6/21/2010 D4WLB

Weight: 263.4 lbs

Notes:

7:34 am: Slept very well again last night. Seems I am down another 1.8 lbs since yesterday, I am hoping that today my appetite, or better yet, my ability to tolerate food in my stomach gets to be a little better. Time to go and have my protein shake, I look forward to updating the blog with my day. Let's hope it is a gas free day :)

10:30am: The gas pains are still a problem, I stopped at Target and grabbed a new anti-gas med. Gas-X was not cutting it, hopefully this new drug will and if not I will try another :)

6:49pm: The gas pain has not subsided, it is clear that it gets worse as the day progresses. Further, it is also very clear that it acts up after I have a little something to eat. The gas pills do nothing, the best remedy is lying on my back. Tomorrow night there is a support group and my surgeon will be there, I will pepper him with questions. I tried eating some yogurt today, I found (using my son's toddler spoon) that I could at most only tolerate 1 tsp at a time. If I tried to put a second teaspoon in my belly within 1 minute of the first I felt as if my stomach was going to rip apart. The liquids are going down OK, most of my nutrition to date has come from Carnation Instant Breakfast mixed with with an ultra protein powder. If I had to guess I would say that I am getting about 40 grams of protein/day, 60 grams/day is what I should be taking in. I will try harder tomorrow to get more food into me.

That's it for tonight.

Night all.

L