Help! 2 Weeks out and not doing well.

[ncbludvl 2]

My labs still aren't back or should I say they are not back to me yet. My kidneys are feeling better but I have to psych myself up to take the big pills. I've resulted to cutting them in half. Works better but they are far from mush.... My newest issue is a heighten sense of smell. I keep candles lit as much as possible, but there are times when the smells lead to massive nausea and I end up in bed with a cold rag, a bucket near by and my phenergan from the Dr. Other than this my world is getting better with real food.

Anyways how is everyone else doing?

[AJW 18]

Glad you're doing better. I'm 13 mos. post-op and lost all the weight. I was never nauseous and had no complications. I remember mood-swings as that's a common thing. I was told not to worry about getting in all the Protein in the very beginning, so I didn't. The first 30 days are the roughest. I also remember being told not to begin the next phase of eating until it was time to do it. But since your doctor told you OK, I guess it's OK. Just be careful with that as you have a brand new small tummy and it needs time for the staple line to heal. That's the biggest deal in the beginning. Hope you continue to improve every day. Yes, the heightened sense of smell is part of the process, too, sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes not. Your taste will change too and foods you used to like will taste like crap now, especially if they are unhealthy foods. We all have our favorites from our "foodie" days, mostly fast food and the like. Now that stuff tastes like artificial crap to me. It's funny how this surgery changes you forever but in a good way.