THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT?

OK I AM SOOO WORRIED OR CONFUSED,, DON'T KNOW THE EXACT WORD,,BUT HERE'S WHATS GOING ON,, I AM ON LIQUID ONLY DIET RIGHT NOW,, FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WELL THATS COOL, BUT I THOUGHT I ONLY HAD A 1oz POUCH AND ME AND MY MOM BOTH ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHEN I SIT DOWN TO EAT THAT I CAN DRINK LIKE 8oz OF THE BROTH AT A TIME,, AND THEN LIKE 30-45mins LATER I AM KIND OF HUNGRY AGAIN.. I MEAN I HAVEN'T REALLY EVER GOTTEN TO THE "FULL" STAGE ALTHOUGH , I DON'T KNOW WHAT FULL FEELS LIKE SINCE I AM USED TO ALWAYS PASSING THAT STAGE RIGHT UP,, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M STILL HUNGRY,, I WAS DRINKING MY PROTEIN THIS MORNING AND I MAKE IT IN A BIG SHAKE CUP SO I CAN SIP FROM IT ALL DAY,, WELL I SAT HERE ON THE INTERNET FOR ABOUT 45mins, AND AM ALMOST FINISHED IT,, THAT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT ,HOW IN THE WORLD CAN I DRINK ALL THAT,, AND IS THAT OK????????? THE SCALE HAS BEEN AT A STAND STILL FOR ABOUT 3-4 DAYS AND I HAVEN'T LOST MORE THAN THE 18pds ,, I AM WORRIED I AM DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND DON'T WANT TO STRETCH MY LIL POUCH,, HELP !!!!!

Sweetie The way it was explaind to me is think of a funnel. As long as you are on liquids only the liquid runs out. Once you get on solids the will not pas out of the small side of the funnel. You need to be getting in a lot of fluids to keep form dehydrating. 48 to 62 ozs. The reason they tell us to nevel drink when we eat food (later) is because the fluid will make the food into a slurry and the food will urn out the small end of the funnel. Get in as much fluid and you can now the fullness will come when you introduce food.betty

Hmmm......I can only drink the max of 3 ounces at a time. When I feel full, it's like if I just left Ryans and ate about 10 of their pieces of bread, lol. That is like the only thing I'd eat over there. But anyway, I feel full like if I just stuffed my gut. I can do the three ounces about every 10 mins or so. There is no way I'd be able to drink more than three ounces at a time without feeling completely uncomfortable. Not sure what is going on.....but I'm thinking if it's just fluids it shouldn't hurt, but honestly I really don't know. You might want to call Joanna!!! 985-898-4063, I think they have a 24 hour call center. I haven't really felt hungry since like the first week of surgery. Call and see what they say! Good Luck girlie..... Christie 340/302/170

I was the same way in the beginning I could drink and drink and drink. It lasted about two weeks and bam no more of that. My doc said it was normal that the liquid will go right through at first. She called it my honeymoon period. She was right. I was sitting there drinking away and ouch all of a sudden it hurt and I couldn't take anymore. So maybe that is what you are doing too.

THANKS EVERYONE, YEA THEY DID EXPLAIN IT TO ME THAT IT WAS A FUNNEL AND ETC ETC,, BUT I DIDNT UNDERSTAND HOW I COULD STILL TAKE IN LIKE 5-8oz OF ANYTHING AT A TIME , OR WITHIN A 15 MIN PERIOD.. BUT I AM GOING TO TALK TO MY NUT. WHEN I SEE HER NEXT THRUS. MY MOM SAYS SHE IS KIND OF WORRIED THAT I AM HANDLING THINGS SOO WELL ALSO,, BUT I HOPE I AM ON A "HONEYMOON" PERIOD LIKE YOU SAY.. LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS STILL UP AT LIKE 2am I WAS HUNGRY SO I ATE SOME SOUP AND COULD ONLY GET DOWN A COUPLE BITES BEFORE FOR THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABOUT TO BARF,, BUT THATS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THAT,,

Ummm JoAnna isn't going to be there Thursday. I had an appointment with her and we changed it. I think she will only be there Monday/Tuesday. I have an appointment with Dr. O at 9 am on Thursday

hmmm maybe its on tues,, I need to go look now? lol ,, I know she said she wouldn't be there next week,, hmmm now I am curious!! thanks though for telling me , maybe she has been trying to call me?