It has been almost 2 months now since I had my stomach removed. Wow! I can sum up my feelings at the moment with one word...annoyed. I am annoyed that I am not able to eat 'normally'. I am annoyed that I cannot skull a big glass of water. I am annoyed that one day I will manage some foods just fine, and the next, not be able to tolerate them. I am annoyed that I can feel nauseous for a whole day. And I am annoyed that I look so great, and feel so physically great but cannot hold down those first few mouthfuls of food at a meal time.
Part of me knows that this is a phase. But gee its annoying!!!!
Even more annoying is the fact that for the first 6 weeks post surgery, I seemed to eat anything and everything that I tried with good results. It stayed down. But now, I take one or two mouthfuls and I am overcome with nausea as the food feels as though it 'gets stuck going down' and I need to bring it back up again. This feeling can last from anywhere from a few minutes to 45 minutes at its worst.
I have made an appointment to see the surgeon in another week or so. I feel that he will probably say that this is all part of my body readjusting to its new plumbing. A part of me needs some reassurance that everything is ok.
I am still discovering new foods and drinks that I seem to be able to tolerate well...the latest being banana smoothies...yummy! When I have a day where my food intake has been barely anything at all, I make sure that the next day, I resort to more soft foods like poached eggs on toast and homemade pumpkin soup. Maybe I am expecting too much of myself, too soon.
I have lost just over 10 kilos (22.7 pounds) and am sitting on the high end of my BMI Scale. I can 'afford' to lose another 6 kilos (13 pounds) before I will start to look 'too thin' or gaunt. The good side is that I am now fitting back into my regular wardrobe (gained 12 kilos prior to the surgery) and I am feeling more comfortable weight wise.
Weight loss doesn't worry me at the moment, I would just like to feel great on the inside.
I must say that it was at about the 6 week mark, I remember waking one morning thinking to myself, "ooh, I don't have any belly pain". It was as though my body had recovered physically from the stitching and incisions. This is a good thing. I am still careful though, not to pick up the kids for too long, and especially not to carry them around.
It took me almost a whole afternoon to make 3 beds and vacuum the house! I took my time but still felt a little strained on the inside near to the larger of my incisions. I was too tired to mop the floors after that effort so that will have to wait for another day.
My new version of washing the car is just hosing it off. Oh, and don't eat at your Tupperware Parties Tammy; I ate a small piece of a chocolate muffin that I had demonstrated at a party the other day and I had a terrible wave of nausea come over me... I walked away from the guests promptly and busied myself with my packing. They were none the wiser....and I am so glad that nothing else eventuated from that 'taste test'.
I might go and make some popcorn soon, that will be a nice late night snack....
Part of me knows that this is a phase. But gee its annoying!!!!
Even more annoying is the fact that for the first 6 weeks post surgery, I seemed to eat anything and everything that I tried with good results. It stayed down. But now, I take one or two mouthfuls and I am overcome with nausea as the food feels as though it 'gets stuck going down' and I need to bring it back up again. This feeling can last from anywhere from a few minutes to 45 minutes at its worst.
I have made an appointment to see the surgeon in another week or so. I feel that he will probably say that this is all part of my body readjusting to its new plumbing. A part of me needs some reassurance that everything is ok.
I am still discovering new foods and drinks that I seem to be able to tolerate well...the latest being banana smoothies...yummy! When I have a day where my food intake has been barely anything at all, I make sure that the next day, I resort to more soft foods like poached eggs on toast and homemade pumpkin soup. Maybe I am expecting too much of myself, too soon.
I have lost just over 10 kilos (22.7 pounds) and am sitting on the high end of my BMI Scale. I can 'afford' to lose another 6 kilos (13 pounds) before I will start to look 'too thin' or gaunt. The good side is that I am now fitting back into my regular wardrobe (gained 12 kilos prior to the surgery) and I am feeling more comfortable weight wise.
Weight loss doesn't worry me at the moment, I would just like to feel great on the inside.
I must say that it was at about the 6 week mark, I remember waking one morning thinking to myself, "ooh, I don't have any belly pain". It was as though my body had recovered physically from the stitching and incisions. This is a good thing. I am still careful though, not to pick up the kids for too long, and especially not to carry them around.
It took me almost a whole afternoon to make 3 beds and vacuum the house! I took my time but still felt a little strained on the inside near to the larger of my incisions. I was too tired to mop the floors after that effort so that will have to wait for another day.
My new version of washing the car is just hosing it off. Oh, and don't eat at your Tupperware Parties Tammy; I ate a small piece of a chocolate muffin that I had demonstrated at a party the other day and I had a terrible wave of nausea come over me... I walked away from the guests promptly and busied myself with my packing. They were none the wiser....and I am so glad that nothing else eventuated from that 'taste test'.
I might go and make some popcorn soon, that will be a nice late night snack....
