steph-rny

Hey everyone. My surgery is Aug 19 so I went out & bought a multivitamin, calcium citrate, b12. But I'm wondering now if I should have bought chewables. Any opinions?

Another update. Yesterday I had xrays with dye to make sure everything is going where it should be through my pouch & intestine. My dr wasn't at the appointment, unfortunately. I hope to have results by middle of next week. Its been more than 3 wks that I've been heaving up to 6x per day. I'm barely eating or drinking. I'm taking antacid & anti nausea pills but half the time they come back up. I had to cut back my work hrs and I've now been fired. I'm not sure that the surgery was worth all this.

Thanks!

My sister likes doing this too but I think she does raspberry gingerale and its not diet. I have been looking for diet cream soda for about a month. It was one of my favorite things in the summer & I'm hoping I can make it into slush, get rid of the carbonation. It would be a sweet treat for special days.

I am bummed too crisg. I got anti nausea & new antacid pills on Wednesday and they don't seem to be working much at all. I've tried taking one before the other, both at the same time. This afternoon I'll try crushing the nausea ones up and mixing in to yogurt. But I've still been sick 3-4x per day. I've eaten less than 500 calories per day for over a week. I really don't know what else to do. I've seen the dr and he's ordered another endoscopy for a couple of weeks from now. We were both really hoping that these pills would help.

I use vita-vim chewable vitamins, they might be jamieson brand. I got to see a dr today. He gave me a prescription for a different antacid that I'll try tomorrow. Also got a scrip for anti nausea, tried it 15min ago and its staying down alright. I was getting to the point where water was even making me nauseous. In the past 4 days I had 2 bites of banana, 2 tbsp yogurt, half cup soup and maybe 5 cups of water. Was drinking some g2 Gatorade trying to get electrolytes.

I talked to my nut for 40min today. She suggested I try Iso whey breezers to help increase my protein. One serving is 20g. I bought the lemon iced tea flavour, I'll let you all know what I think when I try it.

It is possible that I'm not drinking enough. Before surgery i used the bathroom 4-5x a day, now i go once. I'm really trying to do my food & drink. I expected rny to be hard but not like this.

I've been having trouble lately. I had a scope on oct 10 and have taken prevacid since then. I felt fine the first few days but in the past 5 days I've thrown up 1/2 times per day. Its making it hard to go back to work full time and I think I'm getting depressed. I'm going to try to get a dr and nutritionist appt next week. My diet hasn't changed much, I'm struggling to get my protein, supposed to be 60g per day. I'm feeling frustrated. I felt better at 3-4wks post than I do at 8wks.

I had my scope done at 7wks post op. I've had 2 days of being on this antacid (its called prevacid). I did heave this evening but it was right after I opened my parents smelly fridge so I don't think I'll count it. I was also given permission to use gravol for nauseau and I have taken 1 chewable fast acting tablet per day. I was able to eat half a biscuit with peanut butter and about 1tbsp of chili & rice today. Sorry if this is TMI but I've been pooping it out quickly. I went approx 5 days of eating very little so I didn't poop then. Now I'm making up for it I guess.

I'm also scared of what my dr/nutritionist will say next week. I've been getting ~10g protein per day when my goal is 60. At least I'm staying hydrated. I absolutely cannot drink any more shakes, they make me sick even thinking about it. What I have been eating is mostly good like chicken, hard boiled egg. I've had some mashed banana with peanut butter. I have been walking approx 4000 steps every day. Yesterday I was sick twice, I don't know if its part of not eating, coming down with something or my period coming on.

I have had lots of trouble getting enough protein in general, but today I maybe got 10g, though my excuse is I am in the middle of an 11 hr roadtrip and I don't want to risk getting the shits on the side of the road lol

Hey everyone. I'm wondering if fat free, sugar free pudding is an option that anyone uses? I'm starting to crave something a little sweet. I am 3 wks post & have 2 days of soft foods then I can start on fish, chicken, lean ground meats.

How far post op are you? My dr recommends 6wks for even cooked vegetables, I didn't ask about raw.

I am still a little sore, especially if I fall asleep on either of my sides or if i really need to do a big head to toe stretch. But for the most part I feel fine 2.5 wks post.

I've dreamt about hot fudge sundaes, cucumbers & kfc lol I am finally on to the soft foods phase and had 1oz of cottage cheese over 30min

I haven't tried that. I did get some natural flavor protein to add to broth, popsicles etc but I haven't tried it yet. I fully admit that I'm not very motivated for this kind of protein. I know its important for healing, maintaining muscle & reducing hair loss, but I'm so excited for tomorrow when I can start food. How long for all of you between starting soft food til you could do something like chicken or fish?

Hi. My surgery was Aug 19. It went well. My only problem so far is getting enough Protein. After drinking it for 3 wks I've started gagging on it & can't force it down. The only way I can do it is freeze it like a fudgecicle. I've been pretty good about taking Multivitamins, liquid Calcium and getting enough Clear liquids. Pre liquid diet weight 387lbs Surgery weight 375lbs Current weight 355lbs I have a follow-up meeting with my doc & nutritionist on Wed where I hope to get permission to drive & start soft foods. I did nibble on some cheese last night & it went well in my pouch. I can't wait for cottage cheese lol

I am only 2 weeks post but my doctor says no alcohol for at least a year.