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Today is much better than yesterday. I finally started passing gas yesterday, so I got most of it out. I walked on the treadmill twice, which does help a lot. I was able to sleep most of the night. I'm still getting up about every 1 to 2 hours to pee, but that's just fat going down the toilet! I'm going to take a shower today and remove my bandages. The incisions are really the only thing hurting right now, and it's not that bad. I'm going to start drinking Protein shakes today and some full liquids. I'm sick of fruit flavored drinks, they were making me sick yesterday. How is everyone else doing? Better, i hope.

Emma, it will get better. We all heal at different rates. I still feel like I've been hit by a truck, but we did just have major surgery. It will take time. Does anyone else feel like your insides are moving around when you get out of bed? I'm able to lie on my left side but not my right. When I get out of bed it feels like all of my insides move from one side to the other.

I had a really hard time this morning. I got up every hour to pee and woke up about 5 a.m. hurting a lot from gas. I took some Vicodin and got up and walked around a lot. That helped. I was able to get a good 2 hours of sleep. I'm going to walk as much as I can today to try to get rid of the gas. I'm taking the GasX strips, which seem to help.

Well, I had my surgery yesterday. Everything went well. I had a hiatal hernia repair and gastric sleeve. I'm back at home today and hurting some...mainly from gas. I've read that the first 3 days are the worst, so one more bad day to go, hopefully. I'm ready for these 3 days to be over with.

Hi all! I am getting ready and nervous about Monday. I'm packing my toiletries, chap stick, a pillow, my iPad, a timer (so I can keep track of when to walk and drink), some magazines, and socks. I will be going to the hospital at 8:30, so at least I won't be waiting long when my day starts. I'm ready to get it over. I'm also having a hiatal hernia repaired, so the surgeon said it would take a total of about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. My liquid diet has been going surprisingly well. My favorite drink is the EAS low carb Protein drinks. I've tried a few others, but this is the best flavor to me. Good luck everyone! Let's all post to see how it went.

My surgery is next week, and I'm starting to worry. I'm excited, afraid, unsure, and worried. I'm sure this is perfectly normal; everyone goes through it, right?