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How is everyone? It's midnight and I'm up taking my liquid Vicodin and having more tiny cups of ginger lemon tea. I think this may be my low point so far -- I'm achy and tired. But I hear that the third day is the worst, and i'll get better.

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Up at 4 AM, taking my liquid vicodin. I threw up a little -- mostly saliva -- because of taking sips too big. I just want to go back to sleep, but I have to finish sipping my medicine first. After being sick, I took one of my teeny tiny pills for nausea, so we'll see how that goes. On the up side, I am "passing gas" and I know they'll like that when they call me in the morning for my aftercare call! ;-)

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I'm two days post op and should be going home today. I could have went home yesterday but I was so nauseous the dr wanted to keep me again. I feel pretty good this morning. Still a little pain and a little nausea but not to bad. I will be glad to get home to my own environment tho.

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I'm heading home today too. Feeling much better than yesterday. Can't wait to get the IV out of my arm!

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Doing ok here! Biggest complaint is gas, not being able to drink enough to quench my thirst and my vein the iv was in has a couple swollen red spots so that's concerning. Other than that, it's been a good journey so far! Down 6 lbs from Monday's pre-op!

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The gas is pesky. In the hospital I would sit up in the chair every two hours, taking sips and sort of straigtening my neck to get the gas out. My sweet was also 'burping" me on the back to help. :-) When I would like down, I could be in bed for about two hours, but then the gas would wake me up, and I'd sit in the chair again. :-) It's not as bad as I remember my gall bladder removal being, though -- that I had some really intense gas pains that were like heavy duty stitches in my side. Today I've gotten in two Protein Drinks so far, and about 45 oz of Fluid. :-)

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muscle spasm in back - worried will delay surgery.

@@Trinn

looks like all that worry was for nothing

you were able to have surgery after all was said and done

you mentioned earlier that main problem was passing gas

i know you are - ahem????

you are probably walking a lot to help the situation

surgery september 1, hopefully gas has "passed" by now ;)

happy for you

back spasm any better??

you are on the road to a healthier, happier, longer life :)

good luck

speedy recovery

kathy

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The gas is pesky. In the hospital I would sit up in the chair every two hours, taking sips and sort of straigtening my neck to get the gas out. My sweet was also 'burping" me on the back to help. :-) When I would like down, I could be in bed for about two hours, but then the gas would wake me up, and I'd sit in the chair again. :-) It's not as bad as I remember my gall bladder removal being, though -- that I had some really intense gas pains that were like heavy duty stitches in my side. Today I've gotten in two Protein drinks so far, and about 45 oz of Fluid. :-)

My gallbladder removal was ROUGH. Mine had perforated so they did emergency surgery and the gas made my lung collapse a few hours after surgery. I'm scared about that for my gastric sleeve surgery. :-/

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