Water

Jul 27, 2014

3 days that's how long I went without drinking anything after the surgery. About the time I was moved out of ICU was when I was allowed to finally have water and other liquids. You see when you have gastric bypass you have to teach your stomach to eat again which means you have to start with a liquid diet for 3 weeks and work your way up to eating normal food again slowly. I was so nauseous after the surgery the idea of drinking anything but water or watered down apple juice would turn my stomach so that's what I lived on for two days water and apple juice but as you can guess that did not go over very well with doctor M or my nurses. "Ursula you have to eat" he told me, "No I'm good with the water and apple juice" I replied. "I know its hard right now" Doctor M said while standing at the end of my bed, "but you have to try or I won't be able to send you home". "Ok" I finally replied. That night I sat in my hospital bed looking at a tray filled with chicken broth, jello, yogurt, and other liquid food. It was at that moment looking at the tray before me that I knew my relationship with food had changed. I would never eat the same again I thought I would be sad or upset but I wasn't. I was nauseous and not hungry but I knew if I didn't at least try to eat I wouldn't be going home anytime soon. So I did what I needed to do and picked up the chicken broth and slowly started to drink it..

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