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Post-op Day 2: Today's Entertainment Brought To You By The Letter G

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meloney

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So, today I am feeling a bit weird. Weak. Stoned (as one of my bandster friends said). Or like I just took some antihistamines. I think this is because I did not eat nearly enough yesterday. Not just protein, but anything. I wasn't hungry. I'm not hungry today, but I'm making myself eat. Frozen fruit pop, stock with protein added, jello. The doctor even said I can do yogurt at this point but, as I'm not a huge fan I would prefer not. I also did not get enough water in yesterday, so I'm having to remind myself to drink, drink, drink. Which leads me to the letter G.

 

G stands for Gas. Yes, gas. I have gas. On surgery day, the gas was really noticeable. It made me feel like someone punched me in my gut (another G). As the days progress, the gas gets less, but it is still there nonetheless. Thus, I make a point of getting up and moving frequently. This results in some rather significant belches, followed by my utterance of another G: "That was glorious." I'm not saying this to anyone in particular, as I live alone. I'm not even saying it to my cat, who is very sad that she cannot climb up on my belly for cuddles. I simply say it because each large belch really is glorious.

 

The not so glorious end of the gas is the farting. When I feel a fart come along, I must extricate myself from my bed and go to the bathroom because, more often than not and my apologies for the TMI, the fart is accompanied by diarrhea. Granted, this could be worse. My bathroom is only a few steps from my bed and the diarrhea is not of the sort that results in an RBA (raw, burning a**hole). So, as it is right now, I am accepting of the farting.

 

Yet another end of the gas is the third G for today's installment: Gurgling. When I walk, I gurgle. When I lay, I gurgle. And when I drink, I gurgle even more. I have a veritable symphony of gurgling going on in my gullet. I should start laying some notes down on staff, that's how musical my insides have become. I am like Pooh Bear. There is a rumbly in my tumbly.

 

Tomorrow, I am hoping for less gas and more feeling like myself. But for today, I will continue my Will & Grace marathon and enjoy the cacophony of sounds emanating from my abdomen.

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Hehee I love the humor that shines through in your post, you really got me laughing AND informed at the same time! Do you not like yoghurt at all? Not even the flavoured kind ( some of the calcium fortified ones made for kids are completely smooth if thats a concern), not even frozen yoghurt?

You mentioned how accessible fresh juices are and your so right, herbal teas are also a huge passion in kuwait. I know that peppermint tea relieves gassiness. Also apples, carrots, and a chunk of fresh ginger all juiced together is a wonderful blend that relieves gassiness, diarrhoea, and boosts the immune system too. I love ginger powder in soup as well, maybe you could add some with a little lime juice to give your chicken broth a bit of an asian twist?

Also specific to kuwait, many of the little local restaurants (even co-op ones) sell very cheap fresh lentil soup, chickpeas with lovely broth (you could probably ask for a cup of the broth without the whole peas), very healthy veggie stew (called aash) and another made with oatmeal and beef stock (called yareesh). Also very accessible are the mediterranian hummus variations that are sold all over the place. These are all very healthy, very cheap, and very easy to get your hands on and they will definitely be a part of my first weeks post surgery. Hope this helps!

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I am definitely looking forward to being able to have hummus. I love the suggestions you made for finding things to eat!

As far as yogurt is concerned, I HATED it in America. It always left a funky aftertaste in my mouth. When I got here, however, I was forced to eat it, in a manner of speaking. My parents raised me that when you are eating at someone's house you have to try a little bit of everything, otherwise you will insult the host. At my first diwaniya experience, my, oh my! They just kept piling food on my plate. It was good food, mind you. But I got full pretty quickly.

"Would you like some chicken?"

"Yes, thank you."

And they put half a roast chicken on my plate!

Long story short, I had to eat the yogurt. Yogurt here is MUCH better than yogurt in America, but I'm still not a huge fan. My undoing is sour cream. I LOVE sour cream. Unfortunately for pre-banded me but fortunate for banded me, the sour cream here tastes completely different and is not anywhere near as good in America. Thus, I should be able to resist. Maybe.

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I was banded on /jan 3 and let me say I have been having a rough day with the band and needed the laugh!!! (it hurt to laugh) but netherless I loved it. Thank you

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Thanks for the comments, guys!

Shay, I'm sorry you've been having a rough day. Hopefully things resolve soon. My main issues have been sore incision sites and gas. My mom says to hold a pillow to your torso when trying to get up, as this sort of holds everything together and puts less stress on those sore areas (and it really works) and my friend C says the best remedy for the gas is to get up and walk, walk, walk (this really works, too). I don't know if either of these are issues for you, but maybe this helps. Feel better!

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G is also for Good.Good thing I am reading this BEFORE surgery because the amount of laughter this post caused surely would have me in "stitches" or ripping them. LOL!!

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