Post Surgery Surprises

I would have to say my shoulder pain was the worst as well! Right out of surgery, it was on FIRE! I was like, make it go away!!!!! Good luck on your road to recovery! YOu will feel great soon!

The biggest surprise for me was the pain in my back (I had a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time). It was excrutiating! I was pretty well prepared for the rest, but that knocked me off of my feet!!!

i'm right with you i'm almost 8 months out and just within the past 2 months has that gone away completely.

Hi! The gas pains are KILLING me!!! Do you still have them...and I ask that bravely. I'm not sure I want to know if you do! lol

I'm glad to say gas pains are gone! However a milder version does appear when I overeat. So the lesson here is don't over eat! My doctors rule for that is detailed in my first blog titled "first fill... First blog" thanks for sharing guys. Makes me feel like people give a darn!

juicy as ever! lol! love it!!!

I am soooo pleased to announce that after 6 days my gas pains are finally gone!!!!! So happy that part is over! Tried apple sauce did not go so well. 3 tsps. and a stomach ache. Going to back off to liquids tomorrow. That was my first attempt at stage 2 foods! I can wait! So pleased with the weight loss so far! Down 11 pounds since last Thursday, surgery day!

2 questions:

What is peristalsis?

And how bad is the shoulder pain??? like....I can't work I have to stay in bed pain? Or..I can take some meds and make it through work type of pain????

Just curious

Peristalsis is the contractions your bowels make to move food through your digestive tract and out of it. That was a doozie! But pain oly lasted til I made it to the bathroom. It didn't help that I pigged out day before surgery.

As for the shoulder pain mine lasted a couple of days (2) or so. The pain is actually from the gas they blow up your tummy with during surgery so the more you move around the quicker you get rid of it! I went back to work 4 days post surgery and I'm a nurse assistant at a hospital where I have to transfer patients up 180 lbs quite a few times a day. I had liquid Vicodin but I crushed Tylenol during work so I wouldn't be drowzy.

Thanks for reading!

thank you all for your input...im putting Gas X strips on my shopping list ....Im schedualed for feb 22