A.Positive
New Member
Hi guys,
Some of you will remember that after my sleeve surgery I had quite a few complications. As a result I didn't have the learning experience that most bariatric patients do. I did not move through liquid, purée, mashed and then solid; its all been a bit muddled which is why I am asking the following "newbie" questions.
Yesterday I had a Barium Swallow (has anyone else had one?) and the Barium took quite some time to go through my oesophagus. The technician asked me to drink some water in a bid to get it moving, it wouldn't and the test had to be stopped. I began to wretch and then vomited.
Part of my issue is that food just gets stuck on the way down, no matter what it is or how I eat it and then it makes me awfully sick. I just wondered if this is something that will change over time (without any medical intervention). I don't want them stretching things; I feel terrified that this will cause me to gain weight over time. But perhaps that is my irrational fear of going through surgery and then failing miserably!!??
I have been given Ensure protein shake and its taken me 2.5 hours to drink half the 220ml bottle. My tummy is just so full! For those of you who have been sleeved or even bypassed how long should it take (I know we are all different but just as a rough guide) for me to drink something like this? Could you drink this amount fairly quickly at 8 months post surgery? Also, what does a typical plate of food look like for you? My dietician showed me the portioned plate from Bariatric Cooking and it scared me to death! Its small but I still cannot imagine eating a plate of food of that size!
I have lost 100% plus of my excess body weight in 8 months, my team are not happy about this at all. Its been far too quick as far as they are concerned and my surgeon took one look at me yesterday and said, "NO MORE WEIGHTLOSS". My blood pressure will not go up and now I am constantly faint and tired. Ugh! But hey, I am still alive!! Haha!
Some of you will remember that after my sleeve surgery I had quite a few complications. As a result I didn't have the learning experience that most bariatric patients do. I did not move through liquid, purée, mashed and then solid; its all been a bit muddled which is why I am asking the following "newbie" questions.
Yesterday I had a Barium Swallow (has anyone else had one?) and the Barium took quite some time to go through my oesophagus. The technician asked me to drink some water in a bid to get it moving, it wouldn't and the test had to be stopped. I began to wretch and then vomited.
Part of my issue is that food just gets stuck on the way down, no matter what it is or how I eat it and then it makes me awfully sick. I just wondered if this is something that will change over time (without any medical intervention). I don't want them stretching things; I feel terrified that this will cause me to gain weight over time. But perhaps that is my irrational fear of going through surgery and then failing miserably!!??
I have been given Ensure protein shake and its taken me 2.5 hours to drink half the 220ml bottle. My tummy is just so full! For those of you who have been sleeved or even bypassed how long should it take (I know we are all different but just as a rough guide) for me to drink something like this? Could you drink this amount fairly quickly at 8 months post surgery? Also, what does a typical plate of food look like for you? My dietician showed me the portioned plate from Bariatric Cooking and it scared me to death! Its small but I still cannot imagine eating a plate of food of that size!
I have lost 100% plus of my excess body weight in 8 months, my team are not happy about this at all. Its been far too quick as far as they are concerned and my surgeon took one look at me yesterday and said, "NO MORE WEIGHTLOSS". My blood pressure will not go up and now I am constantly faint and tired. Ugh! But hey, I am still alive!! Haha!
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