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[Jaxxamillion 0]

I am having a hard time with this surgery. I’ve been bigger all 29 years of my life but I finally decided to make a change Jan 8 2024. I had the gastric sleeve surgery done… Since then I don’t like the taste of anything that I use to like. I can’t even stomach the smell of certain food, it makes me literally nauseous. I’m not use to how slow I have to drink Water now so when I swallow too much, it make my chest hurt terribly. I always feel nauseous 24/7 for not reason at all. Plus, I’m not losing anything. I still look and feel overweight. I deal with depression and other mental illnesses so I may be beating myself up but I guess I expected differently.

[SpartanMaker 904]

What you're experiencing is completely normal. Partly your body is simply trying to heal from the surgery, so food right now is not what a healing stomach wants.

Regarding the tastes changing, it's entirely possible that some foods you used to like you may never want again. Other things you'll learn to enjoy again. This is just something we all go through.

The Water thing should get better over time. At this point, your stomach is likely still swollen, so it just can't hold very much. Most of us had to really be religious about drinking just maybe 1-2 ounces at a time and trying to drink every 10-15 minutes while awake. This is hard right after surgery, but as I said, it gets a lot easier as the swelling goes down and you're able to drink more normal amounts.

The nausea is a little unusual this far out, so I'd honestly recommend talking to your surgical team. It could just be from overeating/drinking, but it's best to talk to the experts.

Regarding weight loss, you have to keep in mind that your body is made up of a lot of other "stuff" besides just fat. You may well be retaining Fluid or stool and that can mask weight loss early on. It's physiologically impossible to be eating as little as you are and not losing fat, so please just have faith in the process. The best thing you can do is follow your surgical team's post-op instructions and you WILL lose fat.

[Jaxxamillion 0]

Thank you 😊