Four days post op, still in the hospital

[mrsroyale 71]

So, my surgery was 6/1 and everything went peachy. A few things that I have learned....1) will the incisions hurt? Well, ues, they will... But what's worse than that is the gas pain. That pain is horrendous. Just so you have an idea, I was taking 10mg of oxycodone every 4 hours amd morphine in between, so yeah... It hirts

2) Every day you will start feeling a little better and I hope, when you pass the gas that you have pass it from the bottom and not from ypur mouth because that hurts too.

3) You are going to be loaded with meds. Especially nausea meds. TAKE THEM!

4) Every liquid, at least for me, tastes sweet. I cannot drink my Water because it tastes sweet.

5)You will be really tired. But walk, walk, walk as much as possible. That will help you to eliminate the gas and you will feel infinitely better.

6)So why am I still in the hospital? My doctor requires that I drink 1 full liter of water within 8 hours to be discharged and I am having the hardest time doing it... But hopefully today will be the day

[EmmyJ 184]

I was in the hospital four days too for pretty much the exact same reason. It hurt far too much to drink the Water I would need to stay hydrated off IVs. But after I went home, things went much better and I was able to keep myself from returning for dehydration.

[James Marusek 5,244]

After my surgery, my tastebuds changed significantly. The Water they gave me in the hospital tasted like chlorine, so I could not drink it. I could tolerate the ice. But the best was the frozen popsicles (sugar free) that they gave me. These went down easily.

[mrsroyale 71]

Bummer, they didn't give me any Popsicles. Just Water, broth, iced tea, coffee and Protein Shakes. The only thing that I was able to tolerate were the water (if I took the ice out) and the broth, but only the vegetable one.

I have been drinking all morning without trouble so, hopefully, I will be able to go home today!

[Ipeek90 64]

They kept me 1 night after my rny. I fortunately didn't have gas pain or nausea, well I had nausea right after waking up but shortly after I was fine. I don't think my taste changed much if at all. They gave me popsicles, Water, juice, broth, Jello and ice. All of that went down just fine for me. Hopefully they let you leave soon!

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