Dehydration

Jan 15, 2014

Tomorrow, I have to go in for IV fluids and blood work. I won't have to stay overnight (unless the blood work comes back really wonky), but I am hoping that it will help me get a handle on the nausea and all of the other lovely side effects of being dehydrated. I have two anti-nausea medications and yet it still hits me pretty badly in the mornings and at night. Doesn't seem to matter what I eat or drink, I end up bloated and feel unwell in general. Today I went against my surgeon's advice and used a straw, and you know what? It got more fluids in me than normal. I think I might have to continue using a straw until I can get fluids under control.

Food-wise, I'm not sure what to do. Everything, and I do mean everything, seems to make me feel bloated and very full. I have to start getting food in, but I'm not sure how to go about it. I tried half a string cheese stick tonight and I still have the bloated feeling, but right now it's tolerable. As the night wears on, it usually gets worse, but for now I am ok. I am still taking gas-x strips, but that only seems to mask the problem rather than fix it. My stomach has been all sorts of annoyed with me today, and I am sure I will pay for it in the morning.

This journey is not the journey I envisioned. Right now it's easy to regret, because I feel like absolute crap. But weight-wise, I am lower than I have been in 7+ years. This too shall pass. At some point, I will stop regretting my choice and I will be able to rejoin the land of the living. I just have to keep on truckin'.

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