Venting

Jan 11, 2014

I know I signed up for this. I knew what to expect, yadda yadda. But frankly, this sucks! I am having a really tough time getting in liquids and protein is a nightmare. I am supposed to be on full liquids this week and everything I have tried has made me sick. Cream of __ soups? Forget it. Sick. Protein drinks made with milk? Sick. Protein drinks made with silk, almond milk, or rice milk? Sick. Protein shots? Sick. My surgeon recommended trying the Carnation Instant Breakfasts with some unflavored protein. Guess what? Sick. I have drank about 25oz today and I feel like my stomach is going to burst. I am moving to pureed foods fairly soon so I gave in and attempted some cottage cheese, which went down okay, but it only made the bloated feeling worse. I have tried the gas-x strips, and there is some temporary relief, but not anything to write home about.

I know that it will get easier with time. I know that my pouch is still healing and needs to be babied a bit. But I am afraid if I can't even get liquids in, how am I ever going to continue moving up through the diet phases?! I just want to feel better. Not even good at this point, but better. Some of this is definitely depression creeping in, since I have been off my antidepressant since surgery (doc re-ordered the extended release, and then forgot to change it to the regular after I called - I was able to pick it up this morning). However, the overall feeling of just yuck is definitely not helping.

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