Feeling discouraged 17 days post-op
Keep your chin up girl and my best advice is to STICK WITH YOUR PLAN - do not waiver. You will be fine. There will be lots of little bumps along the road - but it does and will get easier. The lack of energy - SO NORMAL - just think of all the huge changes your body - and mind - are undergoing. Do your best with fluids and PROTEIN within your dietary guidelines - I'm also wondering about your B12 - plays a huge part in how we feel. I think I may have read in one of your posts somewhere you use the Jaimieson sublingual strips? I know that sleevers do not have the mal-absorption that us RNY'ers do - but I am wondering if vitamin and mineral supplements are needed just to replace the much smaller intake of food that you now have? And of course - the cool, foggy, drizzle that is our weather of the moment does not help. But - as you said - once you were out and had a walk - it did feel good! I can SO relate. Take care girl and one day at a time!
hi jenn
hope you are feeling much better.you can get through this just think in a couple of weeks we can advance to a bit of mashed food what a joy.remember that monday that i felt so down maybe that is what you are going through now.if you need to chat call me i will be here for you.keep your chin up and say i can do this.we will do it together.thinking of you always
tracy
hope you are feeling much better.you can get through this just think in a couple of weeks we can advance to a bit of mashed food what a joy.remember that monday that i felt so down maybe that is what you are going through now.if you need to chat call me i will be here for you.keep your chin up and say i can do this.we will do it together.thinking of you always
tracy
Tina, what are you, psychic? :) I was just thinking I should probably update my blog. Will try and do today with some more details, but here are the highlights:
- bad abdominal pain woke me up the night-before-last - was worried, but went on the forum and got suggestion to try ho****er bottle as it was likely constipation
- still feeling weird yesterday, so got into my family doc and she agrees, it may likely just be constipation, so got a prescription to "get things moving" - still waiting for results
- likely causes: not enough water, the Tums we take for calcium supplementation
- it is REALLY hard to get enough water to stay hydrated post-op
- also got script for a PPI to reduce stomach acid on recommendation from other VSG patients on these forums
- scale seems to be moving again - down to 235 yesterday
- diet and exercise going well - back on mostly liquids (one mushy meal per day for dinner - last night had some soft flaked cod, mushy peas and some mashed potatoes with a dollop of onion sour cream dip) and had a good chat with the newly-hired dietician at Eastern Health
- she is now doing research into the pre-and-post-op diets and is taking a look at the one I'm following from Cornell - she'll be developing something specific for Eastern Health at some point that may or may not follow the super-strict guidelines from Nova Scotia's program
- Tired, though - not using the CPAP machine as regularly as I should - it's been bugging me lately, but I am going to give in another try tonight
- worked two 4-hour shifts with no problem on Monday and Tuesday, but am taking today off entirely because I am waiting for the constipation meds to work
And I am pretty happy. Just a bit tired today, so glad I have the option to stay home and not pu**** too far.
Love to all,
J
- bad abdominal pain woke me up the night-before-last - was worried, but went on the forum and got suggestion to try ho****er bottle as it was likely constipation
- still feeling weird yesterday, so got into my family doc and she agrees, it may likely just be constipation, so got a prescription to "get things moving" - still waiting for results
- likely causes: not enough water, the Tums we take for calcium supplementation
- it is REALLY hard to get enough water to stay hydrated post-op
- also got script for a PPI to reduce stomach acid on recommendation from other VSG patients on these forums
- scale seems to be moving again - down to 235 yesterday
- diet and exercise going well - back on mostly liquids (one mushy meal per day for dinner - last night had some soft flaked cod, mushy peas and some mashed potatoes with a dollop of onion sour cream dip) and had a good chat with the newly-hired dietician at Eastern Health
- she is now doing research into the pre-and-post-op diets and is taking a look at the one I'm following from Cornell - she'll be developing something specific for Eastern Health at some point that may or may not follow the super-strict guidelines from Nova Scotia's program
- Tired, though - not using the CPAP machine as regularly as I should - it's been bugging me lately, but I am going to give in another try tonight
- worked two 4-hour shifts with no problem on Monday and Tuesday, but am taking today off entirely because I am waiting for the constipation meds to work
And I am pretty happy. Just a bit tired today, so glad I have the option to stay home and not pu**** too far.
Love to all,
J
- HW: 270 lbs. SW: 248 lbs. CW: 185 lbs.
The story of my journey back to health is here: http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jdeon/uzone,blog/action,view/blog_id,311677/
The story of my journey back to health is here: http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jdeon/uzone,blog/action,view/blog_id,311677/
Congrats Jenn on moving that scale....I wanted to tell you about a little trick that helps me
with the CPAP machine. I have the full mask. I found that better than the nose one. Anyway,
'veI been wearing mine for over a year now. I was having trouble wearing mine. But, once you
get it on and you are settled in, don't concentrate on breathing. I found because you are
wearing this mask you will think about it more. I concentrate on my eyes going to sleep. Just
try it, you think about your eyes being closed but try to make them close the second time. It
sounds funny but when you do it, it's almost like you have a second eye lid. You close your
eyes at first but you can still see a little bit of light, you need to close them again to block
out the light... I find that if I play this little game, in no time I am asleep. Mask is forgotten .It
sounds strange but it helps me...Give it a try.
with the CPAP machine. I have the full mask. I found that better than the nose one. Anyway,
'veI been wearing mine for over a year now. I was having trouble wearing mine. But, once you
get it on and you are settled in, don't concentrate on breathing. I found because you are
wearing this mask you will think about it more. I concentrate on my eyes going to sleep. Just
try it, you think about your eyes being closed but try to make them close the second time. It
sounds funny but when you do it, it's almost like you have a second eye lid. You close your
eyes at first but you can still see a little bit of light, you need to close them again to block
out the light... I find that if I play this little game, in no time I am asleep. Mask is forgotten .It
sounds strange but it helps me...Give it a try.
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