tam00325

I too had surgery on Dec. 30- but I have had a few problems here and there. The first few days I had horrible gas pains and vomited about once a day. Then after day 3 I have been great. I do feel restriction sometimes after eating jello. I can drink liquid with no issue. Today, i began full liquid. I was a bit nervous at first but had no issues. So far, I've lost 16lbs since the day of surgery.

I'm from the Beaumont area

I am 3 days post op so far. Day 1: slept most of the day after surgery.. gas pains under my ribs were excruciating and very painful. I had an IV in my left hand and they kept giving me phenergan for nausea which has made my entire arm hurt bad. I was never comfortable and felt like sitting up was the only way I could breath. I walked down the hallway a few times this day but it didn't seem to help anything Day 2; gas pains still hurt really bad. Pain level was a 10. I was told to start trying to put water in my mouth and ice chips. Everything I swallowed anything, it came right back up. Every time I received morphine via IV, I instantly vomited. So, I ended up staying a second night in the hospital Day 3: I was able to burp some today. Some of the gas pain went away. I woke up about 7am and told myself "I am going to drink 4oz per hour, or 1oz every 15 minutes". I did ok with water. But I vomited when I had chicken broth or Gatorade. Water is the only thing I can keep down. I was sent home on day 3. My biggest issue today is this feeling in my chest that hurts bad. It's a really tight feeling. Nausea mess and pain meds and gas-x meds don't help it. So now I am at home. I'm coming up on day 4 post op. I am taking Vicodin for pain and I feel like I am not getting enough water- mainly because of this pain in my chest. I don't know when to stop drinking water. When is too much water enough. Should I only "sip" half an ounce, or .25 of an ounce at a time? My muscles in my legs are starting to cramp up- I'm really scared.

My procedure was laparoscopic with 7 incisions

Thanks for your advice!!

Yes I'm having no problem walking. Most of my gas pains have went away and I do walk just about every hour. I hope it gets better. Looking back at day 1 I know I have gotten better- it's just not how I imagined it. I have so many friends that say they had no issues post-op so I'm beginning to have this feeling like I'm the only one with these issues because everyone else I know has had a better outcome thus far. I will try to drink a shot glass full of water every 15 minutes, but like I said that feeling in my chest makes me think that I don't need to take in anything more. It hurts bad. Is there any over the counter medication or anything that I could take to help this go away?

It is $14,500 in Houston- that includes everything for pre-op (classes, nutritionist, mental health eval, diet kit), surgeon fees, hospital fees for 1 night/2 days, lifetime followup appointments, and a free 1-year gym membership to local fitness center. As you lose weight, they also reward you with gift cards to the spa as incentives.