Orangina

5 largest two center one left and one RT. They pulled stomach out of rt side lg. Drain small to rt. One under breast MID abdominal high up.. for liver retractor they are fading some with maderma.. I am using it every day. twice. I am 6 wk out.

Great job, keep up the good work!

Nausea (extreme) for me was hospital related, and drug/surgery related. Many of the drugs can make you nauseous. I was given many anti nausea drugs and for the most part was still nauseated but less so. Took some pills prescribed for three days after coming home... and mine went away. My surgeon told me that the surgery itself is very much nausea causing.. ( I had not had any nausea prior).. i dont know about cannibus tea, at home.. but the herbal teas have theophylline my surgeon told me which induces hunger so be aware of how much herbal tea you drink.. I was drinking it all day long.. sip sip. I now use one bag.. all day. Just remember it should clear up after the hospital stay in a couple days... you will get thru it..

congrats!! Proud to hear of your success and most of all satisfaction with the way you look! Quite a breakthrough moment.

Congrats!.. be prepared. strengthen legs with exercise so its easy to get up and down. Know you will feel less than great day 1-2 for sure.. have someone there for you to help you. Take an eyeshade , its hard enough to sleep it blacks out the room. I took a computer didn't touch it, nor magazines, nothing. Just make yourself get up and walk a few times per day.... try to sleep! its a sleep depriving experience all in all, very hard to rest in a hospital. Prepare for possible nausea, gassiness, pressure... Pain is tolerable..with pain meds. AND GOOD LUCK!

Congratulations!! hope you recover quickly and get home soon! Look forward to your journey!

Grace I am no expert however i do know muscle cramps are for me related to calcium intake. You may want to call your physicians office to inquire.

Welcome to the site! Good luck on your surgery date as well..

Welcome to the site! Good luck on your surgery date as well..

Awesome Earth! Go ahead girl!!! work it. You deserve it for yourself!..

Great job Fluffy Chick! You are a step ahead of me!.. I am hoping to have my surgery in late October or early November.. before the holidays .. . I even go to bed "early" and read to get off the computer so I don't want to smoke.!!

HI Meg, I also used e cigarette to quit, called "Square" you can get at the liquor/drug store like circle K AM /PM market. I was using the standard regular strength e-cigs and went I went for the surgeon consult the other day.. The Doc told me I couldn't have ANY nicotine, none none none. side note- I wanted to scream but kept my composure... My doc requires 8 weeks pre op no nicotine/ no smoking, and they test the urine as well just to check up on ya... so no cheating. He also told me it causes ulcers frequently in sleeved smokers and is bad for bloodflow for healing. I know I don't want any complications from blood clots or respiratory distress so its all for the best.. I too have smoked for 20 + years and I was hoping to ease off gradually and I so want and need the sleeve, and so I went and bought the NON nicotine, No tar Square smokeless e cig ( its the white one). It isn't like the other one, but its something for the hands to do...( you smokers know what I mean) So far I am 6 days and doing ok. I just don't want to start eating everything in sight!!!. and Yes I became that raving b-otch... for anyone who looked at me crosswise. Everything seemed like it made my pressure rise too! So I was a wild woman for a couple of days, drivers beware.. haha and I made it through. I just have to keep busy.. I have found retail therapy seems to help for the weekend. My friends who many of them smoke have been kind about not asking me on break at work to watch them smoke. They all know how hard it is as they have all tried quitting many times. PS I hated that Wellbutrin. I had tried Welbutrin as well and had a bad dizzy reaction to it and had to leave my work that day I couldn't even drive. after 3 days after that trial period, I threw all those pills out ( I have to say it did remove some craving from the body.. but all in all I was better off with the e- cig. good luck. Orangina

Hi Purple Lady, glad you found this forum.. there are some super friendly people from all over on here.. Hang in there I would like to hear about the symptoms you had which signalled something was wrong. I am a pre op and would like to know, if you wish to share the info.. if not that's cool too. Did you have gas like pain or nausea? Orangina