6 Days Post-Op

[Diane 24]

Hi! Everyone.

This is my 6th day Post-Op and I just thought it was time to tell everyone how it has been going. First I wish to thank everyone for the interesting posts that I have read because they helped me Tremendously after surgery. The sip,sip,sip,walk,walk,walk is one of the tips I took to heart and I feel it helped my recovery ALOT!

I Had my vsg surgery on Feb. 14th at 8 a.m. had some complications though. When they went in to do the laproscopic surgery they found I had a hole in my diaprahm caused by a hyatil hernia. They were doing the repair when the left lung started to collapse and the anestic (sp?) Dr, was having a hard time getting my stats up. They suctioned some mucus from my lung though and the breathing was corrected. YAY!! My Dr. was still able to go on with the surgery laproscopicaly. My Dr. said that I should thank myself for losing so much weight ahead of time, I had 81 lbs. gone before surgery otherwise he would've had to do a full open vsg.

I must be one of the lucky ones because I truly didnot have a tremendous amount of pain with surgery. The pain I did have was with the drain they leave in for the first few days. They were thinking of sending me home on Wensday but that was the first day I had any liquids by mouth and I chose to drink the prepaired Protein Drink on my tray which made me sick to my stomach. My drainage tube was removed Thursday morning and I was on my way home.

I am finding I can get 60 Grams of Protein in, but struggle sometimes to get a total of 64 oz. of liquid in a day. But each day gets a little better. I also find that with this liquid diet it is a struggle to get any kind of variety. But Hey, I guess one more week of liquids won't kill me. I have made it this far and 7 more days of liquids aren't gonna stop me now.

For me my 5th day Post-Op was a struggle, felt kinda weak, no energy , kinda yucky stomach. I had asked my Dr. when to start the chewable Calcium w/D, and chewy Vitamins and my Thyroid meds and he just said well the meds usually stay in your system for 2 weeks - but no real answer. So I decided to heck with it and started taking my Vitamins and meds yesterday and low and behold the later part of the day I started feeling alot better.

I wish to say a "BIG" "THANK YOU!' to all the VSG posters. Because of your stories on this site it has made my journey so much more informed and with such GREAT advice and tips along the way.

Diane

[Deets 0]

Hi Diane,

can i ask what youre drinking at the moment? im struggling getting 60 grams of Protein in while on the liquid diet!

And well done on getting through the surgery!

x

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Congrats!

[Diane 24]

Hi Diane,

can i ask what youre drinking at the moment? im struggling getting 60 grams of Protein in while on the liquid diet!

And well done on getting through the surgery!

x

Hi Deets. For Breakfast I make 1 serving size cooked cream of wheat Cereal and use some of that and thin with skim milk - then while warm I add 1 scoop of unjury Protein Powder which is 20 grams of Protein and use a small wisk to get it to a smooth consistency. I also use equal sweetner to taste. lunch is a cup of some type of broth or just get some broth from chix Soup at resturant and I add 1 scoop of Unjury protein powder and wisk well which equals 20 grams of protein. Then for I may add the 1 scoop of Unjury again later at nite to my bottle of Water but I always dissolve the powder in some warm Water first and then add it to my cold water drink with a favorite flavor of crystal lite for example. That makes for my last 20 grams of protein. I know its trying to get all the protein and water requirements in in one day especially with such limited variety in the liquid diet list.

I have been looking for some plain unsweeted yogurt to thin that - but so far haven't been able to find any most of the low fat artifically sweetend yogurt has fruit in it and on my plan it is not allowed.

Hope this info helps. Diane.