Well I will be 3 months out in a few days and overall I think my experience has been pretty much on schedule. Nothing really unusual post op. first week, got up and walked and moved around just fine. Pain wasnt that bad. Went through the liquid diet, then cream soups, then puree'd. Everything hurt just like it was supposed to
. I had some dumping, and some throwing up, just enough to keep me aware of things <sigh>. Water was really difficult to drink, but that is finally getting easier. When I went on my cruise (post op 8 weeks) I was told by my doc I could eat whatever, as long as I stuck with the rules, no sweets, no bubbles, eat slow, chew, chew, chew, swallow slow. Keep my intake down to about 1/4 cup (sometimes up to 1/2cup) at a time. I ate just about everything you can think of and overall did fine. Again, I had a few mistakes, one was cheesecake...................OUCH! Now that was dumping at its finest!! LOL. The other was meat, it was too dry, and I needed to remember to eat something moist along side it. I just don't tolerate proteins well unless I eat them WITH something wet and moist. The best part has been that I really have not had an appetite. I was just not really hungry........................Until now! My appetite is definately coming back, and I am not sure that I am happy about that. It was nice just not wanting to eat. That sure made life easier. Now I feel my ole tummy rumbling, and I have the desire to go get something in there. Appetite spells disaster for me. Or it has in the past. Yesterday was a particularly bad day, I just wanted to eat all day. A little this, a little that, not much of anything, but I wanted to eat from morning to evening! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??? Please tell me I am not going to be the cookie monster again! I was hoping to just go on into the sunset without ever having an appetite again................That's not happening. Help you guys. Are you hungry? or is it just me!