Days 2 & 3 Post Op

Nov 23, 2011

Well patient beware! HA! Day 1 certainly gave me a false sense of security! I've never had major sugery before so I thought wow, piece of cake! lol Boy what i didn't know!  Ok so not to scare you it's really not so bad but boy that gas! Between the surgery gas build-up and your body soreness/stiffness you take a side step after day 1. I'm just going to lay it out there now..it has never ever felt so good to pass gas! lol as my Doctor said, you gotta rip them now and then and it feels good! lol Ok I know it's a taboo subject for us women but hey, you gotta pass the gas or you WILL be miserable! I was singing the praises let me tell ya!

Filling your pouch on top of the gas pressure was like PMS x's 100! I felt bigger than a barn, pressure was even hurting my spine, couldn't get comfortable...hmmm come to think of it...it reminded me of my ninth month of pregnancy! Once I got over the gas hurdle and it started going away...my first BM and all that I started feeling normal again...whew! That was about 8 hours or so of discomfort and it also keeps you from making your liquid goals. I'm up to 6-8 oz an hour so i really turned around after that.  I'm still having discomfort walking around, not making as long as walks as I was day 1. My incisions on my right side sort of burn/sting a bit so I just move more often in shorter spurts. Drinking my protein, water, crystal light is pretty good. My blood sugar keeps going low but I'm not getting much in the way of nutrition right now so that isn't too shocking. Vegetable Broth has been my staple breakfast lunch and dinner with a side of coffee, crystal lite and beneprotien. The sugar Free Jello was WAY too sweet!

I am expecting to be able to go home today. I am really hoping to.  I am doing pretty well other than the blood sugar thing, but even then I'm not really having any symptoms. I'm ready to blow this popsicle stand!

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