Question:
so worried about pouch...
I had an afternoon from "well, you know where" (I'm six weeks out and doing well with wt lose-ryn). This afternoon I went to lunch with my family at Texas Steakhouse. I ordered water (waitstaff just can't seem to take "nothing to drink, thank you" as though you are sure you want nothing) and steamed veggies broccoli and carrots, anyhow, I also picked had my husband fork over a hunk of chicken from his grilled chicken sandwich. All was fine with all of this. I get home and I'm in a funk, I found a tiny tine with "danish cookies" in it... I ate l think 4 of them, then drank a little crystal light thinking it would help was them down. I am so worried that I have ruined my pouch, is it possible to ruin your pouch with one episode of poor choices? ...and yes, my stomach feels "icky" I wish I could just barf-it up and be done but I can't even do that right. Nothing will come up. I am so worried that I've totally screwed up my surgery. Anyone have and reassurances or kicks in the butt for me? All are welcome. Getting back on the right track, ASAP=now!! Jordi — PuddinCat (posted on December 28, 2007)
December 28, 2007
Sorry about your episode. This eating thing is trial and error. I don't
think you have ruined your pouch. I do think that you have learned a very
valuable lesson. Mainly, cookies are bad and then you drank right after
them. Which sent them into your intestines too fast and it is causing some
discomfort. Try and learn quickly. I also know what you mean about the
waitstaff looking at you funny when you tell them "nothing to
drink", so I just order water also. Good luck.
— Paula K.
December 28, 2007
Hello, Cookies are pretty soft and I do not see how they could possibly
harm you. So--pick yourself up and take a deep breathe , forgive yourself
and start again. Everyone 'messes up'--the only danger is when you punish
yourself with more bad choices. Increase your fluids and have some nice
soft protein for dinner. Christine
— Christine M.
December 28, 2007
i feel your pain jordi...one time i had a sliver of steak with gravy and it
felt like it got stuck and i'll tell you, i mustve had the foamies for 4
hours! like you...i don't throw up either...my body would rather have me
suffer...lol now about beating yourself up....why? i don't understand
all these people that are so strict with themselves...i'm 7 1/2 months out,
workout for an hour everyday and lost 102 lbs! that's with eating an
occassional piece of cheesecake or chocolate cake....i'm not a 20something
yo either...i'm 42 ! ya know try to taking spirluna...it's pure vegtable
protein and it speeds up your metabolism....i swear by this stuff! so
don't be so strict with yourself, just make sure you do the protein and
stay active....good luck! lizzie
— lizzie42
December 28, 2007
Confession is good for the soul and experience (particularly bad
experience) is the best teacher. Your message shows a great understanding
of your mistake, so you are obvioulsy on your way to being more aware of
how you are feeling, how your emotions might motivate you to make some
less-than-stellar choices and the consequences of those choices. Use the
experience to stay motivitated and appreciate that, like the rest of us,
you are human. And do try to appreciate how hard you've worked and all the
success you've already had. And, by the way, it would be tough to imagine
anyone damaging their pouch from a fork of chicken and a few cookies.
— SteveColarossi
December 28, 2007
Just thank the Lord you didn't get dumping syndrom! I am 3 weeks out and
ate 5-6 bites of tomato soup and dumped. I thought I was dying and wished
I could. It was one of the worst experiences I've ever had. Be careful
with sugar. Paying the consquences isn't worth it. I loved the lady who
says "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!" C. Garber
— Caroline Garber
December 28, 2007
We have all been there. You will be fine. Sometimes we all just need
something yummy after we have been being good for so long.
— Carlyn M.
December 28, 2007
WOW- you hit ME in my first wk. i too was so afraid i did something to my
pouch. felt like a dummy when i went back to see my surgeon, and he laughed
at me, and told me it would be pretty hard to hurt myself down there. i
felt so much better. however, listen to what your told, trust me, i just
messed up too. we didnt choose this surgery to mess it up- did you? there
are so much better choices for you. i hope you can find them and stick to
it...it will get better. i am one mo. out and 33 lbs down. even i still
think at times i have screwed something up!! we will look back and laugh
at ourselves one of these dayz!! learn from you did, dont beat yourself up-
were human, and that speaks for itself!!! you have many friends out there,
and they wont let you down either. good luck to you......kim
— kimcrain
December 28, 2007
Hi_ Jodi Thanks for your question &comments fellow friends, they are
helping me to know what to look forward to I will be having my surgery in
two weeks. And please don<t bet up on your self , there are worse things
in life that you probley have done. God bless Carol
— just-ducky
December 28, 2007
I hope you don't think that you are the only one who has ever eaten
something they know they shouldn't have. We have all eaten the "wrong
thing" at one time or another and if anyone tells you otherwise they
are full of something else. Don't beat yourself up over this. Just learn
from it and go from there. As for the next time you feel you have something
stuck in your pouch that won't come out or go through------go to the health
food aisle in your local grocery or discount store and pick up a bottle of
Papaya tablets. The natural enzyme in papaya helps food digest faster and
when something feels like it is stuck or needs to come "up" and
nothing happens---chew up a few of these tablets and it will be better in
no time. I always have them with me just for that reason. I had an episode
like yours where it felt like I was having some sort of appendecitis attack
or something because some food was stuck and would not go through my pouch.
I got these and all was well. Try them. I think you will be happy. GOOD
LUCK TO YOU AND HAPPY LOSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— CAMFR
December 29, 2007
Jordi, you need to breathe girl, you are just fine. Life is a bunch of up
and down choices. We hope to always make the right ones, but when we make
the wrong ones, hopefully the consequences will send us back to where we
need to be. When you ate the things you did at the restaurant, I think you
didn't do anything wrong, you had protein and vegetables, although broccoli
is a hard vege to digest, so be careful with that one. Carrots can be too,
but broccoli is worse. The 4 cookies you shouldn't have eaten, but I know
the cookies you speak of, and well, yum is all I can say. Anyway, having
sympathized with you, when you drank the fluid, the cookies swelled in your
stomach/pouch and your pouch just didn't appreciate you at all at that
point. That is the bad news, the muscle stretched a little too far. The
good news is that it should pass in a few hours after the episode, and you
probably did no permanent damage to your pouch. Your pouch will naturally
stretch, most of them do (I can say all, but probably all do). It is a
natural progression for it to stretch some. Don't fear this, but also
don't help it! If you eat something that is a bread or starch, be very
careful to not drink, that fluid will cause the bread or starch to swell
and all of a sudden 1/4 cup of food becomes 1/2 or 3/4 cups of food and it
hurts. I found this out with cream of wheat the hard way. Lesson learned,
take a breath, and be careful today. One day at a time, just one day at a
time. Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
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