how did your first week go?

from day one to day 7, how was it? did you feel nauseated, tired, excited, etc.

what did you eat for breakfast lunch and dinner?

when did you start feeling like your self again?

did you have any pains?

how was the gas pains and how did you get rid of them?

just tell me how your first 7 days went (:

and you can say week one and 4 days too

my first 3 days were horrible, day 4 was a bit better, i have side pains, and a little bit of gas that doesnt want to go away, i havent went #2 yet and its frustrating, i started to feel like myself today just a little bit. so just share, answer the questions please (:

I had surgery in the late afternoon. That evening I was walking around often. I was up every hr. of the night-- couldn't sleep much.

Went home the next day. Days 2-3 I moved slow and took naps. My only big pain was my left shoulder. I felt like I was in a fog.

Day four I was better physically but felt very empty physically, emotionally,... very blah. But I decided to stop taking the Lortab and just take liquid tylenol. I also went #2 that day. Between those 2 changes I felt a WORLD of difference!

Day 5 I took 1 dose of Tylenol and that was the last of the meds I needed. Just kept feeling better and perkier.

I'm only at Day 13 right now. I feel completely normal physically, except for a little incision pain every now and then. Psychologically I miss eating-- well, I miss pigging out on the foods I love.

I also stopped losing weight after the first week-- even though I'm following the rules and only consuming around 1,000 calories a day or less. The consensus seems to be that my body is in shock and starvation mode because it thinks I'm starving.

If you could manage it-- try getting off the strong pain meds. They cloud your brain. And the #2 will also help lots-- you could get a stool softener. Drink as much fluids as humanly possible.

Hope you're feeling better!!!!

The pain meds cause major constipation but you also have to remember you're not putting much in the system, So not much to come out!

I felt pretty great by day three (gas and surgery pain pretty much gone)and then the fatigue/exhaustion came over me...I napped every day for two weeks!

I guess I lived on Slim Fast and some thin soups...now they both make me want to gag! I added protein powder to the soups because I knew part of the tiredness was the nutritional deficiency of the procedure and the days after. I never had any appetite at all for more than a month...now I see how lucky I was! Good luck!!!

I had my surgery on 07/29, late in the day, so I stayed at the hospital over night.

I was walking very early on - did two miles while I was in the hospital. Ate some jello with protein powder, some beef broth, and some cranapple juice while there.

On day 1 (at home) I had pudding whenever I wanted, drank water as often as I could, and drank two 20g protein drinks too. Had some yogurt with protein powder, soup with protein powder, etc. Still was taking pain pills - mostly for at night. No gas pain.

Day 2 same as day one.

Day 3 same as day two. LOL

Day 4 forgot to drink the protein drinks - BIG difference.

Day 5 forgot to drink enough water - BIG difference.

Day 6 BAD day...pain at port site, grumpiness, growling at family. AHHHH - but then...the magical relief - yes - the poo-ing. AHHHHH BIG difference. Had to use some prune juice to help that along :thumbup:

i like hearing that all you are doing fine (: