bugsandpie

When is it ok to have like wine, or light alcohol? Im 2 months post op and miss wine like crazy!

Has anyone else experienced dizzy spells or light headedness, two weeks post op?

Having shoulder pain is quite common after laparoscopic surgery. When the doctor first starts the surgery he/she inserts significant amount of carbon dioxide into your abdominal cavity. This expands abdominal space so that the doctor can see what he's doing. The gas is not expelled per your rectum but rather diffuses slowly out of the abdominal cavity. It is not uncommon to have the shoulder blade pain until 6 to 7 days after

Hi bugsandpie! Wow, can I truly relate to your statements! From what I experienced and have read, your comments are completely normal for 5 days post op - everything hurts! The overall pain keeps you from wanting to do much of anything but it will help the gas pain if you can walk every 2 hours. You don't have to go far but you do have to keep moving and gently swing your arms.
I am now 4 weeks and 2 days post op and it makes ALL the difference in the world. When I was 2 days post op, I told my sister that I had made a "major mistake" and wanted to talk to the doctor about reversal. Fortunately, I didn't and can now say I'm glad I made the decision to have the surgery. By Day 5, I could no longer drink the Protein shakes without throwing them up so I got creative and made me some Protein Soup, pudding and yogurt! Campbell's condensed cream of chicken soup with Water and an powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury protein package became MY source of protein as I ate it 5 times a day! And my Water had to be chilled but not ice cold or room temperature.
Most of all, you must remember to take it slow as this was a major operation that you had. Give yourself some time to get adjusted and then try some new things. And don't forget that you have a whole community of friends here at the Bariatric Pal site who will help you. Best wishes . . . and prayers! ~Vicki

Bugsandpie can you take gasx strips or gasx chewables this help me , try a heating pad also on your pain area and continue to walk , walking helps get the gas out if it's still to painful contact your emergency doctor number for assitance Protein Shakes helps you heal and font forget about the sugarfree popsickles try send drink as much Water and Protein shakes . I know after my surgury I never wanted to see sugarfree pudding , Soup, Jello and broth again. Trust me your having buyers remorse but the surgury is so well worth it you will be feeling better each day trust me each day gets better. And before you know it you will be feeling like a million bucks my friend .

Surgery in two hours!!!! Ugh

Surgery in two hours!!!! Ugh