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I have the same thing going on! I have my post op on wen so I'll bring that up and see what the surgeon tells me. I had my surgery on the 23rd of April. I think it's the numbness from being in the hospital bed .. I feel like if a small cold water stream is going down my knee and numbness . I had a Doppler done before being released so I doubt it's a blood clot. I'll keep you posted

I was having lots of shoulder and left side pain. I was passing a little gas but once I took a gas x .. Oh the pressure is gone. I tried the strip type, one did the job (I know it's not used for this but) I even had faster stool. They come individually packed. Hope this helps

You are not alone.. I'm ten days post op and today was my weakest day. I went out to cvs and all around me FOOD. The smells and all the junk food... Hating the protein shakes and just wanting to have even the smallest bite of anything. What I did was take myself out of the store and have a jello. Next time I go out I'll take a small snack with me or go right after a protein shake. It's not easy might not get easier soon. but we need to use this tool and work with it... Let's see how tomorrow goes, one day at a time and we will love that we pulled through later when we see the great results. I also add ice chips to my protein shake to give me the feeling of chewing. Drinking plenty of water and walking (being busy) helps me. Good luck and hang in there

I've only lost 9 pounds and i'm on day 9.. i'm not worrying about it because of the the extra water that still needs to come off. it may not show much on the scale but i do notice some change in my face and arms. Good luck and hang in there

Thank you all for the show of support and prayers. You are all in my prayers and together we will overcome this choice to better ourselves. My pain is a little milder now still very painful and with the left side pain and pull feeling.. I do notice that as painful as walking may seem it is helping me. I'm currently using a walker (made as tall as possible) and take walks outside my house, and sit for a min when i feel its too painful. I've now taking about 5 to 6 five minute walks. Also happy to be able to go to the rest room on my own!!! How are you all sleeping or resting? It takes me about an hour to find a "good" position and even then i feel the pain. It's an everyday struggle but i'm a fighter and will not give up or cheat. And how long is the "honeymoon" period because yesterday was day 9 after surgery and for the first time i felt hunger and some cravings. lol.. i had a sugar free Jello and i guess that had to do..Good luck to us all and many blessings. I will continue to update.. have my post op on May 6.. lets see if they could remove the blood pouch i have sticking out of my stomach.

I'm tried the ice pack and it is helping me some. i cut down on the medications to half and 6hour apart instead of the 4.. i rather deal with some pain now than some side effect from the STRONG pain meds i'm on now.

had my surgery on the 23rd as well.. but i had complication and my shakes didn't start until the 29th had two shakes at the hospital (had Optisource caramel and strawberry) although i wasn't a big fan i was happy to have something other than just plain water. although for the first time in my life i never wanted water more than i have now. on the 30th first day back home I had two more Optisource shakes a day and wasn't too bad, i never finished either one all the way but almost most of it. I also started on sugar free jello (again never happier to have jello). Today I tried costco premier shake (chocolate) and it was so thick it took me about two hours to have half of the shake. for my second shake (also the chocolate premier) i tried it with three ice cubes blended and it was much more easier to drink. the coldness or lighter feel felt easier to drink. I didn't finish it all but almost all the way and this one only took an hour to drink. Hope that helps, i will continue to try new ways of having the shakes and keeping the goal of three shakes a day. Hope this helps a bit Good luck!

Hello Everyone, Today is my first day back after surgery (my surgery was April 23rd, 2015). My stay was longer than expected due to a leak during surgery, I fell in that 2% chance of the leakage happening during surgery. I needed a blood transfusion and was not able to have Water for the first two days after surgery. On my 3rd day after surgery i was allowed to have sip of water about 3cc every hour I had never wanted water more in my life... On the 4th day i was able to take a few steps and my water intake was a bit more, i felt very weak... not sure why i was able to start my shakes just two days before leaving the hospital but while at the hospital i drank two shakes a day. I never felt nausea after or before the water or shakes. Pain is what i felt.. I still have pain, i never knew how much pain i would be in. Wish that would have been something i knew or was talked about more. I felt pain since day one and even now 8 days after i feel so much pain. I guess it's expected after major surgery but for some reason i guess i didn't know how bad. They tried different pain medication for me while at the hospital and i ended up feeling better with Dilaudid... I take 4ml if the pain is really bad (mostly at night or in the morning) and 2ML so far once today. I haven't felt like ive found my "position" yet.. I feel that no matter if laying in bed, sitting on a recliner or walking i find comfort. The pain is one thing but not feeling comfortable any any moment is very stressful. Wish i could read more about how uncomfortable it is to even breath. Even now when i take a deep breath my left side hurts. My feel like my incisions are healing find, sure i have bruising and every color in the rainbow in my belly... but why so much pain still. My left side of my stomach feels hard, swollen and internally feels hard. when i walk i feel like i need to press my left upper stomach so it won't hurt as much or have that feeling like it's going to fall off. Is anyone else having this feeling of gravity pull while walking? I feel it even when i'm just sitting. Lying down feels the less comfortable but then the getting up..ugh! I've also notice numbness on my left arm and leg while sitting or laying down. I try to talk as much as possible, hopefully this will help. i just wish the pulling pain would go away... have my postop visit on may 6th and hopefully i feel better by then or the doctor could tell me why i'm feeling this way. I will continue to update how i'm doing here daily and hope to hear from you all and read your journeys. Good luck to us and hope it is all worth it ps. i'll post of picture of my ugly bruised stomach and (blood pouch) sticking out of my stomach.. Fun times (haven't uploaded all my photos yet to my computer)