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I usually take some papaya enzyme and try walking, id that doesn't work, I just force myself to throw up. It's better than being in pain and miserable for hours.

I threw up so many times before it went away, it was awful. My son had rice in his taco and I must have accidentally grabbed some of that with the cheese and sour cream. Typically when I get that stuck feeling from overeating it happens pretty quickly, this time I didn't feel anything until quite a while after we finished eating (45 minutes to an hour) and it lasted so long. It must have been the rice swelling up in my pouch. Fortunately everything seems back to normal now, although I did take the day very slowly.

I think for me some where around week 5 I started feeling more normal and stopped needing daily naps. Hang in there! You are still very new!

That's my guess as well. I'm finally feeling some relief and I'm thinking a day of liquids sounds like the best plan.

I had a horrible headache over the weekend. Horrible. Tylenol alone did nothing so I took 2 ibuprofen. Probably the dr wouldn't like it, but I think one time is ok.

I'm so frustrated. I'm 3 months post op, we went out for dinner last night because our power was out and I had a normal size portion of food I can usually tolerate, some meat, cheese and sour cream from the inside of a Chipotle soft taco. Typically I can do this with no issues. Last night I probably had a little too much and I had that stuck feeling and ended up throwing up some before bed. Felt fairly normal when I went to sleep. Woke up this morning, had a small sip of Water and that stupid stuck feeling is back. Plus I have a headache, most likely from not being able to get in all my fluids yesterday. I took some payapa and paced around the living room but ugh. I ended up calling in sick to work because I just can't see being able to work normally, interact with patients when I have this persistent stuck feeling/pain. I just need to vent some because it's so early here no one in my house is awake yet. On the other hand if anyone has experience with that stuck feeling persisting for longer than usual I'd love to hear about it.

I switched jobs shortly after surgery and wasn't planning on telling my new coworkers. Not that I was keeping it a secret so much, I just didn't want the attention. But we all eat lunch in a common break room and there's no where else to really go, so multiple times a week I get questioned about why am I eating so little, why are my portions so small, how do I keep my energy up, etc, etc. It drives me crazy and I've ended telling a bunch of people. So far none of them have seemed judgemental, just lots of questions.

I'd just stick with what does sit well in your stomach for now. I've been officially cleared to try any food, still focusing on protein first of course, but it's been easiest to just stick with soft foods for the most part. Lots of tuna, chili and yogurt. Good luck, it isn't easy that's for sure!

When I was still on nights I would take extra sublingual B12 when I was feeling sleepy. It's not as big of a pick me up as caffeine but it's something.

Initially I was able to tolerate eggs and I really enjoyed them. This was from week 3 postop till about week 8 or so. And now? Forget it. I didn't change the way I prepare them, and I actually changed from the "extra large" to "large" size and I can barely eat half of one before I feel gross. I've temporarily given up one them. And chicken. And bananas.

I stayed one night, went home late in the day my second day. I took 4 weeks off and I needed it all. But I'm a nurse so I'm always on my feet and moving so that makes a difference. The pain in my abs/core made it difficult to bend over and get things for 3 to 4 weeks.

I still regret that the night before the start of my 2 week preop diet I was "good". I went put with some coworkers to a fun Mexican restaurant and got a salad. A salad! And no appetizer, no dessert! This was after not eating much during the day because I had a preop upper endoscopy scheduled that morning. I still remember one of my friends saying to me "you choose a salad for your last meal???" Lol. I lost 18 pounds during the 2 weeks before surgery, I totally could have indulged that night. Now that I know what post op life is like I wish I could go back and have a really great last meal. Not that postop has been that bad, but it's definitely different.

My son was 6 when I had the surgery. We lied to him about what exactly I had done, he knew I had surgery but we were vague about what surgery I had so that he wouldn't blab to my inlaws. He visited me in the hospital and I went home on the 2nd day, only spending one night instead of 2. I don't talk about it too much in front of him, on the rare occasion he notices I'm eating differently I just say it's what my stomach likes now. For the most part I don't think it's a huge difference between what my husband and son eat and what I eat, I just eat a lot less and usually stick with the protein portion with a bit of veggies. They get bigger portions and more sides but he doesn't pay enough attention to care. When he gets past the blabbing stage I'll probably be honest with him about the surgery.

Fairlife is great. My whole family uses it now:)

I felt that way for the first 3 to 4 weeks. I took a nap pretty much daily the first 3 weeks definitely. I went back to work at 4 weeks post op and it was a bit of a challenge at times. Now I am 2.5 months out and feel normal as far as energy level goes.