12 days post op

Dec 26, 2009

Well its been 12 days since my surgery. Things are OK for the most part but I am having a hard time not feeling sick. I find I often feel nauseous and of course "dumping" often but I noticed it was because I am drinking too much water I guess. Its hard to not drink often since I find I am always thirsty and nothing seems to be quenching my thirst. Its very frustrating. And I have this bad taste in my mouth that'll last all day and I keep gagging all the time too. I spoke with a nurse and she said to limit my water intake a little more and to stop taking my pain meds and try liquid Tylenol instead. So I've been doing that the last couple days and not really noticing much of a difference still. They also gave me a prescription for these little tabs/stickers I put behind my ear to help with the nausea and motion sickness feeling. So far, not much of a difference. I find I am hungry but not a lot appeals to me....at least not the stuff I can eat. I want a big bowl of fruit!!!! But I'm still on the Step 2 part of the diet and not suppose to go further until after I see the DR on Tuesday. I did try a little of my sisters mashed creamy potatoes and those actually seemed OK on my tummy. Of course I only tried a few bits to keep my tummy calm and so far so good. I've also been noticing I can cry all the time lately. Not sure exactly what is bringing it on other then all the changes, not feeling too good and not being able to sleep much. Oh, and to top it off, my period decided to start last Saturday as well. So I'm sure that's just added to all the stress and whatnot that's making me cry. I keep trying to remind myself, everything will be OK soon. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Does anyone have any ideas of what i can eat other then soups, pudding, jello? Can I have cranberry juice yet? Of course it will be low in sugar but I have a feeling of a bladder infection starting so I want to kick it in the butt before it gets worse. Man oh man, I'm really hoping and praying this will get better soon!!



On a side note, I have lost about 20lbs.

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