TRY THIS:

AM: hot tea first thing! this flushes out the phlegm in your pouch (per my doc) and helps keep u from getting nauseated

1 1/2-2 oz scrambled eggs- make sure they are not dry-- if they are dry  u will get sick
wait an hour-then have a drink

mid-Am: protein shake
wait an hour before drinking

lunch: 1 piece of thin sliced deli turkey rolled up with a little cream cheese in the middle (this fills me up, eat a little more or less if you need to!)
wait an hour before drinking

mid-afternoon: protein shake
wait an hour before drinking

Dinner: 1 1/2-2 oz of baked chicken and if you have room, 1 1/2 oz steamed broccoli- nice and soft
wait an hour before drinking


Try that menu. It works for me, I mix it up. On days that I feel a little blah, my old standby is sugar free natural applesauce with cinnamon and string cheese. just had my protein levels checked (blood test) and I am perfect my doc says! And I thought I wasn't getting enough. I am starting stage 4 and off the shakes (finally!) and adding in more food (which I cannot fit yet). Also, I had a lot of trouble with vomiting so I found what works for me... Hopefully you will find some relief. Stay positive!!

Sorry I am so late with the response!! I sure did ask this same question a few weeks ago. But I have since discovered that Minute Maid has a 'light' orange juice that satisfies my cravings perfectly! It has half of the carbs/sugar in it. I love it, and I have not dumped at all with it. I get it from walmart. Make sure its the light orange juice!

I drink Crystal Light, Propel (but becareful they do have 20 cal per serving and 5g of sugar I don't drink more than 1 a day if I do have one) Sobe life water (watch label some are regular and other ones are the 0 cal) Fuse (once again like the propel has 25 cal per serving so I don't drink them that often) Poweraide Zero, water, sugar free koolaide, iced tea decaf.

I'm 36 days out from surgery and still have burps, gurgling, and hiccups so don't beat yourself up.  I don't take deep breaths when sipping but when I feel hungry or thirsty I get this rattling of gas pockets.  When this happens I get up and move around.

I can definitely understand being anxious and upset it isn't going so well. I was expecting to be in a different position also and am not happy but I believe this was the best decision still. I'm supposed to have another surgery after I lose my weight but I'm not sure if I want to go through with it unless there is absolutely no way to solve the issue.

I still eat ice on days everything tastes too sweet, even my favorite sugar free popsicles make me feel nauseous. The surgery really changed a lot of things, including my tastes. But I think that is normal. I have also had to take my vitamins while eating yogurt or my stomach aches.

I would try to remember your reasons for doing the surgery and know they haven't changed. Look towards the prize. I have constant pain and my regular doctor asked my to stop the pain meds for my incision because she doesn't want me to get addicted. I have tons of addicts in my family and fear it. When the incision pain gets really bad, I just remember it's nothing like when my regular pains came back after stopping the pain meds. We can handle a lot, even if we don't want to. I hope that makes sense.

Chrissy