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I don't think I'm eating enough - I called the dietician the other day complaining about the hunger i was feeling in between meals. Part of the problem is that I have an ulcer which gives me the sensation of a g...

oh my CRAMPS!!! - That time of the month again. Although I did good on my first period after surgery, this month is a different story. Cramps, cramps and did I mention cramps. I've always had cra...

snack ideas please - I need help with snacks as I'm running out of ideas of what to eat especially the protein part. My problem is, I do not like yogurt, cottage cheese, ricotta and Greek yogurt. I ...

Pain before and after eating - Was just wondering if anyone else has these issues. I now don't know if it's hunger or pain or I'm just not eating enough at meal times. For example, my stomach hurts before bre...

eating out - I'm on my second day of regular soft foods and today I had to go out of town overnight on short notice. For lunch i managed to buy some tuna and weight watchers whole wheat tort...

Finally - Today was the first solid meal I've eaten for SIX weeks. Turkey, carrots and mashed potatoes, mmmm. I was surprised that I struggled to eat my protein, it seemed so much that 1....

4 week nurse appaointment - Just got back from the nurse and NUT appointment and I'm glad to report I'm doing well. Although, I was disappointed that I gained 10lbs, be it from the fluids after my hospital...

am home...(AGAIN) - What a week. So I was in the second week of 2nd phase diet and if some of you members remember reading my last posts can recall that I started having some stomach pains on the 7...

not again - So, I'd moved to full liquids last Friday and I've been doing ok. Got over my wound infection and finally got off the IV. I was starting to get into the rhythm of getting my liq...

knot in my stomach - Just wanted to know if that was normal. I'm full liquid stage and it started last night. I drank some water and it just sat there. I thought because I haven't been tolerating wa...

Just wondering.... - ..how much weight you lost after two weeks from surgery. I've lost 11lbs and I'm a week and 5 days out. I lost 14lbs on two weeks of opti and so far my total weight loss is 57lb...

what to do - I have the trots. Full liquid phase of diet, what to do? I make sure the milk is boiled for the lactose.

A week and a half out and feel crappy - It's almost two weeks post op and i feel like I've been run over by a bus. I'm fighting a wound infection, I know for sure I'm not drinking enough liquids as I struggle to take ...

recipes - what is a good recipe for vegetable soup? Can we use potatoes, onions? Or only things like carrots, peas, beans, corn etc. I'm in phase 2. Full liquid diet, thanks.

Hospital AGAIN!!! - Well, after being discharge on Monday from Guelph, went home but was back in the Dr's office Tuesday with an incision infection. Got antibiotics which unfortunately didn't work ...

update on my wound issues - So i decided to just call the clinic about the pain i was having on my incision site. They told me to call my doc just to be sure i didn't have an infection. Luckily my doc had ...

wound site - I have noticed that one of the site that has three staple in, is starting to hurt quite a bit. All the other wounds seem to be healing well and are soft around the staples but, ...

I'm back but, OMG!!!! - Finally I'm home after going in for surgery on Thursday morning. I went in at six o'clock Thursday morning for my eight o'clock surgery time. I was excited, nervous and unsure o...

Opti, DONE!!!! - I drank my last shake a few minutes before curfew of midnight. Thank you lord. Now on for the big day early this morning. I have to be at the Guelph general at 6 am so, my day s...

EEEK!!! - I can't  believe it. Today is my last day of opti and surgery is tomorrow. Two weeks is a long time without eating real food. Everyday i fought the urge to take a bite of somet...

Opti question - I'm on day 8/14 of opti and i just noticed it is giving me really horrible heart burn and stomach ache. My stomach aches for at least 30 mins after i drink it and then i feel re...

IV woes - Anyone else had to have a picc line put in for surgery? Yesterday  i met with the anesthetist and he said since my veins were kinda small, i have to a picc line put in.

The night before opti - I'm so excited, tomorrow i start opti and in two weeks , my new life starts, eeekkkk. I've bought some extract for the opti yum and i'm looking forward to this new journey. I've...

what to buy for post-op - Hi everyone. Just wondering what kind of foods and things in general i should buy for post-op. I'm through the Guelph center and I've noticed a lot of people here take protein s...

New to OH - Hi everyone. New to the forum . I'm out f Kitchener and will be having surgery at Guelph 24 October 2013 and boy am i getting ever so nervous. I was excited initially but since ...