Need a bit of guidance

[Peggy 53 69]

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!

[AnnaLV 32]

I am such an over achiever

I swear I always feel like the rules don't apply to me hahahah. You know, because I'm "special"... Now I just need my cape and helmet.

Ok, ok, slow down. No gulping. Sip sip sip. I can do this. Even if I do have the patience of a gnat. Do gnats have patience?

[AnnaLV 32]

I am such an over achiever

I swear I always feel like the rules don't apply to me hahahah. You know, because I'm "special"... Now I just need my cape and helmet.

Ok, ok, slow down. No gulping. Sip sip sip. I can do this. Even if I do have the patience of a gnat. Do gnats have patience?