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WOO-HOO congratulations.

Yes I have prayed for you, hope you are ok.

Praying your surgery went well Nikimac. I'm sure it did and you will be just fine. Next few weeks lots of sips and lots of walking. Congrats.

Sending prayers to heaven just for you.

You are very welcome. The walking you are doing will help you to get the gas out. I was pressing on my belly in the hospital and my surgeon told me not to apply any pressure to my stomach yet. The gas will roll around especially when you walk a lot. A warning when it starts rolling in your abdomen it can be painful. I just went with it and moaned through it. Now it's funny but the moan helped tolerate it. I only spit up recently and I am 5 weeks out. That was cause I over ate.

A small sip was hard for me as I am a water gulper normally. lol. Anyway it is a must, I kinda purse my lips and slowly inhalea small amount of liquid now. I remember my surgeon saying that we must remember our stomach is going to be smaller than what our mouth can hold in water so we must be careful not to take in too much or up it will come because our stomachs can not hold it all at once. So I sip a little every ten minutes. It takes a lot to remember to keep an eye on the clock. On the gas I would get a pain that travelled all around my belly. It took me two days to fart but once it starts it is a great relief. Sounds like your doing good. Take care

Sorry you had to go through so much with the open surgery. You sound like a determined strong willed woman so I feel you will continue to do well. When we focus and are patient it makes it much easier. Good wishes

WOW! happy for you, keep it up

So rude of him to scare you like that. Everyone is different and the pain really isn't too bad it mainly is the gas and not the surgery itself. I think he was being dramatic. My surgeon took almost 2 hours to do mine which is the norm. I hope you go through with it if it's for your health and you really want it cause one week of gassy pain is worth it. My dr. gave me a liquid pain killer which is real good. It's a liquid vicodin and it really helped. The best thing is walk walk walk

Thank you for your story. It is bittersweet, to lose your Mother is so sad but like slimagainsoon said it may have been God's way because now you are doing well and looking ahead to your healthy future. Sorry for your Loss.

Woo Hoo that was so cool