2 days post op

I'm now 2 days post op. Discharge papers are in, now just waiting for my ride to get here in about an hour! I'll be glad to be in my own home again. Tired of nurses waking me up out of a dead sleep to check my vitals. I know it's important and a part of their job, but I'm ready for a full night's sleep. One thing I need to work on is knowing when my new stomach has had enough...3 or 4 times I've spit up the water I just sipped. I'm guessing it was already full, or the gas is irritating it.

Congrats & welcome to the losers bench! Everything will take time. I always held the water in my mouth and swallow tiny bits at a time. When I took a regular small sip it felt weird. I was lucky and the nurses at the (crappy) hospital I was at never bothered me until about 6am. It will be so nice and relaxing when you get home. Turn on some Netflix and take a brief walk in between episodes of shows. Happy healing and sip sip sip! 

I imagined my old stomach as a two-liter soda bottle and my new stomach as the cap on that bottle.  I drank about a sodacap full at a time.  The swelling goes down and soon you will be able to handle more at one time.

Congratulations on your surgery....  Get ready for the journey of a life time!  Take it slow and you are going to do GREAT

Congrats!! Keep up the good work and get some rest!!

Congratulations!! How exciting!! Wishing you the best of luck!!!

You are on your way!  Hopefully you will be in your own bed soon and on your way to a speedy recovery.  Welcome to the team.