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I am so frustrated.  I've been in the hospital since Thursday.  I've spent the holidays here, :(  I was supposed to have an endoscopy to fix a stricture yesterday but there was no room on the scheduled.  I was scheduled for 8 AM and have now been pushed back to 1 PM.  I'm still getting potassium replacement and TPN, I"ve been stuck about 20 times.  I just ready to go HOME !!!  Sorry to vent.
Mandy

it is tough!! i have been depressed off and on too,  i have lost 3 pounds in 2.5 weeks, i am about to lose my mind!!!

if it keeps up, maybe see an endocrinologist, i had to go on thyroid meds last week and back on metformin,  my body is freaking out.

so glad you dropped in!!  it does help to see other people in the same boat!

i am sending you a hug!!!

i can understand your frustration!!  sometimes i gag my way through the day too, i was evry overwhelmed by the before and after and with and wityhout restrictions on everything.  i just had to write it down and make a schedule for eating etc and follow it.  put the carafate on there frist and work the food around it etc. maybe getting it on paper will help you feel less stressed.

i have a med i take 2x a day that tastes like death and gives me horrible nausea for abotu 45 min where i have to lay down and breathe. 

insult to injury indeed!!!

i hope you are feeling better soon!!

the shakes seem to be a necessity, i would fall short too without them, and i eat almost all protien and nothing else. i say at least 2/3 meal should be a protein source. 1 ounce of chicken has 7 grams so if you can eat 2 ounces per meal maybe.

also i do not mix a full shake.  i drink 4 ounces milk with half the scoop in the morning and another in the evening.  this gives me 17 grams at a time and 35 for the day.  easier to drink that small of an amount and helps me get my goal.

have you tried unflavored protein powder? add to about anything,  also there are protien "waters" kellogs has one.

finally if the shakes are tough i sometimes have a low sugar protein bar instead, it is the same calories and gives you 20-30 grams of protein, maybe you could tolerate those better?

hang in there!!!  you could get a vanilla powder and add half a scoop to your milkl in the morning, when i did this in the past, io barely tasted it, that would give you a 18 gram boost!
 whine all you want~!  lol

I won't be on for a few days so I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. My first band fill has not produced any restriction so I will have to be extra careful these next few days.  Here's wishing you all a wonderful holiday season that is not all about the food!