Help!!! I am 23 days post-op and feel terrible most of the time. My stomach hurts

most of the time. The slower I drink the longer the pain last. My stomach hurts when I eat. I have no appetite, but I force myself to eat and drink just so I won't get sick. My weight loss is slow. The only thing I can eat is cheese without feeling sick. I am on the pureed stage and chew the cheese til it is mush before i swallow. I need to go back to work right after Christmas but feel like I won't be ready. I also have some sharp pains deep inside under my incision, and I worry about getting a hernia. I work for a major retailer at the return desk. We will be super busy for at least 3 weeks after Christmas. Non stop refunds. Anything that people buy will be returned, from toothpaste to telivisions. I am so afraid my body won't let me do it. Of coarse I am depressed too. I have had 2 periods since surgery. I was so up before surgery and am so down now. I am thinking did I do the wrong thing? My depression got worse after seeing my Dr. for my 2 wk checkup. She was disapointed that I hadn't lost more weight. She told me to exersise more and drink slower. The slower I drink the more my stomach hurts. When I drink faster, I burp more often, but feel less pain. Any suggestions???

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