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once the pain went away which the same week i had surgery I'm doing really well, yesterday was a bit ruff i was nauseated the whole day but it might have been something i eat the night before. How are you doing? I'm doing great today :D

I was told and my book tells me no more then 3cups of food a day and dont go over 1,000 cals

Thank you so much, i was also wondering how much i was taking in but wasn't sure, Ive already lost 33lbs the last time i checked but i dont want that process to slow due to something i can prevent. Thank you again

My surgeon told me that i could not lift my 2 year for 4 weeks after surgery, you will need help, plus your pain med make you feel weak.. well they did for me anyways.

Butyba, you talked about drains with the By-pass I dont have drains of any kind coming out my body and i know of three others that didn't either. I know some that had the bypass that did but not everyone does that. I just wanted to let you know that no not everyone has the drains put in after a...

Hello Lori_Banal the first couple of days was a bit ruff for me, but let me tell you way, i have 4 procedures done at one time two where unexpected so i had more pain then if i would have just had the by-pass by its self. Im on puree foods this week and so far so good, just take it slow and one...

Welcome NannieRN! Congrats on your upcoming surgery, your having it on my son's 14th Birthday :D

Wow you are sick, im very sorry to hear this, I would go to the Dr for sure! Im sorry your ER treated you such a way sometimes people are just ugly! Im praying for you, I pray today is a better day then yesterday. when did you have your surgery?

Thats great you took some cups with you I should have thought of that, i have some medical cups that do the same thing, I was told to just take it very slow, if your having a lot of pain call your nurse or Dr right away and tell them what is going on. sip sip sip, I was taking off my liquid...

Thank you Pat! I was told that your little tummy can only hold about 1-2 oz so i probley will stay right around the 2oz mark :) Yes im drinking my protein right now and i bought some good water bottles today to measure how much my water intake is, since i have no idea LOL

Pat i did baby food apple sauce as my first puree food and i ate about 2oz of it, then i stopped after that my little tummy isn't telling me yet, i took very small bits and set my spoon down between bites. it took me a good 30-40 mins to eat all the 2oz but i didn't hurt, I didn't feel anything...

Thanks Pat that does help! Ive been lactose intolerant for 5years now so everything that i put in my mouth is Dairy free, I'm one of the ones that can't that pill either, doesn't work for me, i wish that it did but I'm ok with it, i did try my protein again about a day later and I'm able to...

Let people wonder, its none of there business what you are doing, you do need support so i would tell your husband if you are married and another family member you can trust. I told a few people but that was it, i did want all the questions and the why are you having it.... everyone has...

YAY! i to forgot to count my Popsicles and jello's as fluid... much better then

Ok Thank you, im going to try it again today to see if it goes down better

you know Pat i don't know if it is or not, It might be the gas that is still roaming around in there as well, when i drink my water I'm OK, but I'm not even sure how much to eat either, i eat jello but not the whole thing and I'm OK with that and then i drink about 4oz of broth, if it starts to...

Wow I'm very sorry to hear that you turned to Alcohol, but Praise the Lord for being sober for 7 months keep up the great work, Yes i have counseling i have to attend for 6 months, we have already talked about addiction transfer as well, how it could be exercising, gambling, sex, drugs, alcohol...

I'm not sure if this is normal and I'm Praying that it is normal, but I'm almost a week from when i had my surgery and i already feel hungry? Should you feel hungry this soon after?:confused:

So I was still having issuses with the Protein, but i talked with one of my Nurses Yesterday and she put me on Soy Milk for right now , Im going to get some unflavord protein this weekend to add to my food when i start on my puree stage on sat. As of right now im not sick and i dont hurt

When i was in the hosptial they gave me these little one oz cups to drink from, i also know that when you by advil liquid or any cold meds it will come with a little cup, that little cup is one oz use one of them, my protein is making me very sick today but I talked to my nurse and i have a plan...