acarey336
Things are looking up.
Mar 17, 2010
Well, I'm down 16lbs from when this process started - 10 day pre-op liquid diet until now. That is encouraging. I'm technically still on the clear liquid post-op diet until tomorrow when I can officially have full liquids. I have really struggled with the clear liquids only. They just aren't satifying and I haven't found a really good broth yet. I have to admit, the last couple of days I have put a scoop of protein powder in my milk which isn't technically OK til the full liquid stage but it made a world of difference in satiety and I tolerated it fine. Also, last night I had some 98% fat free Broccoli Cheese soup which is not supposed to start til the fill liquid stage but again it was so good and I tolerated it fine. I was only able to eat 1/2 of it so I can already feel restriction compared to before surgery. Swallowing is a learning experience again. I can't seem to swallow anything without swallowing some air so I'm always burping and it is really painful when I swallow too much air and it gets "stuck". It feels like my chest is going to explode. That feeling goes away as soon as I burp.I had my first public challenge on Sunday when we went to my Sister's house for my nephew's b-day. Of course there was tons of food that I couldn't have. Everything looked so good too. I ended up having some skim milk and sugar free jell-o with cool whip. I don't feel comfortable explaining myself or making excuses as to why I'm not eating what everyone else is. I survived it but I will be glad when I am on regular food and can eat what everyone else is eating. I'm planning to be on "mushies" by Easter so that will be much easier to deal with.
2 Comments
About Me
NE
Location
31.8
BMI
Surgery
03/09/2010
Surgery Date
Surgeon
Jul 14, 2008
Member Since
