amylynns

The tummy noises will clear up!! It just dawned on me yesterday that they were gone. :-) (I'm 11 days out)

I have the glue and steri-strips. Internal dissolving stitches. Except where the drain was. They just bandaged it and said when it quits seeping I can leave the bandage off. It only took a day for it to stop. But boy does it look gross now. Hope there isn't any infection going on.

We are very close! ! I'm still on liquids until Monday. Then I go to pureed foods. I'm so excited!!!! I've been on a liquid diet since Oct. 6th.

awesome Beni!!! You're such a rock star! !!

Hey Tina! I had my surgery in Cedar Falls at Satori. I live about 30 miles East of there. Where are you? Oh, and I'm about a week and a half out now. The 20th was mine. I'm doing better each day! Getting out and about each day.

Oh my gosh, that all sounds amazing, lol! But then again I haven't had solid food since Oct. 5th! 4 more days and I get to start pureed. I am so flipping excited!!!!

Hoping you've made the call to your Dr. And update us. I was told to take omneorozol for the acid buildup in the stomach and then they added another prescription of pepcid. I hope that's all that's going on!!

whoohoo!!!!! Nice job!!

yay Beni!!! So glad you're doing so well!! Keep those walks going today. :-) Lol, I don't think I used anything from my luggage either. Well, chapstic and toothbrush was all.

Don't be scared! You'll so great!!!

We're you given blood thinner shots in your belly after surgery? I was given 2 a day to prevent blood clots. I wonder if that could be the cause of the nose bleeds? It might be something to mention to your surgeon just to see if it's normal.

How are you doing?? Mine was the 20th.

Evening friends!! I was out and about alot today and my lower right belly is SO sore tonight. Ugh. Gonna take tylenol tonight. I went to my massage therapist tonight too to have her just work on my neck and shoulders. I can only imagine the weird position they have us in. Plus this sleeping on my back semi sitting up is killing me! I wonder how Beni is doing?

Oh goodness! Glad they got your drain straightened out. Gotta love that cath. So thankful when that came out. Good to hear you're up and walking about! Get that gas moving out before it causes pain. I had no has pain in the hospital. Mine was once I got home. No one to encourage me to get up and walk like the nurses did. :-) keep up the good work!

Got it! I have an alarm set in my phone!

I'm so excited for you!! Good luck! Let us know what you have and how it goes!

You're going to do so great!!!! I cannot wait to hear from you!! What time is surgery??? I'll be praying!! And yes, remember to walk, walk, walk....it'll push that gas out! Oh--and I had better luck with baby mylecon drops than the gas x strips. They made me nauseated, but of course at that point, everything was. :-)

I don't mean to make you more nervous about the drain! :-( sounds like a couple others had it out with a different experience than mine. It's over super quick, but pain meds might help.

Thank you!!! I was surprised! I hadn't gotten on the scale cuz my belly is so swollen I didn't feel like I'd lost anything!

Ooops, didn't mean to send that yet. I will say, it feels amazing to have it gone! ! It literally lasted probably 3 seconds. But not something I ever want to have again in my lifetime! :-)

So I had my 1 week check up today. Everything looks good they said. I've lost 9 pounds since surgery, 19 since I started my pre op diet. So.....I had my drain removed. I'll first say, they said it's different for everyone. Most say it just feels weird, some say painful. I certainly don't want anyone who has to have a drain removed to take my experience as what their experience will be. BUT. that was the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I literally screamed, evidently tried grabbing the Dr.s hand (getting g blood all over my hand from the tube) and then bawled like a freaking baby for several minutes. I can't begin to describe the feeling of it "un-raveling" from around my new stomach. I pray I don't have nightmares tonight.

heehee, I like the little turd pile, lol!!

my gosh girl!! What a very scary ordeal!! I'm so glad you forced the issue and took care of yourself!! I think k I had 2 blood thinner shots per day while at the hospital. On the day I was being discharged, it was like 5pm and she came in with that syringe again. I said "what? Another one?" She said , " yep! Think of it as a going away gift!" :-) for me, only a couple were a bit painful. I think it depended on who injected it! :-)

I'm very impressed you're parenting alone and still healing yourself. I couldn't imagine. My youngest is 8 and she's my little mother hen, she's been a gem. And my 21 yr old daughter was also home from college for 4 days. Such a huge blessing to me!! Even my boys (14 and 17) have been making sure I'm not doing too much and hauling laundry for me, etc. My 14 yr old step son just says, " Amy, I don't mean this sound bad, but you just look awful. Go rest!!" LOL!

Beni, I've cried so much the last week, between pain and emotions gone wild---it may happen friend. But seriously, Don't be embarrassed!! The hospital staff expects it, and hopefully your hubby is a good support system for you. I am beyond thankful for my family. They've let me cry and cry whenever I need to. I had another bout of tears today. 99 % of my pain is from this damn drain and I am just so sick of having to change the dressing, which hurts and having it hang out of me.... wish I were stronger to handle it, but I'm just not. Remind me, will you have a drain?