Sweet160

Hi All, I'm newish to the forum and have enjoyed reading through the threads. The one thread that asked about would you do it again, really helped me. Just about everyone said they would do it sooner. I hope I get to this point. I had my gastric sleeve on Jan 23. I freaked out a little in the hospital because I tried to turn on to my side to sleep and my stomach muscles went into spasms and I could not breathe. It was awful and scary and it happened a few more times while I was there. I came home yesterday and continued with the clear liquid diet. Felt just awful. It's hard to sleep, I have sooooooo much painful gas gurgling around in my stomach. I just have a general feeling of unease. Today is better, but standing and moving is very hard. My blood pressure drops and I get close to passing out every time. My heart beats funny and I'm scared. Another problem I'm having is trying to drink the protein shakes. I just can't. I gag and gag. I've tried different flavors and brands. Luckily, my doctor said i could drink the shakes with skim milk, so I've been drinking just the milk (mootopia) without the protein powder. That's going to make it difficult to get my 80 grams protein in, but I just don't know what else to do. I don't mean to sound so negative, but I'm cranky, and want some normalcy in my life. I've been suffering through pre-op and post-op diets and then the day before surgery diet. At one point I had only had 200 calories within a 3 day span. No matter how "ready" you are for your new life style, this is drastic and not good for anyone. Sometimes when I read these threads I get the impression that everyone feels great after the surgery with just a few issues here and there. I don't feel great at all. I don't like taking my pills, I want to eat something that isn't diet flavored, I'm tired of getting up and getting dizzy and scared that I'm having a heart attack, I'm sick of the bloating and gas. I'm just a miserable pile of mush. I do understand that I'm only two days out from surgery and things will get better, but I need to know, has anyone else felt extremely yucky after the surgery? And what am I going to do about those protein shakes?? I just can't... Oh, one more thing. My doctor only gave me Tylenol with Codeine for pain. Is this about right? Should I still be taking it? Nothing hurts until I start moving around. Anyway, I'm rambling...so sorry. Thanks for any replies!

On your advice I'm trying out the Syntrax Nectar. Just ordered the sample pack. Thank you so much for the support!

Hi fellow Texan. I just had my sleeve done on the 23rd and I'm feeling the gas just like you. It's really made this whole ordeal much worse. The only relief I was able to get was laying on my side (which hurt) and pulling my legs up to my chest. I was able to pass quite a bit of gas that way. But it just keeps coming back. Constant gurgling and the pain and pressure from the gas is lower down towards my pelvic area. Uncomfortable!

What flavor do you like with the Quest Protein. I'm desperate to find something I can stomach...and I liked your buckle up metaphor.

I just did the same thing!!! My surgery is Jan 23rd...just a couple of more days. I'm already sick of shakes! I'll be glad when that part of the diet is over.