hello from a newly banded member

[Brie 0]

Hello! I'm Brie and I'm 27.

I just had my surgery this past Wednesday, 3/11. I think I've done well so far. The day after my surgery, I was miserable, sore, gassy and frustrated but I tried to keep myself as comfortable as possible and distract myself with anything I could.

I stopped taking the prescribed liquid oxycodone after Friday morning and have been taking liquid tylenol occasionally. I have been walking regularly and drove on Saturday and walked around two large stores and definitely got a little more wiped out than I normally would have but didn't feel bad. I didn't have to drive far but no problems with that either.

I haven't had any nausea or throwing up since the day of the surgery (when I seemed to throw up gas, as nothing actually came up)

My incisions are still sore but I can move pretty much any way I want as long as I do it with a little more care than I normally would. And I'm starting to get itchy so I guess that's a good sign of healing. I slept on my stomach for the first time last night and didn't have any problems. I just hate sleeping on my back. (I slept in a recliner the first three nights and that was fabulous.)

I've been taking in only plain Water, chicken broth, lemon-lime gatorade, special k Protein Water and water flavored with propel powder but I am thinking about trying a creamy Soup tomorrow even though I'm not supposed to start full liquids until Wednesday. I'm just SO HUNGRY and dying to take in something other than chicken broth.

Well this turned into a long introduction and I guess I used it as more of a journal entry but anyway, I've been reading this forum since before my surgery and it has helped tremendously to read other experiences. I also was scared before the surgery because I felt like I was condemning myself to a life free of anything yummy but you guys have made me realize that is definitely not the case.

[YngGram 73]

Welcome and congrats. I am a couple of days ahead of you and my doc let me have full liquids almost right away for a week. Started mushies today--oh boy OATMEAL!!!! Remember creamy Soups have lots of cals and fat (whole milk). I grabbed a skinless chicken tenderlion, bullion cube, celery stalk and made my own broth. The can stuff had no taste and it was killing me!!!!! My next joy is egg drop Soup. My full liquid is anything that would pass through a straw. I did two weeks of high Protein low carb liver shrink diet.

[kerrischafer1 0]

I am scheduled for 4/2/09 and you made me feel better. Good luck to you!

Thanks

Kerri