Hi everyone. My surgery was 6/9. I had major issues with the pain meds in the hospital (nausea, dizziness) but otherwise did ok. No gas after about 12 hours. Two weeks post-op it became clear the painful lump I had on my left side was an infection. Sigh. It had to be opened up and has been open for TWO WEEKS. I am so sick of visiting nurses!
So far I am highly food tolerant. I haven't thrown up once. I'm on soft and mushies but have had lots of things to eat (very well chewed). I can handle anything fish, lobster (2 claws only), steamed clams (didn't eat the neck, couldn't chew it enough), turkey chili, chicken white meat. I haven't tried steak or pork and won't for quite awhile. It seems like the trick, for me at least, is that if it can be chewed to blender consistency I don't have an issue (hence the no clam necks!). For veggies and I am only supposed to have mashed potato, sweet potato and winter squash, but I eat the veggies in chili without issue. I eat almost no sugar since I had an early dumping experience with Liquid Tylenol, so I'm extra cautious. I haven't had issues getting protein at all. I have Isopure maybe every other day. I do struggle with the water, hovering closer to 50 oz rather than 60. I am so used to my old habut of drinking down 16 oz. in 2 minutes. Now it takes me hours to drink that much.
I am having issues with nausea and dizziness when I exert myself at all, which is frustrating. I've lost 28 pounds since I got home from the hospital, but I estimate my real weight loss (subtracting fluid given in hospital) is more like 23 pounds, maybe as low as 20. I'm not happy about it. I only lost 3 pounds last week and haven't lost anything in 5 days.
I know the weight will come off. My only real concern (well, other than extra skin, and all that) is the nausea and dizziness on exertion.
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Surgery Date: 6/9/08
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