The_Maite

Yeah, once I get throught this phase 1 and can start exercising safely, I'm going at it hard and accurately. I've heard that everyone hits a slump after about 6 months for a while.

Surgery day came, my doctor n hospital staff where amazing, thank god gor that. After surgery I woke up and was still feeling the anesthesia so I was loopy and of course sore. But I got up and started walking. You're pretty shaky n walking makes you tired, but that's what helps you with the gas. The gas was the worst part, I was not passing it from my hotyom and I could feel it rumbling around my tummy, it was the worst on the second day for me, i felt i was gonna rip into two at times. The pain meds n nausea meds helped, but it was just really uncomfortable. But yoy gotta keep pushing yourself to walk and walk and walk. On that second day they started me on liquids, but they decided to stop after I had a couple episodes of vomiting. Mind you it was not the gas, or the liquids that was the issue, but phlem. My throat was so dry, but I could feel a ball of phlem at the back of my throat, so if I trued to just swallow my spit it went over it and grossed me out. Or if I tried to blow my nose, I will feel it tugg from my nose and I would start hacking it out my throat. Also my nose was so dry, I got a few bloody noses from blowing. On the third day, the gas was there but it was not as uncomfortable, once again I walked my ass off every few hrs, they got me back on fluids, off pain meds and kept me on nausea meds just in case. My abdomen was sore due to the incisions, but nothing unbearable. They devided to keep me another day, just cause of the vomiting, they wanted to make sure I would be taken care off if that happened. Today is my fourth day and I'm feeling much better. I finally passed some gas through my bottom, Im walking more and feel lucid but tired. So im just focusing on taking my 1 fl oz every 30 minutes, walking and sitting straight up, since that helps with the gas, but even that is not painful but still just uncomfortable. It's really important that you follow the docs orders and push yourself to be as compliant as you can. You would be surprised how many people just wanted yo be discharged the day after surgery without going through the proper steps. I did bring gas strips, bur my doc suggested I didn't use them yet, so he will let me know when it is safe to do so. Let me know if you guys have any questions, I'm glad to answer them. But the truth is, we will all heal differently and will experience different issues, but one thing you need to prepare for, is to be strong and compliant.

I dubmitted a sample letter to my pcp provided by my surgeon so that she knew what information she needed to put in the letter. This was after she told me she didn't really do those type of letters. Meanwhile, I was like...hmmm...You're the one that got me to decide on the surgery, wth do you mean you dont really do those type of letters?! Lol But afyer I sent her the sample she got it done for me. Catherine is rigjt, its generally the pcp's staff that writes them up tho. Good luck!

@@Smye thank youuu!

Can you only order the unjury chicken broth online?

@ Good luck girl!!!!

GingerLeAnna ???????????? Mine is on the 19th and Ive been so busy prepping my job for my absence afyer surgery, that it did not hit me until yesterday that my day is coming soon! ???? Anxiety is kicking in girllll..lol

@@jenbaby75 Just hold on honey!!! Started preop liquid diet today and by tomorrow I'll probably be suicidal and homocidal! ???? lol

I have my surgery on the 19th and Im waiting to hear back on a preop diet. While I do, I've started a self imposed pre op liquid diet and, I'm researching some protein shakes that are type 2 diabetes friendly, since some can contain too much sugar. I'm excited, scared and hopeful about surgery and the next coiple wks are gonna feel like the longest ever...lol Im so glad I found this place!

Hey guys! My surgeon is Dr. Trivedi at Advance Laparoscopic Associates and my surgery is scheduled for the 19th of this month at Hackensack Hospital. I'm actually waiting to hear back from them in regards to any preop diet, I'm a little worried because I was not given any prior instructions on this. Anybody else familiar with this situation? ????