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10 days post op, doing really well physically....but cripes, all I freaking do is think about food! I had a painful surgery to help with food and all I can think now is when is my next meal, what should it be, will I keep it down or will there be a problem. On the one hand I know I'm not getting the calories/protein I need to be healthy yet, and I just have to keep at it and on the other hand..it's food! food! food! I'm still to tired/sore to really go do something and get my mind off it, my doctor doesn't want me to do any exercise for 30 days, so all I'm left with is being stuck at home and thinking of *food*.

I think part of it is I'm so damn curious about what I can and can't eat now, I want to try things....but there's some part of my brain that has been thinking on a double cheeseburger for 9 days now.

The cravings are really unbearable :(

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@@tfoley1104 oh how I can relate! after surgery that's all I thought about too especially when family is having your favorite food around you! I'm getting better with it though, like I have tried some of the old foods I ate before and just can't do it now. I am glad I at least tried them to realize that. I do daydream about food at times though. lol

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@tfoley1104 oh how I can relate! after surgery that's all I thought about too especially when family is having your favorite food around you! I'm getting better with it though, like I have tried some of the old foods I ate before and just can't do it now. I am glad I at least tried them to realize that. I do daydream about food at times though. lol

So far I've been able to tolerate *everything*, I'm so scared that I'm going to take a bite of double quarter pounder with extra cheese, extra onion and be a-okay :(

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Well I can tell you that I can take about 3 regular bites out of a burger and be full. It was never really a problem food for me so I am okay with that.

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I can so relate to this and still do by the way. I'm 20 days post op and still on liquid diet by Doctor's and NUT orders. Tomorrow is my last day and let me tell you, I'm so excited to eat anything other than broth and shakes and liquids. I find myself spending a lot more time on healthy meal plannng for when I can eat again and it is so bittersweet. You're not alone.

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