redmom

Hey Pete, I hope you're doing well. Me, I'm still learning to eat. I'm not loosing any more weight since I went to the mushies. I'm hoping my new christmas present/treadmill will start that scale moving again. How far are you walking a day? Are you outside or on a treadmill? You have a great advantage with weather being in Fla. but it still gets dark early in the winter. Thanks for the updates!

I didn't have any gas pain, sorry. But everyone raves about gasX strips which dissolve in your mouth. I just burped a lot. My husband even commented that I could have won some contests in his fraternity with my newfound talent. It s been a week for me now and the only real issue is the pain in my left side, not anywhere the incision or port. Its probably due to picking up my 18 month old too soon. So be it. When she says "uppy mommy" and tries to climb my leg, I'm gonna pick her up. Now, I'm on mushies and have had no problem with anything, which scares me a little. I don't want to go back to my old habits. Keep me posted on how you are doing.

Hi there. To tell the truth, it doesn't sound too bad. You have to get up and walk around in the hospital, you go to the bathroom yourself (no catheter) and you are drinking clear fluids from day one. My doctor has me on full fluids for one week (the first few days are clear fluids only), then two weeks of mushies, which even includes pasta. (I'm dying for pasta). I get sent home with a contraption attached to me that delivers pain medicine to my abdomen for the first few days. I plan on taking as much pain meds as they will let me. I don't believe in feeling pain. I'm a wimp. So, tomorrow at 6:00 am. I'm up. Why so freakin early? Just mess with me. Good luck to you!