Sheri Piper

Hi! I had my VSG on 2-19-13, and while I'm glad I made the decision to do this, it has been a difficult recovery period. I got out of the hospital from the surgery, and 5 days later developed gout in both ankles and feet, which sent me back to the hospital for the next 5 days, since I couldn't get around my apartment at all. That has gotten much better, but isn't gone yet, so the walking that I need to do is difficult, and slow.
I was doing really well with my eating and fluids during phase 2, and the beginning of phase 3 diet (which I'm on week 2 of right now) until the last couple of days...now it seems like I can't eat more than a bite or two, and more than a sip or two of liquid makes my tummy cramp.

I'm curious to know if anyone else has had any of these issues, and if so, what they may have done to combat them. On the bright side, I've lost 45 lbs!!