24 Days Post Op- HELP!

[djsacco 32]

I am still having issues getting my fluids and food down! I sip, sip, sip ALL day! I feel so overly full it makes me uncomforatble! With all the sipping there is no room for food! I am at a loss as to what to do to make it better. My doctor says be patient. I am barely getting down 200 calories in food a day and most days barely 20 oz of Fluid. I know this is very unhealthy and can lead to many serious issues. I just don't know how to make it go down any better! Any advice?

[Sassygirl06 962]

Your sleeve is still swollen. I had a very hard time getting anything down for the first few weeks as well. Got buyer remorse bad! There are Protein Shots you can buy at Walmart. They have about 25 grams of Protein in them and its about 3 oz to drink. Make sure they are really cold....as the flavors kind of suck...fruit punch is the best one. Take a sip every few minutes till its gone. This will stop your muscle waisting till you can manage to get the shakes down. As for the Water. You can get a medicine cup from the pharmacy. They are about one ounce. Sometimes 2. Drink one of those down every 15 minutes. If they are 2 oz and you do this for a period of 8 hours a day...then you will have had the required Fluid. Fluids are so much more important at this point of your healing then food. Good luck girl! You will get through this! ((Hugs))

[joatsaint 2,814]

You didn't say how long since your surgery, but all I ate the 1st 6 or 7 days all I ate was sugar free Jell-O, sugar free popsicles, and Crystal Light. So I ate virtually zero calories. After that I was eating a bit more, about 1 can of Soup a day. I didn't feel any ill effects. Just take it one day at a time, it will get better.

[Katie713 423]

That is a seriously low calorie intake. How much Protein are you getting? Have you had your surgeon scope your new stomach to make sure you don't have a stricture (a narrowing from scar tissue) that is making it hard to take in your fluids? Don't let this situation go on for too long before following up again and again if you have to. If you can drink the Premier Protein drinks from Costo or Sams Club, they have 30 grams of protein and the ready to drink Fluid is not too thick. Just try to keep drinking a little bit all day long, not in one sitting, like the previous poster mentioned...tiny little drinks again and again.