SO Scared Last Night!

May 27, 2014

Yesterday evening, I cooked pan seared talapia and scrambled eggs for my dinner.  I had only eaten maybe 3 or 4 bites and was already full.  That's pretty normal.  But then about 15 minutes later, I started having these painful pressure 'bubble's in my chest cavity and then rolling down to my upper stomach.  I sat there for a while hoping it would go away.  But it would get stronger and more frequently.  So, I called the surgeon's exchange hoping to speak to a nurse.  However, the surgeon called me back!  Side Note:  Dr. Mario Morales is the greatest!  He is so patient and thorough and I really felt he was genuinely concerned when he called.  I was surprised at that.  But I told him what I was experiencing and he said. . .for one. . .I shouldn't be eating fish at this point.  I'm 3 weeks post op (today).  The scrambled eggs were ok. . .but not the fish.  He believes I either ate too much of it or ate it too quickly and that it was too much for my pouch.  That's exactly what it felt like. . .it felt like my pouch was stretching and compacting trying to push the food through. . .and it hurt SO bad.  I was so afraid that I had somehow 'broken' my pouch and my surgery would be for naught!!  But he said not to worry, it won't 'break' that easily.  But for the next week, until my 30 day checkup, he wants me to go back to straight liquids to give it time to rest and recover from that mini-trauma.  So I'm forced to suffer through these protein shakes and liquid protein drinks until my visit with him on June 10th (which is actually 3 days past my 30 day point).

As bad as I felt last night, I don't have a problem with the liquid.  I almost feel like I never want to eat again . . .the pain was that intense.

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