I'm feeling desperate, Please HELP!
You just had surgery - of course you're tired and weak - and some people do have a tougher time than others. But it's worth it - is it ever worth it.
If you can't handle plain water or ice chips, then figure out a flavor you love - mine happens to be the cherry flavor in Walmart's brand of Crystal Light. Make yourself popsicles. Freeze it and cru**** in the blender and eat like a slushy. It's summertime and around here we have snow-cone stands with sugar free syrup.
In other words get creative.
Find something to keep you busy. Get on live, journal, read a book, walk the dog, watch TV - just start moving your body. The more you move the sooner you'll feel better.
The stomach cramps and nausea will go away faster if you keep yourself hydrated. Take a look at your plan - find something you can stomach - in my case for a few days it was no sugar added grape juice. (Don't overdo it - - no sugar added does NOT mean sugar free - I did the first two weeks and I stalled bigtime right away!) No sugar added ice cream was ok on my plan - actually I have a tub of it in the freezer where it's been sitting for weeks.
Try different yogurts, puddings, soups. (I'm assuming you're on full liquids at this point.) I discovered I LOVE shrimp bisque. Now that's not something you're going to want to eat every day - but right now the goal is to stay hydrated - and once you can do that you can remove the less-optimal portions of your diet.
I HATED protein drinks - I don't know what I would have done those first two weeks with sugar Free Carnation Breakfast and grits - when I absolutely couln't eat anything else somehow those tasted ok.
It's interesting - I haven't had either in months - and half the time I forget I'm sleeved - until I look in the mirror. You will get used to eating the smaller quantities and eating protein first, and it will become a habit - soon it will be second nature and you won't have to work so hard.
This isn't a free ride - we all know that - but it evens the playing field.
You WILL feel better - just keep moving and sipping. If you have severe pain or high fever or extreme weakness then maybe a call the your surgeon is a good idea - but it sounds like you are doing about the way you should expect - goodness, it's only been 2 days!
By the way, you'll lose that buyers remorse soon enough :) Promise :)
If you can't handle plain water or ice chips, then figure out a flavor you love - mine happens to be the cherry flavor in Walmart's brand of Crystal Light. Make yourself popsicles. Freeze it and cru**** in the blender and eat like a slushy. It's summertime and around here we have snow-cone stands with sugar free syrup.
In other words get creative.
Find something to keep you busy. Get on live, journal, read a book, walk the dog, watch TV - just start moving your body. The more you move the sooner you'll feel better.
The stomach cramps and nausea will go away faster if you keep yourself hydrated. Take a look at your plan - find something you can stomach - in my case for a few days it was no sugar added grape juice. (Don't overdo it - - no sugar added does NOT mean sugar free - I did the first two weeks and I stalled bigtime right away!) No sugar added ice cream was ok on my plan - actually I have a tub of it in the freezer where it's been sitting for weeks.
Try different yogurts, puddings, soups. (I'm assuming you're on full liquids at this point.) I discovered I LOVE shrimp bisque. Now that's not something you're going to want to eat every day - but right now the goal is to stay hydrated - and once you can do that you can remove the less-optimal portions of your diet.
I HATED protein drinks - I don't know what I would have done those first two weeks with sugar Free Carnation Breakfast and grits - when I absolutely couln't eat anything else somehow those tasted ok.
It's interesting - I haven't had either in months - and half the time I forget I'm sleeved - until I look in the mirror. You will get used to eating the smaller quantities and eating protein first, and it will become a habit - soon it will be second nature and you won't have to work so hard.
This isn't a free ride - we all know that - but it evens the playing field.
You WILL feel better - just keep moving and sipping. If you have severe pain or high fever or extreme weakness then maybe a call the your surgeon is a good idea - but it sounds like you are doing about the way you should expect - goodness, it's only been 2 days!
By the way, you'll lose that buyers remorse soon enough :) Promise :)
Like the butterfly, I have the strength and the hope to believe
In time I will emerge from my cocoon... Transformed. Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS
Everything that everyone else said...
BUT
Remember, the first few days will be the darkest, but as long as you take care of yourself now I *promise* they will brighten over the next few weeks and this will all be a distant memory.
BUT
Remember, the first few days will be the darkest, but as long as you take care of yourself now I *promise* they will brighten over the next few weeks and this will all be a distant memory.
HW: 258lbs SW: 240 CW: 140 I am 5 foot 7 and 30 years old
VSG 12/21/10 Plastics: Tummy tuck, breast lift, and augmentation 11/3/11
Soon to be veterinarian!! xoxo
Do NOT wait till morning to get medication to feel better. Call your doctor, and get yourself to a 24 hour pharmacy, and start feeling better in the next hour not tomorrow !!! Take your meds for pain, meds for nausea. Once you are not in pain, and not nauseaous, you will be able to drink more, and keep it down.
Do not be some sort of super person. You are human, you just had major surgery. Your doctor is either on call, or has someone on call just for this !!!
Do not be some sort of super person. You are human, you just had major surgery. Your doctor is either on call, or has someone on call just for this !!!
Briar Rose 
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs.
High Wt 300 lbs. Pre-op Wt loss 34 lbs. 
You will be ok, Sassafrass. The beginning can be very tough. I know I hated my sleeve in the beginning, lol!
Take pain meds - don't tough it out. Some people recover immediately, and some of us (me) took weeks to feel truly better. I hope yours is an easy journey.
Either way, time is your friend and things will get better. Good luck to you!
Take pain meds - don't tough it out. Some people recover immediately, and some of us (me) took weeks to feel truly better. I hope yours is an easy journey.
Either way, time is your friend and things will get better. Good luck to you!
You will feel better but you will have some fatigue for awhile. The biggest thing is to just relax and follow the schedule as you return to solid food.. That is the only way to avoid complications. Eating for you now is just something you have to do, not enjoyment or stress relief. Now that you have the physical changes in place, you work on the mind and motivation every day. You will also find that there are just some foods that you can no longer tolerate. You find out fast and then you simply avoid them in the future. For me, fish and ice cream are off limits. I can only eat beef in very small quantities. I get most of my protein from dairy and vegetable sources. Finally, carbonation is a thing of the past. I have been away from it long enough that it doesn't taste good and seems weird...............
The only physical issue you have to make sure you keep an eye on is leakage. your doctor should have monitored you closely during the first several days.
Final word of advice. Remember the surgery is just a tool and not the final solution. You still have to be smart and eat healthy, but now you have the power!
In 1 year you will be down 100# for sure...........good luck!
The only physical issue you have to make sure you keep an eye on is leakage. your doctor should have monitored you closely during the first several days.
Final word of advice. Remember the surgery is just a tool and not the final solution. You still have to be smart and eat healthy, but now you have the power!
In 1 year you will be down 100# for sure...........good luck!
Roadking317 
I was sleeved 6/2. I've gone through the same "buyers remorse" but it is getting better. Adjusting to the small sips and taking an hour to finish 8 oz is frustrating at first. It gets easier every day, and much less uncomfortable as the days go on. You will make it through, just follow your doctor's instructions and call him with any concerns, questions, etc. That is what they are for. Good luck!
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