First Morning Home From Surgery

[momof4 10]

Came home yesterday. Was in a ton of pain and could not get even a teaspoon of Water down without feeling like someone was stabbing my stomach.

I was ordered to not start anything but stay on water for one more day! I was hungry and thirsty and had horrible dry mouth. Chapstick helps and I finally sucked on a cough drop cause my throat was so dry I couldn't swallow.

Getting up and out of bed was very hard. I have my husband helping me do that and rubbing my back while I walk so I can burp!

Gotta burp it all but it really hurts so its hard not to tense up, but I know I gotta try and breath.

I'm a side sleeper and that wasn't possible last night at all.

I had couch pillows propping me up so I was semi sitting up an that was good but sitting up too straight was too painful on my gut!

Taking the liquid pain killer was hard cause even though it was two teaspoons that little liquid hurt a whole lot.

This morning I took a few small (talking half a teaspoon) of water and it still hurts pretty bad but it was better than yesterday so that is hopeful.

I have kept ice bags on my stomach and that has helped a lot.

When I walk I'm always holding onto my stomach with a pillow or rolled blanket or towel because some burps come out as hiccups and that hurts soooo bad!

I've been doing my breathing apparatus they gave me to avoid getting liquid into my lungs and I seem to be able to burp more after that so that's good. You're supposed hold your tummy and cough after doing your breathing to expel any particles in your lungs but then I don't get that if I do that and swallow are they just back in? Haha

I feel like crap no doubt about that but slightly less than yesterday and hope to tonorrow is better than today. It's a slow process and I'm able to drink my Protein today but am struggling to get liquids down so little by little this will all happen.

[Pookeyism 1,143]

It is such a rough road for some of us. It does get better - and you are sleeved! yay!

[fitforlife 18]

everything you are going through sounds oh so familiar. I had my surgery on 1/23/12, so all of this is still fresh for me. but it gets better day by day. tomorrow will be better and so on. hang in there and try your best with the liquids. sip slowly and all day long. right now your job is to sip. the getting up part, burping, coughing, and oh what's worse is sneezing all improve too.

[KellyL 173]

Congrats on being sleeved!! Wow, sounds rough, but it does get better each and every day!! Hang in there.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

The good news is that your Protein can count as a liquid in this stage of your diet. It does get better and better. You are doing really good so keep it up! The weight is going to just melt away now! CONGRATS!

[Joiebean 53]

Yup, I agree with everyone else. But the intense pain will start to ease up shortly. And if you have a recliner, I found that the easiest to sleep, sit in. Pretty much just stayed in it for the first few days, only getting up to go to the bathroom. It can make it easier for your husband to get you up to without causing you as much pain as getting up from a laying down position or having to mess with pillows propping you up just right. Try to sleep and let your body rest. Oh and sugar free popsicles count as liquid too. I used them during this stage cause I just couldn't get a lot of Water down. Sounds like your right on track though. Keep with it!! Congrats!