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1/15/07 1 week post op

The protein shakes are aweful. I'm trying to gag down 80 grams of protein a day on a clear liquid diet. Learned to sip liquids now so I don't get sick with swallowing too much air. Fluid intake is great and instead of crushing the pills I split them into quarters and just swallow them. Capsules I have to sprinke on jello but that one does not taste as bad. I think it is the after taste of the shake that depresses me. I can't get rid of it. I go to the dr. day after tomorrow and I will hopefully get some ideas and relief. I'm not starving but from my choices in the plan I'm just not up to any of it. All of the incisions are healing great. Only have slight pull on the port incision when I try to pull myself straight up out of bed. I still need to swing legs out over the side and push my self up from the side to avoid the burning pain at that site. Otherwise I feel good. Getting alot done around the house on this holiday weekend. Back to work tomorrow.   Down to 247 this morning. Amazing how starvation works.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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1/9/07 Home after baning

Went really well. Just sore as hell when I get up or down. Dull pain in upper left shoulder. Crushed meds are awful. Planning to go back to work day after tomorrow. Used ducalax suppositories to get bowels working. Helped gas pains alot.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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2nd day post op

1/10/07 2nd day home. Gas in stomach is less and just sore around incisions. Going to work for sure tomorrow. Not hungry yet but the commercials on tv are getting my attention.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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1/11/07 3 days post op

Went to work, I'm a little slow moving, but here none the less! Still sore. Made a big mistake yesterday at lunch. My wife thought the tortilla soup at El Pollo Loco would be good. It tasted great but oh what a mistake. The fat or something in the broth really jacked with me and I was miserable with bloating and nausea till 10pm last night. Protein shake this morning went down ok. I'm mixing a high protein powder with about 4oz of slim fast high protein. Dr. wants me to get 100grams a day while on the liquids.   Weight at pre op visit 268 Today:253   I enjoy the comments and thanks for listening.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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4 days post op

Getting better each day. Protein shakes are a drag and the crushed pills are almost too much. But I feel almost back to my old self and other than the catch pains and pulls my stomach seems to be getting back to normal. I know I am not supposed to weigh often but I did get on the scale and I'm down to 250.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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2nd fill

One week since second fill and man what a difference. I can't eat much at all. I've slimed and PB'd about 50% of the time. Got to eat slower and chew more. Even liquids take a while to go down. Weight should really start going down now.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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1/24/2007

Starting into week 3 post op   No problems making a transition from liquids to semi-solids. Able to take thick soups and even tuna and chilli. I can feel full after about 6oz. of food. I get a feeling like I'm going to have the pain I had from gulping air. That's enough to make me shut the eating down. That stays for about an hour and if that is the new full feeling then this should be easy. I've done great on keeping caffeine out and not drinking after a meal, although I forget sometimes. Lower tract is finally firmed up now that I'm getting something other than tea, water and the protien shake. With the current weight loss my productivity is way up and I'm feeling great now that I can eat an egg or thick soup. My wife is glad too. I've been pretty miserable watching them eat and my mood has not been very good.   First fill scheduled for Feb.6th. They adjust the fill using a flouroscope so they can get it right.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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2 weeks after 2nd fill

Fill is working. Volume of food is way down. Staying with protein now. Scale is not moving much but clothes are falling off. Will have to go shopping soon. Restriction is such that I have to eat really really slow and very small bites. Food gets cold and I give up and stop. I PB or slime about 50% of the time. It is weird some days nothing causes problems then the next I can't keep anything down.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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1/13/07

Yesterday started out great. Tried to up my protein intake and water and ended up sicker than heck. Terrible stomach pain and nausea. Called nurse and she figured I was gulping down too much air. Back to clear liquids and forget the shakes for a day or so. Just getting back to normal this morning. Keeping water down ok but I can tell I'm not quite there yet. I hope this never happens again.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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First Fill

2/06/07 Had first fill this morning. Under flourosope he did it all in about 5 minutes. No pain. I felt it tighten up though and when I drank the barium I could tell it was alot different than before. Several hours after the procedure I can fill that it is alot tighter than before. On liquids for two days then back to soft etc.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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Post op followup

1/18/07 Had my 9day post op followup. I've lost 16 pounds since the surgery. All wounds are nearly healed. Dr. says stay with the liquids per the plan. I told him I could not get more than 60 grams of protein because the shakes are aweful. He said that would work. Otherwise I am now scheduling my first fill around the middle of February. Only pain is at port site when I make a pull motion like a situp or lateral twist. Pill issue has also resolved. I take the plavix and some of the other bad tasting stuff with apple sauce. The others I just quarter.
bigdaddynomo

bigdaddynomo

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1/19/07

Yesterday I must have gulped my protein shake at breakfast and got too much air. Terrible stomach ache all day. Had bout of gagging and dry heaves but nothing came up. Finally went home from work and took the pain medicine with codine and went to sleep for an hour and woke up better. Changing the way I swallow liquids is harder than I thought. I know it will be better but right now it is hard to see the light.
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