NerdyGirl

Please keep us all posted with what you find out. I have been having minor pain the past several weeks that was coming and going. The pain was consistent with the gas pain I felt after the surgery. However, this is now completely unrelated to the gas. I told my doctor about it yesterday and he seemed surprised, but since I said it came and went, he wasn't very alarmed. I had a fill yesterday and today I experienced the absolute worse pain in the world. It started out as the minor pain that I had before, but continued to worsen to the point where I started to have chest pains. I took 600 mg of ibuprophen and it didn't do anything. I was hungry but in so much pain I barely wanted to eat. I figured I better try something soft and got chicken salad. As I continued to eat, the pain began to subside. Then this evening as I started to get hungry again, the pain came back. Again, after eating, I feel much better. This is ONE heck of a way of my body telling me that it is hungry! I really hope that it doesn't persist. The minor pain the past several weeks have been annoying, but I think I can live with that. What I experienced today is definitely not tolerable long term. I was going to call my doctor today, but after checking here and seeing this seems to be something much more common than I thought, I think I will still continue to identify patterns with the pain. I'm hoping the increase pain was related to the fill and home that it decreases after the next several days. Please continue to post your updates. Thank you!

I had my surgery on 7/24. The first two days were okay besides the pain and gas, but the 3rd day, until now, I have been absolutely starving. My doctor has me on a calorie free, clear liquid diet (64 ounces a day) and allows 1/4 cup of calorie containing liquid such as juice, 4 times a day (approximately 50 calories. I am not allowed to take any Vitamins at this time either. I have been following the diet to a T and am probably drinking more than the 64 ounces of Fluid a day, but I am absolutely starving and have absolutely no energy due to not having any nutrition. I don't even know if I'm sore anymore because my stomach just keeps intensely growling continuously all day long and the hunger is all I can keep thinking about. I go up the stairs and I am completely out of energy. I feel like absolute crap and all I want to do is eat something. What I'd like to know is if anyone else has gone through the same experience, or did you go through the first week hunger free. I only have a day and a half left before I go to the doctor to hopefully move to the next phase of a full liquid diet, but I'm having a tough time and am worried I may just break down and drink a Protein shake, or eat something, so I have SOME energy. I DO know that I am taking a Protein Shake with me to the appointment because the second he clears me for a protein shake, I am opening it right there! haha I never thought in a million years I'd be craving a protein shake! Please let me know if what I am experiencing is normal Thank you!

YEAH! I got the OK for the full liquid diet! I had a little cream of chicken and a protein shake and I feel full...and better already. Thanks for all the advice!

Thank you all for your responses. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who was feeling this way. I called my doctor's office a bit ago and left a message asking if I could switch to full liquids today. I'm hopeful they call me back soon and give me the green light. After I got out of the shower today I was so drained that I couldn't even get my clothes on and had to rest on the bed for a while first! Thank you again!!