Wow you are soooo lucky. I had to sleep in a recliner until day 5 post op. Laying flat in my bed just wasnt an option. I am now 7 days post op and finally sleeping in my bed. I feel lots better now and have even lost 5.5 pounds since surgery (not including the 4 pounds of air they put inside me, lol) Good Luck on your journey!

My doc promised me he would take out as much of the gas a possible after he 's all done in there, so I will have to threaten him in the day of surgery to make sure he remembers. When I had my gallbladder out the doc didn't take out any and I was like you nurse, I couldn't lay down flat for a WEEK! I slept in my recliner too! I don't want that again! Anyway, Rosey, glad you feel better and got some sleep! I can't wait until I'm in pain I guess! LOL JK! I just want my surgery to be over with already! Day 3 of my liquid diet starts tomorrow!

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Wow you are soooo lucky. I had to sleep in a recliner until day 5 post op. Laying flat in my bed just wasnt an option. I am now 7 days post op and finally sleeping in my bed. I feel lots better now and have even lost 5.5 pounds since surgery (not including the 4 pounds of air they put inside me, lol) Good Luck on your journey!

Wow i didn't even know anything about telling the doc to take out the air or I sure would have. you would think they would all know by now to just do it!!! less pain for the patient! but yah i think that is the worst part post op. it seems to take forever to get rid of it. wow you are doing great with the wt. loss. i heard you sometimes gain at first post op instead of lose because of the swelling and healing process going on in your belly and the increased fluid. so i wasnt expecting to lose much right away. but good for you that is really great!!!! keep up the good work!!

oh boy - you're going through the liquid diet phase. good luck with that! that was rough for me. but the time does go by quickly. before you know it - it is surgery day! yah - def remind the doc about the air removal. i didn't know anything about that or believe me i sure would have spoke up about it. why don't they just automatically remove all of it for the patient's relief I wonder? well good luck and i will be thinking about you on your surgery day. keep us posted post op!!!

My doc promised me he would take out as much of the gas a possible after he 's all done in there, so I will have to threaten him in the day of surgery to make sure he remembers. When I had my gallbladder out the doc didn't take out any and I was like you nurse, I couldn't lay down flat for a WEEK! I slept in my recliner too! I don't want that again! Anyway, Rosey, glad you feel better and got some sleep! I can't wait until I'm in pain I guess! LOL JK! I just want my surgery to be over with already! Day 3 of my liquid diet starts tomorrow!

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So you are going through the liquid diet phase huh. good luck to you on that. I had a rough time with it. But the time does go by fast! Next thing you know, it is surgery day. I did not know about the air thing or I sure would have spoken up to the doc about it. why don't they just automatically take it all out for the patient's comfort I wonder?? Well good luck on surgery day and I will be thinking about you. Keep us posted post op. Take care!!!