sherri428

Hi, I'm 6 weeks out from my RNY. I'm having no problem with liquids, Soups, yogurts, Protein chips, etc. Basically anything that I don't have to chew or that will disintegrate in my stomach. I'm trying to introduce certain foods that I can cut with a fork. I'm finding I can only eat little bitty pieces and I have to chew to the point of making it a liquid or it gets stuck. This may be normal but I'm just wondering. I would live off the soups and yogurts but they don't satisfy me like eggs, tuna, etc and I find myself grazing. My nutritionist told me I needed to eat things with more substance but they make me miserable.

That sounds exactly like mine. Let me know what the doctor says. What time is your appt?

Braid it or put it in a pony tail. You won't be in there long enough (hopefully) to worry about it. At least you won't have the "bed head" us folks with short hair have. My hair was the LAST thing on my mind after surgery.

I'm a little over 3 weeks out and my scale hasn't been moving down as fast as it was. I'm doing everything right except I could probably exercise more, however I reinjured my left foot and am back into a boot. :-(

I could have sworn I had an incisional hernia but it's just an entrapped nerve. It felt like a searing pain beneath my right rib cage. Almost like there was a hot knife stuck in there. It came on a week after surgery and just got worse and worse. Last Friday they gave me an ultrasound guided cortisone shot and it seems to be getting better. What are your symptoms jessiej1979?

Yes for the most part. It seems to only flare up tomorrow. There is a slight chance I will have to be knocked out and a stitch removed. I should know Monday but I think it's gonna be okay. It's a lap incision but about an inch wide and they had to pull out some of my stomach through there and it's just has everything irritated. No I didn't have the sleeve but I had a Nissen (reflux surgery) in 2005 and when they take it down they have to remove the part of your stomach that was wrapped around the esophagus. Blah, blah, blah....It's always something.... Let me know if you get your stuff resolved CrisG....

Chris G-Hopefully you will get some answers and feel better soon. Well mine was finally diagnosed. It is an entrapped nerve due to swelling and the stitch. I received an ultrasound guided cortisone shot and it's all better now. Hopefully that will be the end of it.

For the first week I had to take a gas x thin strip every time I ate or drank. Now at just over 3 weeks I may take 2 or 3 a week. Some people say they don't work but I beg to differ. You cannot overdose so just knock yourself out.

I would check with your surgeon. They may need to pack it or it may just need to stay dry and open to air. Only they can tell you. Good luck.

The only thing that tasted half way decent the first few days after surgery was diluted apple juice. It also help with the vague nausea I felt. There is no protein so I didn't drink much.

Someone told me to make sure you take the skin off any hot dogs.

Yes, I may and probably will eat a hot dog again. I'm 48 and plan on living a long time. It just won't be anytime soon.

Don't yell at me but I was 16 days out and it was all beef. I had no intentions on eating a whole hot dog. Just that little left over portion looked so good and everything has been going down well. But not so much last night. I lived and I learned. If I attempt another one it will have to go in the blender first, but that's not likely for a while.

I chose RNY because I've previously had reflux surgery and hiatel hernia surgery. They also had to repair my hernia again when they did the RNY. I think reflux sufferers are recommended to have RNY.

I took 2 bites of my daughter's hot dog last night. I chewed well and swallowed. It became immediately clear to me that this was a mistake. After wretching and throwing up for an hour I realized that even if you chew well the hot dog remains a single piece. I may never eat a hot dog again.