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Post Op Day 5 and a recap

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Simply_Jams

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Hey Everyone... This is my first Blog. (hopefully I can keep this up, because I never seem to stick with blog writing)

 

But I just wanted to say that I am very happy with the information that I have gotten from this site. It feels good to know that people are going through the same things as myself.

 

OK.. so for the stats.. My surgery date was 1/26/2011. A week before surgery I weight 220 pds and then the day of surgery I weighed 211pds. I am not sure how that happend because I was not required to do a liquid diet. I only started liquids two days before surgery. I think it will probably the different scales or my clothes that I had on. Anyways, I was a self pay because while my weight qualified I did not have any co-morbidites.

 

The day of Surgery I was pretty nervous and I even shed a tear or two. I didnt tell hardly anyone about surgery (Just my sister and Aunt). So I took a taxi there and my Aunt picked me up. I didnt want to hear anyone try to talk me out of it. I was actually glad I didnt tell anyone because as soon as my other sister told my twin sister she started crying. See... I was not prepared for that.

 

So the day of Surgery was ok.. a little pain but not that much. Went home and stayed in the bed for the most of the night. But post-op day 1-3 were the worst. It wasnt the incision pain but the gas pain that was crazy. I think my pain was excarbated because I also had a hernia repaired also. I walked a little, had the Gas-X strips but nothin seemed to work.. I didnt drink much either. Because as soon as I did, I would get crazy chest pains. Those pains lessen up yesterday (Post Op Day 4). I had to get out of the those on Post Op Day 4 and I walked 2 miles with a friend and while it was a challenge because I just didnt have any energy, later on that night I felt good and the gas released alot. I also switched to the Gas-X chewables and that seemed to work better.

 

So now I am on Post Op Day 5.. and I felt much better for most of the day but the dreadful gas pains have returned :( . My chest gets tight (I thought it could be more serious like a heart attack but the nurse said it was common), now my sides are aching and my back as well. Ouch. I wish I could release it. Maybe I need to go for another walk.

 

I havent weighed myself since the Surgery day because I am so bloated. Hopefully I have gone done.

 

Like many people here, I started to regret having this. I was so scared, like what did you do to urself. I even got sad knowing that I wont be able to eat. (I am such a emotional eater). But hopefully I can feel better in a couple of days. I start Mushies in two days. I can wait!

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CONGRATULATIIONS TO YOU! I AM POST OP 2 WKS. I LOST A TOTAL OF 30 LBS. I WAS PUT ON REG. DIET THIS WK. THEY STRESSED PROTEINS. WHICH MEANS SMALL PORTION OF MEAT AND SOME VEGETABLE. AND ONLY 3/4 CUP AT ANY MEAL. NO DRINK 1/2 HR. BEFORE OR AFTER EATING EITHER. THEN PLENTY OF LIQUIDS AFTERWARDS. AND EXERCISE. SO WE WILL SEE. THE MUSHY STAGE WASN'T BAD EITHER. YOU WILL SEE. KEEP US POSTED ON YOUR PROGRESS. TAKE CARE AND GOOD LUCK. :)

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HI there i am post op day 3 and i also didn't tell many people, to me this was a private surgery that the whole church doesn't need to know about. I have not had alot of gas pain but port pain is another story. i have been sleeping in our recliner because it hurts laying flat. how have you been sleeping?

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