georgiag

Today's the day I was supposed to have my surgery and didn't. I'm still torn as to whether or not to re-schedule based on the problems I have encountered during the past two weeks. In the meantime I'm going to follow the low carb/no sugar approach to my meals and see how I feel in a few weeks. My blood work came back all within normal levels but I'm still not feeling well - wish me luck!

I've gone thru the introduction, insurance approvals etc and was actually scheduled for surgery within the next few days before I called it off. The Phase I diet was a breeze and actually dropped 8 lbs in the two week period - then came Phase II with the protein shakes and fiber supplements - within 4 days I was feeling nausea & dizziness that left me unable to function at work (including dropping 14 lbs in 4 days). My physician's office recommended adding a piece of fruit to my daily intake which I did. But to no avail, I felt even worse by day 7 of Phase 2 and that's when I cancelled the surgery and returned to eating protein & vegetables. I'm feeling a little better (the nausea is gone somewhat) but I'm still feeling dizzy and my vision is blurry. Has anyone else experienced these side effects? and if so, what course of action did you take. I'm really scared to re-schedule the surgery based on what I'm feeling now and knowing that I can't function like this continually.

I've gone thru the introduction, insurance approvals etc and was actually scheduled for surgery within the next few days before I called it off. The Phase I diet was a breeze and actually dropped 8 lbs in the two week period - then came Phase II with the protein shakes and fiber supplements - within 4 days I was feeling nausea & dizziness that left me unable to function at work (including dropping 14 lbs in 4 days). My physician's office recommended adding a piece of fruit to my daily intake which I did. But to no avail, I felt even worse by day 7 of Phase 2 and that's when I cancelled the surgery and returned to eating protein & vegetables. I'm feeling a little better (the nausea is gone somewhat) but I'm still feeling dizzy and my vision is blurry. Has anyone else experienced these side effects? and if so, what course of action did you take. I'm really scared to re-schedule the surgery based on what I'm feeling now and knowing that I can't function like this continually.