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Hooray All Done - Am Now Officially A LOSER !!!!!!
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staypositive
On The Losing Side
Hi All - I'm back !!!!
Am now 13 days post bypass and am feelin pretty good.
The op itself was nowhere near as bad as i thought it was gonna be - in fact once I had come round from the anaesthetic everyone was telling me I didn't look like i had just been through surgery.
Don't get me wrong the first couple of days I was pretty sore (but not as bad as expected) and within a week I felt pretty much back to normal.
Am managing fine with the liquid diet - although some days i do feel a bit bored, so am lookin forward to the next stage - was told by my surgeon 4 weeks of liquids - but was wondering how long some of you guys waited. Am thinking of starting slowly at maybe 3 weeks cos me and the hubby are goin to Dublin for a few nights. What do you folks advise??
Will get around to writing up my full personal experience of the op very soon - but for now am just glad to be back posting.
Thank you all for your lovely kind wises before and after I went for surgery - they really meant a lot.
It feels sooooo good to be a loser !!!!!!
Am now 13 days post bypass and am feelin pretty good.
The op itself was nowhere near as bad as i thought it was gonna be - in fact once I had come round from the anaesthetic everyone was telling me I didn't look like i had just been through surgery.
Don't get me wrong the first couple of days I was pretty sore (but not as bad as expected) and within a week I felt pretty much back to normal.
Am managing fine with the liquid diet - although some days i do feel a bit bored, so am lookin forward to the next stage - was told by my surgeon 4 weeks of liquids - but was wondering how long some of you guys waited. Am thinking of starting slowly at maybe 3 weeks cos me and the hubby are goin to Dublin for a few nights. What do you folks advise??
Will get around to writing up my full personal experience of the op very soon - but for now am just glad to be back posting.
Thank you all for your lovely kind wises before and after I went for surgery - they really meant a lot.
It feels sooooo good to be a loser !!!!!!
staypositive
On The Losing Side
I know what you mean - there are only so many different flavours of soups / milkshakes / yogs and jelly a girl can take.
What did you move onto next shel - wanna take it really steady if I am gonna do it before the full 4 weeks.
What did you move onto next shel - wanna take it really steady if I am gonna do it before the full 4 weeks.
shelbell
Proudly maintaining
mashed potato, mushy peas, mushed nana's, then things like cottage pie (all mixed up so extra sloppy), well cooked pasta, fish, runny scrambled eggs etc.
Now at oooh about 6-7weeks post op I still have soft food, but have started having bread so I can have half a sandwich for my lunch on a work day. Have either a small peice of toast or a small bowl of soft cereal for breakfast no problems. I read in a book that you should take bites the size of a pencil-top-eraser and chew chew chew and so when I remember to do that I have no problems.
Dumped once on Aunt Bessies frozen mash with full fat cheese added in, was tooo much fat. Now I make my own mash so I know its not got cream etc in.
Now at oooh about 6-7weeks post op I still have soft food, but have started having bread so I can have half a sandwich for my lunch on a work day. Have either a small peice of toast or a small bowl of soft cereal for breakfast no problems. I read in a book that you should take bites the size of a pencil-top-eraser and chew chew chew and so when I remember to do that I have no problems.
Dumped once on Aunt Bessies frozen mash with full fat cheese added in, was tooo much fat. Now I make my own mash so I know its not got cream etc in.
staypositive
On The Losing Side
gosh it is all such a learning curve - gonna stick it out on my liquids for as long as I can - then maybe a few days before we go to Dublin try maybe a little bit of soft cereal, soft scrambled eggs, potatoe etc - might make things a little easier whilst we are away.
Am terrified of dumping - but am aware i will get it at some point.
Just have to be as careful as poss.
Am terrified of dumping - but am aware i will get it at some point.
Just have to be as careful as poss.
callysplace
New Member
Hi Caroline, brilliant news that your op went so well!! I had liquids for four weeks as my surgeon recommended it, I know its boring to have liquids but I stuck to it and have had no problems with dumping. Stick with it, its only a couple more weeks and then you will enjoy your mush even more lol!!
voluptuouschick
New Member
wooo hoooo well done Caroline!!!!
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