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4/16/2018 Nissen and Hernia Repair

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Posted 5/21/2018 3:04 PM (GMT 0)
Are you sure it was the strawberries and not the pancake? When you find something that doesn't agree with you, you are right, back off and try it a little later. You are doing the right thing by trying to back to the soups and soft foods for a few days. Sometimes we tend to advance our diets too quickly, it's definitely trial and error and everyone's recovery is different.

Sharon
Posted 5/26/2018 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
I have been eating pancakes though smothered in syrup with no problems

I went back to my mashed potatoes and sweet potatoe casserole, had some chopped ham yesterday and some plain pudding

I have been having what I was calling a bit of sore throat but now I'm wondering if I am starting to get a bit of some acid reflux coming back ... it feels totally different than pre surgery ... it is more of like a true sore throat

Have been constipated the last week and trying to get some more fibre in my diet

I feel like the first 4 weeks were a breeze but the two next weeks were a bit fraught
Posted 5/26/2018 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
and I am starting to have zero appetite ... it is more mental I think now though, afraid to advance to quickly

Cottage Cheese has been a real friend though
Posted 5/31/2018 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
I had good luck with things like oatmeal and cream of wheat. I tried to eat very little dairy, and limited foods with a lot of sugar. It's really common to have small setbacks during your recovery.
Posted 6/1/2018 7:17 PM (GMT 0)
Thought I would post an update
I went back for my 6 weeks checkup

I have lost 13 lbs BUT I am now eating just about everything I want to eat ... I had pizza this week, chinese and today I had lasagna

The one thing I have NOT tried is steak or any kind of really stringy meat ... just seems I have lost some appetite for it or else I am a bit afraid

I am eating a lot of bread and while I do feel some tightness with just plain light bread it is not something that chokes me etc....it just feels stuffy going down and a bit of water passes it through

I have also NOT had a full salad yet with all the fixings ... I do plan next week to eat a bit of a full fledged salad with a couple of bites of a rib eye ... I will post updates afterwards .. wish me luck

All in all this surgery was NOTHING to what I thought it would be folks .... while I do experience some burning in the back of my throat I don't feel it is anything I will worry about as I do eat a LOT of tomato based stuff

My doctor told me to only come back if I feel something going wrong
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