I have been having a lot of the same problems others have described. I'm still having problems getting in all my liquids and protein, but I don't feel like I am losing. I go for my post op on Monday, doc had said he would release me back to work if I was ready to go, but the pain in my left side is horrible, I think I'm going to have to ask for one more week. I can't sit up straight for very long and I can't sleep in the bed, only in the recliner. Does anyone know what the left side pain is?