Wendilou

1st1/4 c Beef broth, few bites of sugar free jello, crystal light and half a grape sugar free Popsicle. stage 1: clear liquids. And I am burping like crazy--does that mean I'm eating too fast?

Nice!! Yay for puréed foods!

Yippee! My catheter is out and I can drink clear liquids. My tummy is a little sore, still tolerable. Feels kinda like I did 100 sit-ups. I am also now off the pain pump and onto pills. Drinking feels weird to my new pouch. I'll have to give it time for the swelling to go down. Time for dinner--chicken broth and orange Jello. hallelujah!

Yay!! I'm allowed to have water and they are taking out my catheter!

Yes my surgery went well, also fixed a hiatal hernia while he was in there. I can't wait to go home and be in my own comfy bed. I'm scheduled to go home tomorrow evening. I had my upper GI with contrast four hours ago and I still don't have the results. until Then, i'm not allowed to have any ice chips or Water. Arghhh!

I cannot wait to drink something! Hopefully right after my EGD which is scheduled for 8am )30ore min). Over 24 hours with no water and my mouth is like a desert!

I'm so glad everything went smoothly for you! isn't the excitement weird? I was not expecting to feel that, but I can't wait to go home and get on the treadmill and start living a more active life !

Having a lot of trouble sleeping tonight...not because of pain though. Maybe because I slept for five hours during surgery and post-op.... Definitely bored, reading is still difficult-having trouble concentrating for vey long. I won't be going home until Wednesday evening. they gave me a scopolamine patch for nausea even before the surgery, so I'm sure that's keeping me comfortable. my tummy is starting to make some Grumbling noises which is oddly comforting. I also have a drain in and I can't wait to get it and my catheter out!

Good luck to our Tuesday group!!

At my Pre op appt I met with the surgeon and he went overt medical history with me, felt my abdomen, gave me a prescription for at home pain relief, told me to buy Gas-X and Prilosec OTC. Then they weighed me again and did a test to determine my metabolic rate and body fat percentage.

Good luck Mary!!! You're almost there!!

Just got to stand up at bedside!!! It felt good to stretch my tummy out. and now I'm burping! Yay! My insides are waking up

Okay so i got to the hospital at 5am, and checked in. Then they took me to the Pre-op area where I got my IV started and hooked up to lactated ringers and antibiotics. Then I met the Nurse anesthetist, operating room nurse, and anesthesiologist. Each of them reviewed my medical history with me, asked about allergies and such. my doctor came in and said hi. Then they gave me some sedation and took me into the OR. I woke up in recovery and had been there for about an hour and a half. My pulse ox and BP were continually monitored. I initially had some mild pain, about a 4 or 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. I have a morphine pump which I pressed every five minutes or so. When my room was ready they wheeled me there and my Mom was waiting for me. my mom is a retired OR nurse so she and my floor nurse chit chatted for a while which was a bit annoying cause couldn't follow the conversation due to the morphine. After Mom left, I dozed on and off since then. I am not needing to push the morphine pump for pain. I only have a slight soreness now. I have a catheter in and IV still. I just asked if I would be able to remove the catheter and go for a walk, but the doc wants me on bed rest today. No water or ice chips or anything until tomorrow afteR my EGD but they did let me brush my teeth thank goodness! My mouth is so dry. I am so happy to be on the Losers Bench!!

Okay so i got to the hospital at 5am, and checked in. Then they took me to the Pre-op area where I got my IV started and hooked up to lactated ringers and antibiotics. Then I met the Nurse anesthetist, operating room nurse, and anesthesiologist. Each of them reviewed my medical history with me, asked about allergies and such. my doctor came in and said hi. Then they gave me some sedation and took me into the OR. I woke up in recovery and had been there for about an hour and a half. My pulse ox and BP were continually monitored. I initially had some mild pain, about a 4 or 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. I have a morphine pump which I pressed every five minutes or so. When my room was ready they wheeled me there and my Mom was waiting for me. my mom is a retired OR nurse so she and my floor nurse chit chatted for a whole, which was a bit annoying cause couldn't follow the conversation due to the morphine. After Mom left, I dozed on and off since then. I am not needing to push the morphine pump for pain. I only have a slight soreness now. I have a catheter in and IV still. I just asked if I would be able to remove the catheter and go for a walk, but the doc wants me on bed rest today. No water or ice chips or anything until tomorrow afteR my EGD but they did let me brush my teeth thank goodness! My mouth is so dry.

I'm out of surgery and been resting. The morphine pump is doing a fantastic job of keeepingn me out of pain. But t also makes t hard to focus. I'll do a more thorough update when I get off the morphine. Thank you fr all your thoughts and prayers everyone!!! Xoxox

CONGRATS!!! Yipppeeeee!!!

Good lord--I'm sitting here waiting and have the hiccups of all things! Hopefully they won't come back post-op--ouch!

Waiting in Pre-op to get my IV's

Good Luck, Lou!!!

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God Bless. Oh man, Vanna, that is really crummy! I can't imagine how much it must hurt. Things will definitely get better as the weight comes off.

OMG. Are you able to get it fixed somehow after this?