Cheer Mama

First: what has your doc said? Second: We aren't eating near as much as we used to and so the amount coming out will be considerably less. Is all that MOM causing consistent diarrhea? If you flush everything out one day it seems as though it would take at least a day to fill up again. I'm only 2+ weeks out and everything I have read here says that poops are a lot less. Now are ya not poopin' much or is it that the poop you would get with out the MOM rock solid or not coming out at all?

WOWweee! What a day you have had! (understatement) Good luck!

Great job! I soooo hope I will be able to lose like that!

I was about to post on the same thing! I take a couple of drinks = BURP! Eat a couple of bites = BURP! take gasx = BURP! walk around = BURP! Geez, I really hope this will calm down before I gotta get up in front of a class again!

At least you get to go early! I had to wait till almost noon! :0) Breath..... Take some BIG comfy clothes to come home in and before you know it, you will be among the sleeved. Good luck :0)

I have been bad and have forgotten to take my PPI for about a week. Now I recognize the 'hungry' feeling I have had for the last umpteen years. I won't be forgetting it again anytime soon! UGH!

It's actually been there for a couple of days and I couldn't figure out why I was getting those 'hunger' pains. DOH!

I had the sleeve, hiatal hernia and umbilical hernia repair: For the ride home get BIG undies, mine were ridiculously tight because of swelling. Loose dress, a top and shorts were very hard for me. On the way home - get Sonic ice...... GasX STRIPS - life saver! I slept for days after I got home...Good luck!

Milk of Mag = MOM! hehe MOM will make ya feel better.

Congratulations!!! I had my EGD at Forest Park :0)

You HAVE to drink more.... In the beginning I had to take 2 small doses of MOM before my bowels let loose. If this is still a problem after a little MOM, please call your doc. :0) Good luck!

Much better! After several days of a lot of muscle relaxants and codeine every 3 hours, my neck started to heal. For me, my neck was hurting so much that even after I had taken codeine, when my GP touched my neck at the base of my skull, my knees started to go. Yes, I was standing, was not comfy sitting. I'm sooooo glad your neck pain resolved easier!

Deep breath..... See if you can find a nurse and ask them for help. I agree, it does sometimes take longer and they may not have started as soon as she was taken back.

I was in the recliner also for the whole first week! :OD

I soooo hope so because I just did and I had surgery on the 7th!

drink more Water than you think you can. That's what I had to do. I actually got to 60oz of water the 2nd day home because I was about to go back to the hosp for dehydration. It was HARD. But I didn't to back. :OD Call your doctor when you have those questions. I did and still do when I have questions. That whole first week was THE hardest for me and I'm only 2+ weeks out. Good luck

Is it just me or have all of my old taste buds gone and been replaced by ones that don't like what I used to enjoy?

It all depends on you. Some people have little to no pain, gas, nausea, or anything and are roarin' and ready to be home. I had pain due to hernia surgery and sprained neck and could have easily stayed more than 2 nights but didn't.

I was using chewables it in the hospital. I just chewed till there was nuthin' left.

Gas x strips or chewables....... I'm 2+ weeks out and still use them for tummy gas.

hehe Flinstones! :OD

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I'm 2 weeks and 1 day out. The beginning of the 2nd week. I was off pain meds for my sprained neck and my umbilical hernia repair. hehe The pain meds were rarely for my sleeve. My stomach isn't so noisy. I sleep like a rock but I'm still sore when I wake up. I seriously love my naps. I feel like I do nothing and then I'm on my bed, in my jammies, and out cold for the next couple of hours! I'm restless but don't have any extra energy besides healing right now.... I've VERY glad I don't go back to teaching next week. The mental drain alone would be a total killer. :O/

I totally agree!

I'm in Texas..... It's June..... It's HOT ..... I'm making hot chocolate so I can put Protein in it and have something different. ARHG!