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This is similar to the sample menu I was given. I understand it's a good concept but I know my dietician wanted to to start eating that way at 3 weeks. I am 8 weeks out and I have to wait at least any hour after I eat to be able to drink or I can feel it. Then I am finally able to drink about 6 oz at a time, but then I have to wait at least a half hr before I can drink more. On the days I work its hard sometimes to even get a lunch break sometimes. I do 12 hr shifts, unfortunately we've been understaffed for over a year now making it worse. But I do have to eat multiple times a day to get enough protein. Yesterday I had 2 eggs before I left for work at 6 am. While at work anytime I went to the back to grab something for a patient I passed the break room, so I stop and drink some water. Around 10 am I ate a string cheese. At 1 pm I ate a 20 gm protein bar for lunch. At 5:30 I had a Greek yogurt. When I got home at 8:30 I had 2 oz of chicken for dinner. During the day I was able to get in about 36 oz of fluid and 77 gm of protein. Ideally I shouldn't be eating dinner that late, and yes I should get more fluid in. But I feel for working on a busy floor at the hospital I did pretty good and there's no way I could've done it without snacks in between meals. I haven't gotten to the point where I'm able to add in vegetables yet though bc I get full off the protein but I know it will come in time. At home I can do a little better without the time constraints of work.

Just got home. Spent three nights at hospital. Gotta tell ya, it sucks. No sugar coating. Whoever it was who told me to get a suppression sleeve for my stomach thank you. It's the biggest help.

Today is the day I am getting sleeved. On the way to the hospital now. Please pray for me.

It isn't that painful for everyone we all have different tolerances for pain. I didn't feel that bad at all. I never took a pain pill once I left the hospital. My worst pain was gas and a little nausea the first day. I don't want you to get super scared and back out.

I didn't have any pain after about 3 days post op. So I'm not sure what the average is, maybe I am a fast healer.

That is awesome! I hope all is well! Hopefully they can get everything approved for me. The pain in my head everyday is just running my quality of life.

What did you eat to make you dump? I'm so afraid of this.

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The first step is to track your food. You can't correct anything if you don't know what you are doing.