I understand the toilet thing all to well! As well as just sitting in any chair! I am not allowed to have protein shakes until friday. Just broth, icepops and jello. She even said 7 111 makes a crystal light slurpee I could have Are you taking the pain meds every 4 hours? Is your throat sore too?

I am taking the pain meds whenever I need them(sorry, I don't do pain well). I walk constantly around the house. I just did a walk to the trash dump and back. I feel the gas behind my port. No my throat is not sore even though I had a haital hernia repaired too. I could not drink all my protein shake due to being to thick. Once it goes room temp, I don't want it anymore. I use silk/soy milk vanilla light and chocolate prootein powder from my doctors office.

My hubby has been on top of it. Chicken broth(low sodium), water and crystal light. I tried ocean spray cranberry/strawberry. Mainly water, liquid hydrocodone, azithromycin, I have taken my nauesau meds one time. I have not had that feeling, so I am not taking it. Oh, I have been chewing the heck out of gas x...lol

i wish someone told me about gas x. honestly i didnt know about the gas until the doc explained it to me 3 days later. i told him i felt very sore and "bloated". and he's like "well of course, we filled you with gas"...hmmmmm..okay. btw, i was constipated for SIX days post surgery!!! NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT CONSTIPATION..lol. i finally went to the doctor and he gave me what i call "my friend". HAHAHAHA.. i hope you both dont ever go thru what i did, and if you do, my advice, is..take stool softeners NOW.

oh and another thing, the night i came out of surgery, i secretly ate 2 pieces of crackers:sneaky: actually, i had to "listen" to by body. i was so drugged on medication that i told my sister she NEEDS to bring me crackers. i promise you, soon after i ate that crackers, i felt GREAT!! dont take this as an advice, i dont want you to get hurt..but im just saying.."listen" to your body.

Thanks for the advice. I may ask if I could be set up with a payment plan to pay the additional monies. I just feel cheated because I should not have to pay any more than what I was told up front. I even thought about changing doctors at the very last minute. I really hope you feel better and you continue to do well.