Dec 17 I am 12 days post-op and some how I gained 5lbs how is that possible when I am not eating just drinking full liquids and blending soups. My stomach feels full all the time so when I do drink I feel like I am going to be sick. Still having some pain near the belly button when I get up. I am now checking my blood sugar every morning which I have never had to do. Now it is running low and it makes me feel very yuckky!
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I am 14 days post-op and have been weighing myself each morning since being home. I lost steadily up to day 9 and then I too had a 5 pound gain. I was so upset no knowing what was going on. A friend who had the surgery back in August suggested not weighing each day. I just can\'t. On day 11 I lost and have each day since. Today I am down 23 pounds since surgery. I am sure you will see the scale move down again in the next few days.
Thank you. I am going to stay away from the scale and try and only weigh myself once a week. Since the I started including the protein part 22 Nov to date 21 lbs. I just thought that you would be losing faster with not being able to eat and you are now walking the treadmill. I went into this with no expectations on how fast the weight would come off, but now for some reason that has all changed. I am working on going to a support group here in town since my doctors office is 30min drive across the river and is on saturdays I would just rather go here. I was told about one in a church downtown by my therapist. How do you feel about going away from the house? I find that I can only go about 2hrs before I am tired. Also do you have that bloated feeling when you eat? I am on full liquids now and I am feeling over full after just a coulple of sips of soup. Cramping is another issue and they hurt and you can feel them rolling around. This has to be the hardest thing I have ever done. Thanks for any input.
Dec 18 and I am not feeling too good I feel very bloated and have some pain in between the shoulder blades. I took my meds this morning and they feel stuck. I cut the one pill which is very tiny and the pepsid I took out of the capsule. I took them like 20 min apart but they still feel stuck. One thing good this morning my blood sugar was not low because I had 4oz protein drink 1 hour before bed. I never had to check my sugar until I had the surgery the point of the surgery was to keep me from becoming a diabetic like my father. Emotions today are not good. I think I am going to stay on the full liquid one more week at this point I don\'t want to advance.
Dec 20 I am feeling much better today after talking with the nurse at New Start. I was told to get Liquid Colace for my bowels and this is something they give babies. Well let me tell you all it is the worst thing in the world it burned the bad of my throat and it took 30 min to get rid of the bitter taste I even took it with milk like the bottle said to. I can\'t imagine that they give this to a baby how cruel. I think I will just stick with the benefiber and mix it withi everything I drink or eat. I did move on to soft foods and the yogart, cottage cheese are just great on the stomach. I tried some sweet potato but they seemed to be alittle thick and hard to swallow so I added some chicken broth and much better. I am able to walk 1 mile and it feels great on most days, my dog keeps me motivated becasue he stands near the stairs dancing around like lets go I am ready. I started my traditional cookie baking and to tell you the truth it is not bad I just have the family tasting everything and of course that is their favorite part. I am still not happy about not losing wt yet it seems like it is stuck even after not eating like you use to and now you are moving alot more. I think maybe I am expecting too much too soon. I have been able to get my low blood sugar under control as long as I have a protein snack 1 hour before bed I am good. I never had to check my sugar even before I had the surgery. One more thing the nurse thinks that I might not be able to tolerate milk and that could have been causing the bloated feeling as well. I am not taking the calcium chew right now and to tell you the truth I do feel better I will just have to make sure I am getting calcium from some soft foods.
Dec 23 Feelin good today, I lost 3 lbs. I am still haing trouble with my bowels. I am drinking 1 1/2 liters of water with benefiber added and I am adding some to my food as well. I am walking 1 mile witht my dog in about 25 mins. I can\'t belive that my sons wedding is only 12 days away.
24 Dec Having one of those blah days and I don\'t want to get out my pjs. Finally it has passed and I went for a walk with my hubby and the dog and it did make me feel better. I tried some wheat ritz crackers with american cheese and lipton soup and it seemed to stay down okay.
28 Dec. Well my sugar was low this morning and I am feeling yucky and shaky I only had some jello last night and it didn\'t even taste that great it made me feel sick. My knee is hurting this morning to the damp weather so no walking this morning so I am going to try weights in my garage just to keep moving. I have slowed my eating and drinking down even slower to help with my pain in between the should blades. Getting ready for my sons wedding next saturday and my family is coming in on monday. This is going to be one tough week the stress level is going to be very high and I am scared.
29 Dec. Well having a good day I went and got my hair cut and dyed red for the wedding next saturday. I started the weight lifting yesterday and it was ok and boy did my butt and thighs hurt later. I plan on switching between the walking and lifting to keep things from getting boring. The pain between the shoulder blades has seem to gotten better and let me tell you that is gift. I started my calcium chew again I just can\'t seem to eat it I am not a chocolate person there has to be a better way to get the needed calcium.
30 Dec. Well I had my first dumping and it was very very horrible. I had fish on the grill with some lemon and it was very fast that it came back. I guess it goes to show that the doctors are correct not to touch citrus until at least 6mos post-op. I had the fish the night before and it was great without the lemon of course. My husband was amazed at how fast it happened. Still having some trouble getting all my protein in one day and the water amount as well. I started a second B-12 since I read on the chats that some say it helps with energy.
9 Jan. Well the wedding is over and all went very well. My son and his bride are on their honeymoon and doing very well. I had a dumping at the wedding from the potato salad it was too sweet. I did alot of dancing and at one point the song was how low can you go well I went all the way down but couldn\'t get back up from a knee bend. My sister had to help me up and we laughed so hard so did others. I do hope all is well with everyone. I saw the doctor on the 2 Jan and all was well I get to move on to the next level of food. Iweighed myself this morning and I am 251.8 so that is 34.6 lbs since I started 22 Nov. and I feel good. With things being so busy I havent been walking so I will be getting back on track. I go back to work on the 15 Jan and I am not sure how I feel since I work 12 hour nights and I am not sur ehow I am going to do the food thing. Good thing I only work 2 nights a week. My sister had me buy new bras and I got to but ones that were pretty and colorful what a first for me. I tolkd her that my wish is to have matching panties next time I go (hahaha). Take care all hope to chat with you all soon.