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I'm 6 hours post op and took my first walk. That hurt! How long should I expect it hurt that much? Sipping hurts a little but the short walk was no fun.

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Ok I'll add this too. Feel like I gotta pee but hard to go.

Edited by bobr68

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Yeah, I peed (peeed? How many es?) like clockwork after they removed the catheter. It was to the point that if someone came in to jab me or vital me, I told them I needed to use the bathroom.

I'm still sore. My surgery was Monday. I try to force myself to straighten up when I move. Not sure if it's the incisions or sore abdominals. Walking does help. I'm sure I'm not walking enough. Been putting on the microwave timer and circling the downstairs.

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The second....third......fourth.......fifth......sixth...........times become successively easier.

Keep walking.

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Yeah, I peed (peeed? How many es?) like clockwork after they removed the catheter. It was to the point that if someone came in to jab me or vital me, I told them I needed to use the bathroom.

I'm still sore. My surgery was Monday. I try to force myself to straighten up when I move. Not sure if it's the incisions or sore abdominals. Walking does help. I'm sure I'm not walking enough. Been putting on the microwave timer and circling the downstairs.

It's been freezing here in New York so for the first few days my mom would drive to a store and we would walk around for a half hour. I wish my tiny apartment was big enough to walk around in.

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The pain is only for a couple days. I walked hunched over like an old lady for a bit. It will get better. Xx

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They gave me a couple of belly bands to help when i was in the hospital. They are a nuisance and not very comfy but what a difference they made in being able to walk and stay upright

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