Look at this...another update!
Since my last dilation, I've been doing pretty well. I can actually eat now! I still have to be very cautious about what I eat, and I have to chew up everything VERY carefully, but I have a lot more freedom now in what I can and can't eat. That doesn't mean that I can just eat whatever I want; it means that I'm where I should be - having to test foods one at a time to see if they make me sick. And whether things make me sick changes on a daily basis. Some days I can eat quite a bit (for me - like three ounces in one sitting), and other days just a bite or two before I'm uncomfortable.
I've discovered that I can eat pasta, as long as it's well-cooked and small to begin with. I'm especially enamored of orzo, the pasta that looks like rice. It's nice and small, cooks up very tender, and doesn't make me sick at all...and I can tell when I'm getting full, so that I don't overeat. I had some grilled vegetables at a restaurant the other day, and they went down just fine. I'm staying away from bread for now - I have no idea if it will make me sick or not, but it's so darn bulky that one bite will fill me up. I can eat popcorn just fine, rice, chicken, and softer vegetables. Joe cooked up some diced squash the other day to put in with some orzo, and it was great. I'm fluctuating between 246 and 248 pounds right now, so I'm just under a 70 pound loss. I want the weight to start coming off again, but it's awesome that I have SOME variety in food again. I've experienced dumping syndrome several times, usually when I eat something that has sugar in it that I'm unaware of. It's NOT pleasant.
I have another dilation scheduled for next week, and that will be my last one. Actually, the doc will be checking me out with the camera, and if I've shrunk back down at all, she'll stretch me a little bit. I'm going to talk to her beforehand to determine where her cutoff is. I don't want to get stretched out too far, because it would negate the benefit of having the one-ounce stomach capacity. I also don't want it to shrink back up over the next few months and leave me in another sticky situation.
In the meantime...I'm having ginger chicken for lunch!
I've discovered that I can eat pasta, as long as it's well-cooked and small to begin with. I'm especially enamored of orzo, the pasta that looks like rice. It's nice and small, cooks up very tender, and doesn't make me sick at all...and I can tell when I'm getting full, so that I don't overeat. I had some grilled vegetables at a restaurant the other day, and they went down just fine. I'm staying away from bread for now - I have no idea if it will make me sick or not, but it's so darn bulky that one bite will fill me up. I can eat popcorn just fine, rice, chicken, and softer vegetables. Joe cooked up some diced squash the other day to put in with some orzo, and it was great. I'm fluctuating between 246 and 248 pounds right now, so I'm just under a 70 pound loss. I want the weight to start coming off again, but it's awesome that I have SOME variety in food again. I've experienced dumping syndrome several times, usually when I eat something that has sugar in it that I'm unaware of. It's NOT pleasant.
I have another dilation scheduled for next week, and that will be my last one. Actually, the doc will be checking me out with the camera, and if I've shrunk back down at all, she'll stretch me a little bit. I'm going to talk to her beforehand to determine where her cutoff is. I don't want to get stretched out too far, because it would negate the benefit of having the one-ounce stomach capacity. I also don't want it to shrink back up over the next few months and leave me in another sticky situation.
In the meantime...I'm having ginger chicken for lunch!
posted by DameKitten at 10:54 AM
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Well, I can exercise as much as I feel able...which isn't much right now. I mean, Joe and I moved a couch the other day just a few feet, and I felt as if I'd run a marathon! I have another dilation next week, and I've decided that once that's done, I will start doing something...even if it's just walking.
As far as eating normally, I have to just try foods, one at a time, to determine what works for me and what doesn't. My body limits me as to how much I can eat, and I absolutely must stay away from sugar, so I'm limited as to my choices, too.
I've had to educate myself about foods and what to expect...the surgeon's after-surgery support is nonexistent. I'm just kinda taking it a day at a time right now. I've discovered that Gatorade works really well for me - it gives me some energy and some fluids without feeling sick.
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