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headin to mexico -please stop making me laugh it hurts my belly. yourI post was so funny because its true. Anyway I am on day 4 and feeling better. I slept better last night . Belly still sore and my port site had a clear plastic covering over it and i must have had an allergic reaction to it. so its red and itchy around it . I have been having my 2 oz Protein shot every hr then broth, Water, tea , juice in between . busted today having sm lemon berry slush from sonic . my stomach feels fine i feel like i could eat anything but i won't. My huuby and i went to store earlier so the walking helped me but i was tired when we got back. On the good side I have lost 3 lbs so far I hope that will stay off after i switch to soft foods. i have pressure in my chest is that being full or gas I cant tell ? I do feel hungry i think . I am still taking some advil for the soreness . If i dont move its not sore. I have 2 more days before going back to work so i hope the soreness will be gone by then . I will write moew tomarrow . hope all is well with everyone else this weekend. mel :wink2:

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Im five days post op now, and it was a huge turning point. I feel so much better! The moodiness has gone, my energy is up, and the only pain left is at the port site. I am on full liquids and have not been hungry in between meal times. Its amazing! However I did eat a little too much at dinner tonight. pureed some soupy scalloped potatoes and they were so good I know I ate more than my one cup limit. My tummy got full and round and that made my port incision hurt a little more. I am going to measure my food from now on while on my post op diet so I dont do that again. Things are def on the up and up though! I can sleep on either side at night or my back. No belly sleeping yet though.

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Well I went back to work today. It was not too bad , I have to remember not to bump my stomach on the desk . the swelling in my stomach has gone down some but the port area is still swollen and sore . Is everyone one else having that experience? i have been a little bit hungrier today . I am using some cream Soups with Water in the blender to thin them out , I hope that still counts as a liquid . I think my doc says it has to go thru a strainer to be considered a liquid. I am counting down the next two weeks till I can have mushies . I love that the weight is coming off I just wish my stomach showed it a little more. Anyway just thought i would check in with everybody, hope all is well. mel

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Today marks one week exactly. Still feel great. Just need to make sure I eat all my protien so that I have enough energy to get through all my errands and stuff durning the day. I have lost three pounds since surgery day! Yay! Good ridance!

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