mike5232 22 Posted June 26, 2014 Here I am, sitting in my hospital bed the day after surgery. All went well with the surgery, and I have been feeling better then expected so far. Some small problems with nausea last night after my walks. I attribute that to the anesthesia, and morphine. Waiting for my leakage checks, and then seeing what my new stomach will tolerate. So far........exceeding expectations. 7 Ima Fox, oweemytoe, gpippin66 and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginger Snaps 1,323 Posted June 26, 2014 That's fantastic -- hope the recovery goes just as well. 1 mike5232 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwestcons 9 Posted June 26, 2014 Hi Mike! My surgery was a week ago today and I also had some nausea in PACU that they controlled swiftly with drugs. Good luck with your esophagram - it is one of the worst parts of the surgery - waiting to be allowed to have a sip of Water after hours of putting up with the most horrible case of cotton mouth ever! Good luck! 1 mike5232 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hugatime 10 Posted June 26, 2014 Here I am, sitting in my hospital bed the day after surgery. All went well with the surgery, and I have been feeling better then expected so far. Some small problems with nausea last night after my walks. I attribute that to the anesthesia, and morphine. Waiting for my leakage checks, and then seeing what my new stomach will tolerate. So far........exceeding expectations. Great job Mike!!!! The leak test isn't too bad. The next few days you will be sore, especially on the left side. Day 3 was my worst day. Day 5 was the day it all started to improve. Improvement seems to become rapid once you get home. Today begins your new life, my friend!!! Just some tips - walk as much as possible to relieve the gas pains (they are the worst part) Use your breath measurer 10 times per hour to remove the flem from your lungs! Don't swallow what you hack up, even if it's minor. It can make you vomit. Try not to sneeze Sip slowly. Gulps are gone. Lot of liquids and Proteins will give you a much faster recovery!!! You've got this!!!!!! 2 oweemytoe and mike5232 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enjoyinglife 313 Posted June 26, 2014 Really glad to hear it!!! 1 mike5232 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
healthyme1963 136 Posted June 26, 2014 That's great! Hopefully, everything will be smooth sailing from here on out and you experience a speedy recovery! 1 mike5232 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmily 424 Posted June 26, 2014 Today is the first day of the rest of your life 2 mike5232 and Dawnakers reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewLife4Me7 110 Posted June 27, 2014 Mike that's great you doing good. Keep up the good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oweemytoe 43 Posted June 28, 2014 Congratulations Mike! Keep up the good work and before you know it the pounds will be melting off in no time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
