Help please!!

I feel like I swallowed a cantelope and it is stuck in my throat! Today is my first day to eat and I had just a little tiny bit of a no sugar added applesauce (maybe a third of the indiv. container) and one saltine chewed all to hell and back. Rhonda said that Dr. A. said we could have saltines. Anyway, that was at 9 oclock this morning and now it is 2 oclock and I still can't even begin to think about eating again. Is this food from this morning going to come back to haunt me? I will seriously be done for if I throw up. I can't do it. I guess I am just a big baby cause I have had a lot of pain and I'm just not dealing with it as well as others. I'm really scared right now. Tamara 2/9/05 320/?

Hi Tamara, I haven't had my surgery yet----but, I think you should call Rosella or Dr A. and ask them what to do. Do you have their numbers? Good luck!

Thanks Green Eyes. I am going to wait a little bit yet and then give them a holler if I don't start to feel better. Tamara 2/9/05 321/?

Hey Girlfriend The cracker might have been to much for you at this time... Remember dont drink anything while you are eating.. 1/2hr before.. Have some broth or something liquid for now.. You just need to take it easy for a week or two.. There will come a time for adding more and more. I got home and went to the store and found out they had a new brand of suger free pudding called cheese cake..made it with carb count milk.. OH My God... I had to really watch it because I kept going for it in the fridge... Won't make that one too much. I'm sorry to hear that you had a lot of pain.. It can only get better for you from this time on.. How is Rhonda doing?? Tell her hi for me.. Keep that chin up!! Huggs and more Huggs GerrAnn

Thanks GerrAnn. I will try the broth. I am so dang scared of throwing up. I just know that I will split in two. No more crackers for me for awhile. Did you ever have this feeling of being too full, that the food is right up in your throat. I have to keep swallowing and swallowing and its just not going away. If it's doesn't get better over the next couple of hours I think I will call Rosella. Rhonda is doing well. She is dealing with the pain a lot better than me. Very similar to how you were doing. Thanks again, Tamara 2/9/05 321/?

Hey Tamara I have to admit that I haven't had the sensation of fullness in the throat area.. But I have felt like a watermellon ready to burst!!! You have probably just gotten it stuck. My daughter had her pouch close up on her but was still able to have liquids.. The doc wasnt that worried about it and told her that it would eventually take care of it'self.. She went in and paid $800.00 to have it re-opened.. Im so sorry that we have all dealt with the pain at different levels.. Wi**** was the exact same for all of us.. But you know that everyday the pain lessens and soon it will be gone..And 9 chances out of 10 you will be telling everyone that it was all worth it.. Good luck my friend.. Tell your hubby hi for me.. GerrAnn 16lbs lighter

Girl??!! Didn't you just post that you weren't losing yet? 16 pounds is freaking awsome!! You go girl. I am feeling a bit better but still yuck. It's just been a bad day I guess. Tomorrow will be better. I drank the warm broth and it seems to move some gas up and out and now I am feeling a bit better. I still feel gassed up a bit and I think that is what is making me feel so dang full. Also, no bowel movement yet and that is starting to freak me out a bit. lol. I've always been a pretty darn regular couple of times a day gal myself. I know, I know....too much information. lolol. Well, I am going off to see what I'm going to do for the next couple of hours before I can go to bed. Last night having the dang drain bag on! WooHoo!!!! Take care, Tamara 2/9/05 321/?

Hey Tamara I know Dr A said that a cracker was OK but I'm sure that is what got stuck, I'm still just doing the Melba Toast. I have tried a scrambled egg 2 times and this last time I could not fini**** because I too was starting to fell it was getting stuck. As far as the bowel movment I have been very regular, if you are not make sure that you are getting lots of water, the bowels are the 1st place that the body starts taking water from when it is not getting enough. I did try some Mac and Cheese (Homade with Fat Free Sour Cream, 1% Milk) it went down very well I was suprised.

Tamara, I have had the same problem with food. From the very beginning when I would feel like something was stuck, I would suck on ice chips. It was just enough moisture to move things on through. Remember, your pouch is new and probably swollen part of the time. Mine feels like it still gets touchy from time to time and I just slow down, eat the ice chips and thngs move along. I also try never to eat if I am in a hurry or under any stress. It will just get stuck. Another trick I learned early on. I was told that prior to every meal, drink some hot green tea or mint tea. It will soften your pouch and relax you and then things go down easier. It really works. I have also learned along the way to squeeze a fresh lemon into my drinking water. It acts like a diaretic. The beginning of this journey is sometimes a little tough, but the results are terrific. I am 11 months out and have a whole new life. Hugs to you, Kay

Tamera, One more thing, I have found that what I can eat on one day may not work for me the next day. I just never know. So, I just go with what sounds good at the time. And I eat very slowly and chew chew chew. It all evens out in the end. If you just make sure you get a balance in your diet, like plenty of protein, some vegs, some fruits, etc. you should do fine. In the beginning, its all liquid or pureed anyway. Hugs, Kay