Newlife4nita

I have had a hard last few months. I began to get sick around the 1st of March vomiting 5-6 a day and unable to really eat or drink anything. This went on for a month and a half straight. The vomiting stopped but since then I lost feeling in both my legs and feet. I spent over a week in hospital before they discovered I had a B1 deficiency. I've spent another week in a rehab hospital and then transitioned to in-home rehab. I now have feeling from my waist to the top of my knees. I developed bad nerve pain during this time and am now on Lyrica. Now my weight loss has seemed to stall and I'm very frustrated. I keep bouncing between the same 3 lbs. I go up then down. I'm not sure what to do. I don't know if my body is still recovering or if it's something I'm doing. I haven't been able to begin an exercise routine since I began getting sick right after I was cleared for exercise then I loss the feeling in my legs. Since I don't have full feeling back I'm not sure when I'll be able to work out. Help!!!

I just had surgery on Monday January 18, 2016 and today is my first full day at home. I am in pain and do not feel like eating anything. I'm really disappointed since I thought I was doing great in the hospital (My NUT ran into me while I was walking the halls and she said she thought I was a visitor since I was getting around so well). Now, I am finding that I am feeling more pain than I expected. I'm super concerned since drinking water is what's hurting the most. I'm scared I will quickly get dehydrated due to lack of fluids. I think it may be gas but taking Gas-X is not helping. Fortunately I am not dealing with the shoulder pain from the gas used during the surgery. Has anyone else had this issue? If so, what helped you?

Thank you so much for the suggestion. I have not tried that protein but I will look into it.

Yes. Unfortunately I have never liked yogurt. I tried pudding but it doesn't agree with me.

Hi, I actually had my surgery on 1/18/16. It has been a rough couple of weeks for me. I was fortunate that I didn't have the shoulder/gas pain you hear about. I've had no vomitting and very little nausea. The problem I am having is not being able to tolerate protein shakes/drinks at all. I've tried too many to count and spent hundreds of dollars. Because of my lack of protein and fluids, I have been very tired and weak. I have just started to incorporate some beans, applesauce and beef into my diet so I'm hoping that helps.

Thank you all!!

Thanks Dar200. My journey has been much like you described. I think the benefits of the hospital wore off and I am now feeling the effects. I am slowly increasing my liquids. I'm not doing as well on my protein. I am settings small goals and hope I will start to feel better shortly.

Thanks for your information. I'm still not feeling great but I feel better than I did yesterday. I do have 2 follow up questions. 1.) Does the milk in a protein shake count toward your daily liquids? 2.) How long did you guys stop taking your pain meds post-op?

I am also scheduled for Monday. I was starting to get worried that I was worried ????. I'm glad to see not everyone has a big bout of anxiety before their procedure. Good luck to all!!