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Hey fellow sleevers! I just had my surgery on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013. So I am three days out from surgery.

I did amazingly well in the hospital. I was up and walking with no problems right away. I ate all of my Jello and broth, and drank tons of Water no problems.

Well, it's day three, I've been home since Thursday and I am having some issues. I can't seem to stomach anything at all except Water. I have been dumping everything else I take in. I started getting nauseated this afternoon and it hasn't gone away. Also, I've been having this really weird constriction of my diaphragm, almost like hiccups, but not quite the same. Oddly I feel something that kinda seems like hunger too.

I guess it could just be a bad day, but I am curious if anyone else has dealt with these symptoms in the first few days post surgery. What should I be expecting over the next few days? It's not awful, it's just not expected and a bit uncomfortable. Any advice is much appreciated.

Oh, and I'm curious how long it took for everyone to have their stomach swelling go away and start losing weight?

I'm bored and sick of TV already, so my mind is working overtime :-p On the positive side though I've come up with some awesome recipes to try out and share.

Thanks guys!!

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Hey fellow sleevers! I just had my surgery on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013. So I am three days out from surgery.

I did amazingly well in the hospital. I was up and walking with no problems right away. I ate all of my Jello and broth, and drank tons of Water no problems.

Well, it's day three, I've been home since Thursday and I am having some issues. I can't seem to stomach anything at all except Water. I have been dumping everything else I take in. I started getting nauseated this afternoon and it hasn't gone away. Also, I've been having this really weird constriction of my diaphragm, almost like hiccups, but not quite the same. Oddly I feel something that kinda seems like hunger too.

I guess it could just be a bad day, but I am curious if anyone else has dealt with these symptoms in the first few days post surgery. What should I be expecting over the next few days? It's not awful, it's just not expected and a bit uncomfortable. Any advice is much appreciated.

Oh, and I'm curious how long it took for everyone to have their stomach swelling go away and start losing weight?

I'm bored and sick of TV already, so my mind is working overtime :-p On the positive side though I've come up with some awesome recipes to try out and share.

Thanks guys!!

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I found that I could only do room temp liquids and at first it did kinda go right threw me but you've only had liquid for a few days now so that's to be expected. I found week 2 where I when're to full liquid diet it got better. Drink boost it helps with the hunger. I still kinda feel hungry but its different. It just lets me k ow that I should eat. I'm 10 days out and I've lost 15lbs.

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I found that I could only do room temp liquids and at first it did kinda go right threw me but you've only had liquid for a few days now so that's to be expected. I found week 2 where I when're to full liquid diet it got better. Drink boost it helps with the hunger. I still kinda feel hungry but its different. It just lets me k ow that I should eat. I'm 10 days out and I've lost 15lbs.

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Keep in touch with your surgeon and make sure to let them know what's going on...they'd be the best to know if it's normal or if they need to take a look at something, but I can tell you it gets better over time.

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Keep in touch with your surgeon and make sure to let them know what's going on...they'd be the best to know if it's normal or if they need to take a look at something, but I can tell you it gets better over time.

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Thanks guys!

It's probably just my body's way of adjusting to the new stomach. I will keep drinking my Water and try to get some Protein in. If I can't stomach anything by Monday I will give my surgeon or nutritionist a call :-)

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Thanks guys!

It's probably just my body's way of adjusting to the new stomach. I will keep drinking my Water and try to get some Protein in. If I can't stomach anything by Monday I will give my surgeon or nutritionist a call :-)

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I felt that hunger feeling also. And just yesterday and the day before I had the hiccups during the evening as well as gas. Horrible feeling. Ugh. Not fun. And I haven't really been tolerating many things that I've been trying. However surprisingly enough, when I try something that makes me feel bad, I have a sugar free Popsicle, and feel better almost instantly! Lol, I don't know if its mental, or if it's actually because the Popsicle is good in some way, but you might wanna try a Popsicle :-)

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I felt that hunger feeling also. And just yesterday and the day before I had the hiccups during the evening as well as gas. Horrible feeling. Ugh. Not fun. And I haven't really been tolerating many things that I've been trying. However surprisingly enough, when I try something that makes me feel bad, I have a sugar free Popsicle, and feel better almost instantly! Lol, I don't know if its mental, or if it's actually because the Popsicle is good in some way, but you might wanna try a Popsicle :-)

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I read that drinking warm Decaf tea. It seemed to help me.

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I read that drinking warm Decaf tea. It seemed to help me.

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I read that drinking warm Decaf tea. It seemed to help me.

Thanks! A co-worker who had the surgery said the same thing. Looks like I'm making tea today :-)

I do have an unnatural obsession with tea... So this could be fun!

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I read that drinking warm Decaf tea. It seemed to help me.

Thanks! A co-worker who had the surgery said the same thing. Looks like I'm making tea today :-)

I do have an unnatural obsession with tea... So this could be fun!

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Hey fellow sleevers! I just had my surgery on Wednesday' date=' October 2nd, 2013. So I am three days out from surgery. I did amazingly well in the hospital. I was up and walking with no problems right away. I ate all of my Jello and broth, and drank tons of Water no problems. Well, it's day three, I've been home since Thursday and I am having some issues. I can't seem to stomach anything at all except Water. I have been dumping everything else I take in. I started getting nauseated this afternoon and it hasn't gone away. Also, I've been having this really weird constriction of my diaphragm, almost like hiccups, but not quite the same. Oddly I feel something that kinda seems like hunger too. I guess it could just be a bad day, but I am curious if anyone else has dealt with these symptoms in the first few days post surgery. What should I be expecting over the next few days? It's not awful, it's just not expected and a bit uncomfortable. Any advice is much appreciated. Oh, and I'm curious how long it took for everyone to have their stomach swelling go away and start losing weight? I'm bored and sick of TV already, so my mind is working overtime :-p On the positive side though I've come up with some awesome recipes to try out and share. Thanks guys!![/quote']

That's not dumping.... That's the slimes. It feels like something is stuck in your throat or about the area of your diaphragm. And the hiccups are part of the story. And then it is followed by the nausea. Are you finding your also producing a lot more saliva /spit? Answer is... You're over doing it. Too much, too fast, too big a swallow. SLOW DOWN. There is this weird kind of adrenaline that happens while your in the hospital, not to mention the anti nausea medicines they are squirting into your IV that helps to move things along. Welcome home, the meds have worn off. You developed a bit of overconfidence while you were in the hospital. I had to learn this lesson myself, and talked with others in our support group that had the same story. You'll be fine but slow down. It took me about 2 weeks to get the lesson. I now pay attention to the subtle signals from my stomach and stop before I get to that ugly phase. You'll get there!

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