foods feel better like baked apples, puddings, shakes w/ cream, warm soups or protein broth. For months I felt worse after eating. I had an allergy test at the allergist- 60 pokes down my back. They found I had no milk allergy, but reactions to eggs, tuna, hazelnuts, shrimp, lobster, white fish. I cant believe I had been trying egg protein shakes to relieve the uncomfortable tummy feelings. I was very glad to isolate my problem foods, and see none of the protein sources like meats, cheese, cream , or protein shake mixes were issues for me. Splenda/Sucralose was a big reaction with irritated mouth, and throat. Now without it I feel much better. the allergist had me do an elimination diet for a few weeks to isolate the trouble foods and artificial sweeteners. He said thats really the best way to see what causes reactions, and isolate the exact culprets for my symptoms.
Hope you find relief, and know its all normal to have issues in the first few months. Nausea, and not keeping food down may be a greater issue that needs checking out by your doctor. Ask your surgeons office for advice. They can refer you for testing.
Dr Kemmeters office staff has been so helpful. The nurses have answered all my questions about the various issues that have come up about whether or not my pains are worth futher investigation. I always start with a call to the nurses.
Hope you find relief, and know its all normal to have issues in the first few months. Nausea, and not keeping food down may be a greater issue that needs checking out by your doctor. Ask your surgeons office for advice. They can refer you for testing.
Dr Kemmeters office staff has been so helpful. The nurses have answered all my questions about the various issues that have come up about whether or not my pains are worth futher investigation. I always start with a call to the nurses.
Duodenal Switch- lap
Dr. Paul. Kemmeter Grand Rapids, Mi.
Dr. John Renucci, Plastics, Body contouring,Grand Rapids, Mi.
Start 255/ Surgery wt 235/ Current wt. 117
BMI-20, 135 lbs lost, 5'3"
I will tell you that it takes time and your goal is to do a little bit more each day I could not do the creamy soups. Make sure you just take small bites and chew chew chew. I will also tell you to make sure you are staying on top of your fluid intake because if you start getting dehydrated it will stop you from being able to get things down and also make you feel like you do not want anything. OI am a person that can tell you that it will be worth it at the end. I wish you luck and pray that things get better with time. Smile there is a pot of goal on the other side and it is freedom from the extra weight.
MARTINA
Rockmart Georgia
HW: 315 CW: 117 GW: First goal 150 met 3/23/2012, Second goal 135
Rockmart Georgia
HW: 315 CW: 117 GW: First goal 150 met 3/23/2012, Second goal 135
How long do you reckon it takes for swelling to go down around the areas reseceted and re-anastamosed in your small intestine? Remember it doesn't get a day off like a broken leg or arm to swan around on a pillow going owwww! Nope the little digestive power house has to get to work as soon as it wakes up after surgery.
So this swollen, chopped up little worm of intestine that HATES being touched does what it does...puffs up like a Persian cat. Well if you poke at a wound the thing swells and gets angry doesn't it? That changes the diameter of the opening for your food swill to pass through doesn't it? Some days you'll get more through than others but the poor wee thing is trying its bloody best. Give it a break! Eating a salad would be like eating a loofa sponge wrapped in barbed wire. BEHAVE!
My worm of suffering settled after three months (I did however whinge for about a year about any old **** cause I could). I was back to work after two eating about two tablespoons of food at a time and having to come back for more in an hour. I call it my filter feeding episode. The whole fat person cookie monster eating of the past is out the window so realise that **** was cut off along with the outer curvature of your stomach. Meanwhile you are post-op, you had **** off large operation and your body is wondering why you were such a dick and why it can't just eat a pork loin and bag of M&M peanuts.
This bit sucks arse. That's all there is to it. It ******g sucks, it will keep sucking and there will be the joy of discovering your lactose intolerance and atomic rejection of "bad foods" to come. It won't get much better for the next month and that is OK because you are healing and learning and taking your first baby foal shaky steps with your knobbly little legs. Take this time to be introspective on your eating. You have failed to drop down dead from malnutrition yet. Perhaps the emotional response to this misery is in part the separation anxiety from our source of comfort....food.
Now after 7 months I was eating for Britain. Mind you **** poor amounts (like half a small portion) but Dammit...I was eating alllllll the time to make up for it. I'm a size 6-8 by US clothing standards, I can run and climb and dance and pass as some weird outdoorsy type.
I am 3 years out on the 3rd of Jan 2013 and my life is beyond stellar! I look and feel better than I could ever imagine I ever would. If you can remember you're in this for the long haul and the end game is that little hope you never thought you could ever realise then **** the first month of misery. Meh....what of it! Man up Princess....whoever said surgery was the easy way out needs to have thier gonads slammed in a car door.
Sip sip, chew, chew, walk and fart.
Get going!
So this swollen, chopped up little worm of intestine that HATES being touched does what it does...puffs up like a Persian cat. Well if you poke at a wound the thing swells and gets angry doesn't it? That changes the diameter of the opening for your food swill to pass through doesn't it? Some days you'll get more through than others but the poor wee thing is trying its bloody best. Give it a break! Eating a salad would be like eating a loofa sponge wrapped in barbed wire. BEHAVE!
My worm of suffering settled after three months (I did however whinge for about a year about any old **** cause I could). I was back to work after two eating about two tablespoons of food at a time and having to come back for more in an hour. I call it my filter feeding episode. The whole fat person cookie monster eating of the past is out the window so realise that **** was cut off along with the outer curvature of your stomach. Meanwhile you are post-op, you had **** off large operation and your body is wondering why you were such a dick and why it can't just eat a pork loin and bag of M&M peanuts.
This bit sucks arse. That's all there is to it. It ******g sucks, it will keep sucking and there will be the joy of discovering your lactose intolerance and atomic rejection of "bad foods" to come. It won't get much better for the next month and that is OK because you are healing and learning and taking your first baby foal shaky steps with your knobbly little legs. Take this time to be introspective on your eating. You have failed to drop down dead from malnutrition yet. Perhaps the emotional response to this misery is in part the separation anxiety from our source of comfort....food.
Now after 7 months I was eating for Britain. Mind you **** poor amounts (like half a small portion) but Dammit...I was eating alllllll the time to make up for it. I'm a size 6-8 by US clothing standards, I can run and climb and dance and pass as some weird outdoorsy type.
I am 3 years out on the 3rd of Jan 2013 and my life is beyond stellar! I look and feel better than I could ever imagine I ever would. If you can remember you're in this for the long haul and the end game is that little hope you never thought you could ever realise then **** the first month of misery. Meh....what of it! Man up Princess....whoever said surgery was the easy way out needs to have thier gonads slammed in a car door.
Sip sip, chew, chew, walk and fart.
Get going!
RIP Mickie aka Happychick. You will be missed deeply.
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