Hi guys,
Well, I had my gastric sleeve on 4/18, so today I am 2 weeks out. It's been a rough recovery. I felt pretty awful for the first few days. I was supposed to stay in the hospital on Tuesday night, but I was so sick (nausea and dry heaving) that they kept me another night. I would have been throwing up, but I couldn't get any liquid down to throw back up... Thank God for Phenergan (the anti-nausea med)! Thankfully, the pain wasn't nearly as bad as I had expected! But, the nausea was a killer, I'm doing so much better now. I still have trouble taking my multivitamin and sometimes get nauseated after I eat (well drink since I'm still on liquids). I was taking Flintstones vitamins before surgery, but now I can't stomach them and all of the other chewable vitamins I've tried make me nauseous too. I also can't do orange flavored things, as it makes my reflux worse. I'd like to find a liquid berry flavored one if they make it. Right now, I found some chewable Centrum berry flavored ones that are OK. They still make me sick to my stomach, but if I take them in the evening it's not as bad.
I lost 10 pounds the first week following my surgery, but now I've hit a stall... I haven't lost anything the past week! In fact, I gained a few pounds! What gives??? I've heard of stalls around the 3rd week or so, but I feel like this is too soon. My diet has remained the same, mostly protein shakes and some soups. I'm getting in all my protein and enough water, so I guess I just have to wait it out, but it's frustrating. I've also started to increase my activity a bit, by taking more walks each day, so hopefully that will help. I didn't really get much exercise the first week, as I felt so sick and weak. But, now I am trying to build back up my stamina.
Sorry it has taken me so long to write an update. Take care everyone.
D618
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