Well I did it
Surgery is done, spent 36 hours in hospital, got my butt walking as soon as i found my slippers so they let me go.
Feels like most the pain is in the abdominal muscles, Laughed til I cried earlier, coughing is horribly painful. Eating and Drinking create no problems, accidental took a big gulp of water, cringed as it went down and nothing happened. Is that normal, Drank 1/2 cup cream of chicken soup for dinner, no problems there, was terrified that I would be puking things back up but so far nothing, no nausea or anything, I thought my actual stomach/pouch would be sore, it does feel like all my innards are really swollen up, skin is all tight.
Dont want to push my luck, doesnt seem like I will get "full" eating soup as it would seem that it washes right thru, will try and get "full" off some cream of wheat in the am,
Thanks for all the support guys, dont know that I would have carried thru with this with out your positive messages.
Any big suggestions for those first couple of days post op? Things not to do?
Best regards and thanks again -- Brian
Feels like most the pain is in the abdominal muscles, Laughed til I cried earlier, coughing is horribly painful. Eating and Drinking create no problems, accidental took a big gulp of water, cringed as it went down and nothing happened. Is that normal, Drank 1/2 cup cream of chicken soup for dinner, no problems there, was terrified that I would be puking things back up but so far nothing, no nausea or anything, I thought my actual stomach/pouch would be sore, it does feel like all my innards are really swollen up, skin is all tight.
Dont want to push my luck, doesnt seem like I will get "full" eating soup as it would seem that it washes right thru, will try and get "full" off some cream of wheat in the am,
Thanks for all the support guys, dont know that I would have carried thru with this with out your positive messages.
Any big suggestions for those first couple of days post op? Things not to do?
Best regards and thanks again -- Brian
Hi Brian,
Welcome to the Loser's Bench!
At this point in your journey, your are *not* going to feel full. Your nerves have been severed and it will take a while for you to get that feeling back. You need to let them rest and heal. So, it is *extremely* important that you follow your doctors directions and not push the limits this early out.
Measure out exactly what you you should be eating and drinking and don't do anything above that. Your new innards will let you know of their restrictive powers later on. For now, just make sure you get in your protein and your liquids and let your sutures heal.
Welcome to the Loser's Bench!
At this point in your journey, your are *not* going to feel full. Your nerves have been severed and it will take a while for you to get that feeling back. You need to let them rest and heal. So, it is *extremely* important that you follow your doctors directions and not push the limits this early out.
Measure out exactly what you you should be eating and drinking and don't do anything above that. Your new innards will let you know of their restrictive powers later on. For now, just make sure you get in your protein and your liquids and let your sutures heal.
Start 303/Surgery 273/Current 188/Goal 185
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Max wt. 500+ WLS workshop 4/6/09 440 Surgery 9/21/09 324 9/21/10 218
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Big Congrads!� It gets pretty exciting on this part of the ride, if you follow the rules.�
Cream of Wheat, home 2 days,...bad idea.� You innards are swollen, that is why we do liquids for the first two weeks, then followed by a period of soft foods.� The stages�transistion your new plumbing into the new digestive process and helps you retrain your brain on portion control and the amount of food needed to sustain life.� It also helped me to see the importance of the recommended vitamins and supplements to feel good because you can no longer get what your body needs from eating food, due to the limited ability to take in food and the malabsorption of what you do get down (60% of normal absorption on average).�
As much of�a pain�as they can be, and if they gave them to you, use those 1 oz cups to drink from.� It seems ridiculous and frustrating, but it s really good way to (re)train yourself on what a portion to swallow without pain is for your new pouch.� Later you will progress to putting food or fluid in your mouth�but only swallowing 1 oz at a time.� Being able to do that without having to physically think about is a�really GREAT benefit that gets developed now.
If you get the protein in, fluids/water, vitamins, walking, and the rest to recovery, your daily life should be pretty full.� You are going to probably have a day or two in this first week where you are going to become exhausted, things are going to taste metallic, and you might notice some things that tasted good before are no longer desireable.� There will be later periods of fatigue barriers as you get your vitamisn/iron, B-12 etc regulated for what works best for you and your chemistry and level�of activity.� Then there are the mood swings as the�toxins flush from your system and the weight comes�off.� The protein maintains muscle, muscles burn calories, water keeps the system flushed so the protein doesn't develop kidney stones and the burning fat process by-products get flushed out easier.
Last thing.� Get photos so you have before and�later afters to compare.� Also take some measurements (arms , thighs, neck, hips/butt waist, chest�etc)� when you hit those periods we call plateaus, we tend to get frustrated because the scale isn't moving�fast enough.� Those are the periods your body is adjusting.� I lost a shoe size and a link in my watchband the first 3 months post-op.� I noticed my pants getting looser those weeks the scales weren't moving.
And the photo comparison (same location and pose as the before�pic(s)) don't lie.� You may feel there isn't much results but looking at the pics for some reason, progress is way more�obvious.
You'll do great.� I'll be looking for your glorious experinces and�your fabulous, amazing, remarkable, tremedous (FART) moments of new found�thin-ness.
ANd WELCOME to the LOSERs BEnch!!
Joe����
Cream of Wheat, home 2 days,...bad idea.� You innards are swollen, that is why we do liquids for the first two weeks, then followed by a period of soft foods.� The stages�transistion your new plumbing into the new digestive process and helps you retrain your brain on portion control and the amount of food needed to sustain life.� It also helped me to see the importance of the recommended vitamins and supplements to feel good because you can no longer get what your body needs from eating food, due to the limited ability to take in food and the malabsorption of what you do get down (60% of normal absorption on average).�
As much of�a pain�as they can be, and if they gave them to you, use those 1 oz cups to drink from.� It seems ridiculous and frustrating, but it s really good way to (re)train yourself on what a portion to swallow without pain is for your new pouch.� Later you will progress to putting food or fluid in your mouth�but only swallowing 1 oz at a time.� Being able to do that without having to physically think about is a�really GREAT benefit that gets developed now.
If you get the protein in, fluids/water, vitamins, walking, and the rest to recovery, your daily life should be pretty full.� You are going to probably have a day or two in this first week where you are going to become exhausted, things are going to taste metallic, and you might notice some things that tasted good before are no longer desireable.� There will be later periods of fatigue barriers as you get your vitamisn/iron, B-12 etc regulated for what works best for you and your chemistry and level�of activity.� Then there are the mood swings as the�toxins flush from your system and the weight comes�off.� The protein maintains muscle, muscles burn calories, water keeps the system flushed so the protein doesn't develop kidney stones and the burning fat process by-products get flushed out easier.
Last thing.� Get photos so you have before and�later afters to compare.� Also take some measurements (arms , thighs, neck, hips/butt waist, chest�etc)� when you hit those periods we call plateaus, we tend to get frustrated because the scale isn't moving�fast enough.� Those are the periods your body is adjusting.� I lost a shoe size and a link in my watchband the first 3 months post-op.� I noticed my pants getting looser those weeks the scales weren't moving.
And the photo comparison (same location and pose as the before�pic(s)) don't lie.� You may feel there isn't much results but looking at the pics for some reason, progress is way more�obvious.
You'll do great.� I'll be looking for your glorious experinces and�your fabulous, amazing, remarkable, tremedous (FART) moments of new found�thin-ness.
ANd WELCOME to the LOSERs BEnch!!
Joe����
I was eating the cream of wheat because thats what they gave me in the hospital, a little 2 oz serving of it, so I assumed it was OK to eat, been working on Cream of Chicken as well, there are little bits of chicken in it, I am just chewing them up into nothing and going with it, do you think that will cause problems???
Am hoping I can start listening to my body and pouch soon, as it sits right now, I have had no complaints from either.
am making my 60-80 grams of protein a priority in my life right now.
All input is welcomed
Am hoping I can start listening to my body and pouch soon, as it sits right now, I have had no complaints from either.
am making my 60-80 grams of protein a priority in my life right now.
All input is welcomed
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