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Set a timer/stop watch to go off every 10/15 minutes, then have a drink

Your surgeon would of charged say 5,300 the procedure. He would of claimed his rebate back from Medicare electronically and then charged you the co payment/ gap.... Hope this helps

Hi Shell. I work for Medicare. There is no refund on in hospital gap payments. Your gap payments are your out of pocket expense and cannot be refunded/subsidised from PH or Medicare. You can however claim 20% back. of all out of pocket expenses over 2,000 when you do your tax return

Easier said than done though. I was really worried about it but then it just happened. I found the coloxyl took at least 24 hours to work. Then when I did go. It was like....is that all? Haha

Don't stress. It will happen I was so worried about it too... How many coloxyl did you take? You can take up to 4 tablets. Go easy though cause next thing you will have diarrhea. I had one bm on day 5, one on day 11 and again on day 15. As long as your not in pain? just let nature run its course

Argh yes. I had the very same issue Although quite regular now, initially I only had 3 BM's within 15 days. I took some tablets called Coloxyl with Senna. Available at chemist without prescription. Worked a treat

Hi Susie, welcome to the forum. The gas and surgery are all part of the package unfortunately. I experienced gas pain but only in my upper diaphragm. Nothing in my shoulders, however, all of my friends had shoulder pain. The only thing I can suggest is too take your pain relief and walk as much as you can as soon as you can. Preferably a few hours after op. Hopefully your cold won't stick around too long. Are you on full liquids or 2 opti and 1 meal per day? If its the latter you could probably still have your chicken soup

Hi Lozzad. I know what you mean. First week post op and I was watching every cooking show in TV. food was everywhere. The sight, sound and smell of it... It does get easier. One day at a time. I'm 25 days post op. Good luck with your recovery.

Thanks puppyphat. That's actually the first time I've ever eaten tofu. It will be the last Glad your liquid is going down better. Each day does get easier... All trial and error for awhile

No vomiting, although I felt as though I was going to. My intestines / stomach were churning and then I got a severe bout of diarrhea. Not pleasant. I'm not sure about that but lets just say at this stage I'm not going to eat two foods again It might be totally unrelated but I have been eating exactly the same foods each day for the past 11 days. Just thought I would add some tofu last night, followed by a couple of chews and boy did I pay for it.

It is very exciting. I agree. I was expecting to feel a lot worse after surgery but thought it wasn't all that bad. Its on and up from here. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I'm 25 days post op and feel great. Been back at work since day 12 and energy levels are in the up

Oh wait, do you guys even get farmers union in your states? Might just be an SA brand

Yes, my stomach makes all sorts of noises. Yesterday at work. The office was so quiet as there were only a few if us there and in the silence all I could hear were these weird sounds coming from stomach :/ Definitely take Multivitamin as may help with energy levels. I know we are watching calories but lets face it, we simply cannot eat/ drink what we used to. For a quick Protein fix, I'm going to suggest Feel Good 375ml ice coffee. Its 157 calories (so on par with most other shakes), 15grams of protein , 1.9 grams fat and 19.5grams carbs. I know the carbs sounds high but when liquid is your only food source, I think this drink is perfect. Kept it icey cold and it goes down really well. I got sick last night. Really bad upset stomach. It was either the tofu I ate or the 2 sugar fee chews. Either way I'm steering clear of both of those.

Are you taking a Multivitamin?

All good . Easy done. Especially when the forum is so active