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Way to go, you look great!!

I had my husband drop me off. The hospital clearly found it odd - they asked who was there with me a few times. I was fine with it though, I would've felt awful making someone wait 6 hours for me to go through prep, surgery, and waiting to wake up.

What are your restrictions? Purees?

An ice pack is really helpful as well if the itching comes back. I think I would've torn my skin off from scratching if I didn't have the ice packs.

Wow, I can't believe this wasn't a question I'd had before surgery - the way people talk about it, it sounds like this would be the case!! I didn't pass any gas while walking though. Also, I was in a unit with people recovering from all different surgeries. I don't remember crossing paths with any patients.

Sorey to hear you're feeling so badly right now. I had a ton of nausea and vomitting in the hospital for the first day and a half. I was being rotated through zofran, reglan, and Benadryl until I was discharged (end of 2nd day post op). I was sent home with reglan, which I think I needed for another 2 or 3 days. After the nausea subsided, I felt soooo much better. Are either of the meds you mentioned for nausea? If not, I'd call your surgeon and ask for zofran or reglan - no need to suffer if there's a way around it. Hopefully you're over the worst of it though!

Good luck on May 10!! Sorry to hear your co-workers were so crappy about it. Hopefully they meant well - but it seems like they don't get it.

My pre-op diet was eat healthy, and clear liquids the day before surgery. Post op I had 1 day of clear liquids, then a week of full liquids. During that week, I had two protein shakes per day at about 160 cals each, and occasionally some soup.

I know this is an old thread - but in case anyone else is worrying, I have had no issues with this, and I'm usually a huge drinker at meal times. I've found that I am not eating enough to need to get my throat. The only times I've drank close to meals is when I've been distracted and absent-mindedly had a sip after eating.

It could also be related to the liquid they use to prep you before surgery. Some people have reactions to it. I didn't get itchy until about a week out.

Thatlooks and sounds great! I can't wait to get to that stage!

Once I had all that stuff done, I had to have an EKG, an appointment where I drank a barium drink and they checked out my stomach, then I needed an endoscopy because of those results, and finally I had to have an appointment with my PCP to get the OK. But awesome job getting all the hard parts done! Best of luck on your journey.

I've been told to wait until 6 weeks. I've done some light, beginner yoga on crappy days though.

Yes, I used that too. Blue bottle with a pink/red liquid. I used the same soap before my c section.

There's nothing wrong with you. It's them. You've ended up with 2 insecure, manipulative, and possibly emotionally abusive guys, and that absolutely sucks. There are tons of people out there who would love to be with someone who is healthy, working hard, and wants the best for herself!