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For those of us who had surgery about a week ago (or thereabouts) I was wondering if you could share what a day of eating and drinking is like for you. Could you tell me your basic schedule of intake of food and Water? I don't know what is "normal" and just want to compare a little as I feel like I am way under the radar. I am so tight in the am I can't get much down without feeling extremely naseauted and probably got about 6 oz. by 3pm and then for some odd reason I feel okay to eat (not great by any means) and I had some broth and a popscicle. I know everyone is different but I am kinda looking for an average.......... I still feel very very sick- port pain is clearing and thank goodness for that but I have lost 16 lbs in two weeks and feel very weak and am worried about dehydration. Thanks for the help.

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For those of us who had surgery about a week ago (or thereabouts) I was wondering if you could share what a day of eating and drinking is like for you. Could you tell me your basic schedule of intake of food and Water? I don't know what is "normal" and just want to compare a little as I feel like I am way under the radar. I am so tight in the am I can't get much down without feeling extremely naseauted and probably got about 6 oz. by 3pm and then for some odd reason I feel okay to eat (not great by any means) and I had some broth and a popscicle. I know everyone is different but I am kinda looking for an average.......... I still feel very very sick- port pain is clearing and thank goodness for that but I have lost 16 lbs in two weeks and feel very weak and am worried about dehydration. Thanks for the help.

I just started mushies today, so I can tell you what I ate.

8oz. Protein shake in the morning

Water in between (as much as I can get in until noon by sipping it)

1/2 cup cream of chicken Soup around noon

Water a half hour after (take me 2 hours to get 8 oz down after eating)

Decaf iced tea

4 oz. Protein Shake around 3 or 4 pm

1 scrambled egg (first solid food so far so good) at 6:30 pm

1/2 cup bean Soup at 6:30 pm

Water 1/2 hour after

Thats about it. When I was on liquids I jsut ate broth instead of the soup or egg. But I could drink a cup of that.

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I was banded on the 16th. Here is what I have:

6-6:30am- Carnation Instant Breakfast sugar free with 8 oz milk. I love this! It is "cheating" but I found that I simply can not make it through the workday with having something more filling at Breakfast.

8am- 16 oz Hot Decaf Green Tea sweeted with Clear Stevia liquid. Stevia is a natural sweetner that I got at GNC. Just a couple drops adds a lot of sweetness. It takes me at least an hour to drink the tea.

I'm a Gas Relief Strip junky. I burp all the darn time and I HATE it! I'm trying so hard to learn how to sip, swallow, etc without taking in air.

12pm- 8oz chicken broth. I use a smaller spoon and try to eat as slowly as possible.

1:30-2pm- 16 oz Hot Tea either Tazo Calm or Decafe Green.

Again I try to take a while to drink this.

6pm- I fill a large (20-30oz?) glass with Crystal Light Lemonade and sip away.

I'm having a hard time with plain Water. Which is very odd for me as I was a Water lover before surgery. I hope it's just a phase. I'm also struggling with Protein supplements I'm a terribly picky eater and can't find any that I like. I made myself drink nectar chocolate Truffle made with milk this morning. But I really didn't enjoy it.

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Hmmm...let's see just started mushies yesterday:

6am - coffee w/splenda & half n half

9am - kashi go lean vannilla hot Cereal (1 pkg) w/unflavored Protein powder added

Noon - 1oz. canned chicken mushed up with some mayo

3pm - Protein shake

6pm - 1/2 C seasoned ground beef seasoned and simmered in Water (don't ask....it was mushy!)

8pm - 1/2 mushed up avacado

Wow that looks like a lot when i type it out haha. I've been really having a hard time with HUNGER. I've been very hungry, I cannot wait for a fill! LOL

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6pm - 1/2 C seasoned ground beef seasoned and simmered in Water (don't ask....it was mushy!)

It's done....

I had cousins that cooked their hamburgers in Water in a skillet. I was thinking of doing it myself so te ground beef would't dry out.

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Hmmm...let's see just started mushies yesterday:

6am - coffee w/splenda & half n half

9am - kashi go lean vannilla hot Cereal (1 pkg) w/unflavored Protein powder added

Noon - 1oz. canned chicken mushed up with some mayo

3pm - Protein shake

6pm - 1/2 C seasoned ground beef seasoned and simmered in Water (don't ask....it was mushy!)

8pm - 1/2 mushed up avacado

Wow that looks like a lot when i type it out haha. I've been really having a hard time with HUNGER. I've been very hungry, I cannot wait for a fill! LOL

Abbie, I think you are doing great with balancing your meals! I sure do miss my coffee but my doctor says no coffee until two weeks from now whenI go to regular food. Do you drink Decaf? I was a coffee holic before this...can't wait to resume my habit!:smile2: I also can't have ground beef...nothing courser than tuna for now. But I didn't think of the avocado...that sounds good. Thanks. I finally found a crystal light I can tolerate which is the lemonade. Getting hungrier here too. Don't know what I would do without FF refried Beans...

I can't wait for a fill either!

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I had my surgery on April 17

9:00am - coffee with splenda and FF flavoured whitener

10:30 am - 1/2 Protein oatmeal

Water in between - used to drink 3 litres pre surgery now down to 500ml / day (severe burping)

12:00pm - 1 cup of Soup, 1/2 cup of low fat pudding

Water

2:30 1 cup skim milk with 2 strawberries and 1/2 banana

6:00pm - lentil soup, sugar free popsicle

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