floss...OMG my typing has been horrendous!! I hope you know I meant 17lbs LOSS, ROFL!

i am 3 and a half weeks out from my open gastric bypass and gallbladder removal. since friday night, i have had the most insanely painful stabbing pain where my gallbladder used to live. i have also not had a proper bowel movement since friday morning. i drank miralax last night and this morning and still nothing. i have been drinking fluids today and not eating. the pain radiates through my back so it feels like there is a sword sticking through my ribs into my back. it does not hurt very bad if i am sitting up in bed with my legs in front of me. if i try and stand or walk, i have to hunch over.

everything has been going well with food. i have been able to tolerate everything so far with no nausea or vomiting. the only complication has been that i developed a hematoma in my incision that is not infected. it was drained on friday morning, and this other pain started late friday night. i am not sure if they are related, but somehow i don't think they are.

i have read so many posts from people saying they have had similar pains to mine. can anyone offer insight on this? i am going to call my surgeon in the morning to let him know what is going on. it feels a lot like a gall bladder attack, even though i don't have a gallbladder. is it possible to have phantom gallbladder pains?

i have also not lost anymore weight since this pain started. i actually think i have gained a half a pound.

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I'm glad you are on foods!! I bet it was a long road! lol Good luck

 I went to my post op appt yesterday and my doc said I could move on to soft foods but I have to avoid the usual bad foods including celery, spinach (unless its steamed), chicken (because it tends to be dry unless it is in soups), coconut, and fruit containing pulp. YEY! So last night I grilled salmon and it was soooooooo good.. I am wondering if anyone knows of any good recipes, recipe books, or even websites with good recipes.

i am a little confused about the full liquid diet... am i supposed to drink the allowed liuids all day or do i have to be on a 3 meals a day diet? i mean i know we have to sip water all day long.

i am having protein shakes and soups and water mostly... so should i be having shakes or soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner and drink water in between or do i sip soup and shake all day long????