shamelessly eating my "slider food"!

[Cassiopeia 9]

So I am six weeks out tomorrow, and have had a tougher time than most. I have had severe food intolerences since being sleeved. I have lost over fifty pounds, have been hospitalized twice for dehydration, and have my doctor call me every day even weekends. They decided two weeks ago not to give me a feeding tube but to let me keep trying on my own. As of right now I am barely getting in fluids and Protein but trying. I'm getting energy back and am trying more foods. The doctor cleared me to eat whatever I want so today I woke up with a head cold and eating and drinking is not happening. When my doctor called he told me to eat and drink Soup, which is a slider for me depending on what's in it I usually feel less restriction with soup. He said he didn't care and to eat as much as I could. So I made a huge batch of my favorite soup and am enjoying it and Christmas movies.

this has been so much harder than I thought. But I'm getting better slowly. Happy holidays everyone.

[AvaFern 3,516]

It's ok to occassionally eat sliders, especially when you have a hard time keeping anything else down. Most days I am completely fine, but there are days where everything I eat makes me sick and by the end of the night, when I've had maybe 100 calories, I will eat wheat thins or pretzels because I know they are sliders, but I also know they won't make me sick and the maybe 200-300 calories they consist of isn't going to hurt me at that point.

Enjoy your Soup.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Since you're at risk of dehydration that Soup in important. Once you are stabilized you can worry about everything else. Right now you're doctor is trying to keep you out of the hospital.

[MyssJones 84]

@@Cassiopeia I'm sorry to hear that. I'm afraid my experience may be similar. I'm 6 days out and have smell ad versions to so many foods, including broths. I'm only eating Popsicles, tea, and crystal lite at this point. I know I don't enough fluids and I know my Protein is way off. But it seems everything I try to eat sickens me to my stomach. I've already thrown up 3 times since post op.

I don't know what to do now.

[Cassiopeia 9]

By about three weeks out it was clear i was intolerant to lactose, Protein powder, artificial sweeteners, and premade Protein shakes. these things not only made me throw them back up, but i had systematic rejection, meaning i would literally be vomiting and having diarrhea for hours after ingesting them.

at this point i can handle small amounts of lactose free products but most have the artificial sweeteners. so its a hard game to play. the Soup is fantastic, and im happy to eat it! good luck