not doing too well

While I agree about the bowel movements, the rest is not consistent across the board. IF all surgeons put all RNY'ers on the exact same plan and all DS'ers on the exact same plan, etc, I would agree...but each surgeon has decided for themselves how to do things and not following one set formula. Once they do, WE will.

Until then, what my nut doesn't know won't hurt her. I can't handle much chicken and almost no fish other than tuna. So at one month out, I added red meat. I saw my nut this week, I am to the point SHE is talking about slowing it down and told me that I could FINALLY eat red meat. I just nodded and said okay. She doesn't need the hassle of knowing I've already done that 5 MONTHS ago.

And my nut is not my nurse or my doctor....she is following a set plan laid out by her boss, not making each one individual for each type of surgery.

Liz

 i was able to 'go' after using a glycerine suppository the day after writing this post.  i'm feeling much better now, i'm sure the mag. citrate did me in for sure!  people were surprised she told me to use that instead of something more gentile on my innards right after surgery.

i'm doing much better with fluids now that the belly thing is done with, but still feel better with a little 'something' in the pouch.  usually a little cheese soup does the trick, or some pureed cottage cheese.  i'm not doing any "solid foods" yet, even the little bits of refried beans were thinned to a soup.

thanks so much for the recipe.  i wonder what my NUT would say about it, lol.

thanks for the concerned reply.  i appreciate it.