Am I supposed to feel this way?

Feb 14, 2018

I'll be 2 weeks out, as of tomorrow, and I'm still incredibly sore. I probably shouldn't be surprised, based on the extensive scar tissue removal, but I was hoping that I would feel a bit better by now. I still sleep with the heating pad on my tummy. I took some Tylenol, hoping that it would alleviate some of the soreness, and I actually ended up with a bigger problem. I was sick to my stomach, and had severe diarrhea. I've been sleeved since 2011, and I've never had that type of reaction before. So I'm experiencing all types of new issues with my new anatomy. Another concern that I have, is how difficult it is to get in my fluids and my protein. I used to drink water all day, every day. It's pretty late in the day now, and I just now finished my first 16.9 oz bottle of water. That's not me at all! And I'm hungry! I'm sick of soups, and broths, and protein shakes. I made myself some mashed potatoes last night. They were just ok. But I know that I probably wouldn't be able to handle anything more substantial than that. 

Anyway....I have to get it together, somehow, some way. I need to start walking/exercising, but I'm so sore, my body wants no parts of that business. I'm just not bouncing back like I did before. I'm going to try not to get too overly concerned right now. I'll give it another week, and see what happens. 

Stay tuned.......

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