gusmom
6 Weeks post-op
May 17, 2010
So today I am finishing up my 6th week. My experience so far with VSG has been mixed--as is probably everyone's. Anyway, the positive: I have lost 32 lbs. and only 3 of it was pre-op, I am able to walk on the treadmill--only for a few minutes--but 6 weeks ago I couldn't walk on it at all, and I don't seem to be craving carbs anymore. I notice it is a little easier to fit behind the wheel of the car, and if I have to walk somewhere--I don't get as out of breath. The negative: I am struggling with getting my fluids in--honestly, I am only getting in about half of what i should and it is making me feel very sluggish. I have had 4 incidences of "sliming or foamies" whichever you call it. I know it is probably because I ate too fast, or too much. I can only eat about 2 ounces of protein at a time--and it has to be very moist (swimming in gravy is the best) in order for me to get it in. Then, I guess because I can only eat so little, I am hungry again about 2 hours later. Slider foods like sugar free yogurt or oatmeal go down easy, and I can eat about 5 or 6 ozs., but they do not stay with me. I feel like I spend my day focusing on planning meals and drinking schedules--and I really wanted this surgery because I didn't WANT to have to think about food anymore. So in that respect--I guess I was a little naive. I am hoping that as time goes on it will just come naturally to me and I can stop thinking about it all the time. I am glad I had the procedure though. I do realize that if this is my life now, that in time the weight has to come off, and I know that I am in it for the long haul.
