It's going to be interesting times. Starting this Saturday and proceeding for over 3 weeks, my diet is going to be vegetable broth, and after a week, I can add vegan ice cream to the mix. It would be more varied if I weren't vegan, but that's ok. But I do expect to be perpetually hungry until past the restrictions. With any luck, the restricted diet will cause some weight reduction (at least temporarily).

I'm having a significant series of stomach surgeries on the 14th of April that should resolve my gastroparesis enough that I can return to a whole food plant based diet, as opposed to junky processed/ultra processed food I've been forced to consume for months now. The specific surgeries are a G-POEM, laparoscopic cardiomyotomy, and gastric stimulator, which I posted about on my previous instance a month or so back.

Fingers crossed the surgeries provide the help I am seeking!

#Surgery #RestrictedDiet #Vegan #Gastroparesis #GPOEM #GastricStimulator

@AncTreat5358
Bon appetit...?

...Here's wishing you good luck and improved health πŸ€

@Gorfram Sure.... πŸ˜†

I appreciate the wishes so very much, Evelyn!

@AncTreat5358 good luck, Alex!
@tiamat271 Thanks Jenny! ❣️
@AncTreat5358 Best of luck getting through your prep for surgery and the surgery itself. πŸ™πŸ½

@thepdog Why thank you so very much! I appreciate the positive energies and vibes on my behalf.

Very hopeful these surgeries will be life-changing for me.

@AncTreat5358 wishing you great luck and best possible outcome!
@dasparky I really appreciate that, my friend! ❣️
@AncTreat5358 good luck for persisting with the boring (though not horrendous) diet and for the surgeries! Hope they do the trick 🀞🏻πŸ’ͺ🏻
@GinaT86 It’s interesting. The diet will go from bland, repetitive, and less filling to a healthy diet in a month or so, if all goes as hoped.
@AncTreat5358 it will feel so good to watch it progress! 😊 And I think there's some comfort in repetitive anyway, routine and stability can make life easier :)
@GinaT86 As an AuDhDer, I totally agree about routine and familiarity. 😁
@AncTreat5358 I hope it all goes well for you Alex 
@autoperipatetikos Thank you so much, Mary! I so appreciate that. ❣️
@AncTreat5358 Good luck and wishing you a swift recovery from the surgeries

@LJClements8 Thank you, Lee! I feel like I have less information about what to expect post-surgery than I did for my lumbar spine fusion 4 months ago.

But I'm hoping for life-changing results. :)