Tubbynomo

I know, it was a moment of weakness. My wife had some Chicken Tikka Masala and I took a sip of the gravy. It was as delicious as always, just burned when it hit my gut. That made me worry that I might never be able to enjoy spicy stuff again.

I was just about to start a thread about this very concern. I also have noticed a decrease in volume. I think I get more protein now than before surgery. My fluid intake is fine and frequency is the same. I'm with the OP, I liked dropping large loads. I noticed a different the first time after surgery when there should have been more. My dr is a female so this will be awkward. Kinda.

I bought a protein powder that I mix with water or milk. Recently I added a couple tablespoons of half and half to the water. It taste better than just milk with a lot fewer calories and carbs. I like it because it's thinner than the shakes and seems to settle better. One scoop is 30gr of p and I can get it down in about ten min. It's called platinum hydro whey if anyone wants to try it. The cheapest place to get that I found was vitaminshoppe.com. Serving for serving it's about the same as premier shakes

Not sure if I'm imagining it but it seems like my sense of smell is more acute. The bad part is that I can smell everyone's breath. It's quite off-putting. It was much more noticeable right after surgery and has since diminished some. Am I the only one?

I was told by the surgeon that if you have a leak it will be quite obvious. High fever and evidence of infection. I thought the same thing right after surgery because of a lot of discomfort where I imagined a leak would be. It was due to trapped gas left behind from surgery. It took about a week to subside.

Mmm hmmm hot!!

I had surgery on 2/25. I also had a lot of discomfort from the gas they use to expand the abdominal cavity. It seemed to take about a week to finally be absorbed and stop bothering me. For protein, I bought platinum Hydro Whey. Look into it. It's super easy absorbing 30gr per serving and taste ok. I'm having a hard time getting my protein any other way. Love the sugar free Popsicles. I think I'm down 25-30 lbs. from the 25th.

I'm three weeks out. I'm not having any difficulty with fluids but solids are not agreeing with me at all. I'm sure it's just a little too soon. For protein I bought this platinum hydro whey. It mixes well with nf milk and taste great with 1%. It's a hydrolized whey protein, very low in sugar and 30gr protein per serving. Then it's been sf Popsicles. I eat those things back to back.

I think I'm having the same thing. I had surgery on 2/25 and I can't find anything that wants to go down 'right'. I don't have the nausea but I do feel like I'm going to vomit when I eat. I just fight the feeling till it passes. I love the sugar free Popsicles. I'm sure it will get better it's just gonna take time. Right now I'm doing about 60gr of whey in LF milk and a couple spoonfuls of refried beans a day. And half a dozen Popsicles.