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Erin18

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Everything posted by Erin18

  1. I think I'd rather have a note from my dr for when we do sit ups just to be safe
  2. ohkay sounds like a good idea, sometimes in gym we do alot of different games like football, soccer, frisbee stuff like that, we usually do the timed mile at the end of the month or begining of the next month, we also do a shuttle run arould 2 cones as fast as we can 3 times, also we do side steps that is timed for how many steps you do the we do sit ups which is also timed we do the physical fitness test twice a year one in the fall and one in spring I see my doc on Monday, I'll ask him
  3. haha okay, I have swanson, it's not too bad, I don't like beef broth lol
  4. ohkay sounds good, I will deff tell my teacher, my doc gave me some nausea med too
  5. School starts in 4 weeks just had surgery in july 31st I should be fine right? Everything should be healed? What about gym, should I tell my gym teacher and school nurse that I had surgery? I hope I feel 100% better by time school gets here ugh how did you guys feel at 4 weeks post op? And also let me know how you guys felt at day 7 and 8 did any of you have nausea the first few days? How long?
  6. I know I should be I'm just scared about getting sick to my stomach I've been sipping some protein shake and I had a little bit of chicken broth today
  7. thanks can't wait for itall to go away should it be gone by day 7/8? Hope so!
  8. How long if so? When did it go away? I had since midnight of the surgery day and on, I think it's easing up now, I hope
  9. I'm going to try it today, I haven't ate much of anything since day one hopefully it doesn't make me sick to my stomach :/
  10. lol I thougt I was going to back to the ER too, it still didn't come and it's day 4 grr! I have ducalax however you spell that but I think I'm going to get something that was on the list I'm probably gonna be sorry when I actually go #2 lol, thanks (:
  11. that's good can't wait till its all out (:
  12. If you pass gas at the other end does it feel better too?
  13. I don't know if they actually work LOL
  14. did you use anything to go #2?
  15. thanks, how many gas x at a time, I took one around 740ish and it's 940ish now, take another? I still need to go # 2 too and I can't it's there but won't come out sorry tmi but it's making me angry, I have a feeling I'll feel so much better when I go, I have a stool softener but afraid it'll give me an upset stomach
  16. 3 days post up feels like I need to burp or something
  17. thanks still a little worried to eat anything :/
  18. hey I'm the same way, a worry wart. Haha, hmm I had my surgery July 31st everything went good, til around midnight when I got sick and they gave me a pain med which is what made me sicker, but then she gave me nausea med and I was good, I also had to be at the hospital at 6 but at 6:50 had to wait a while to get ready and all that was out by around 8 maybe it's day 3 for me feeling better every day, my band was filled a little don't be worried (: stay positive
  19. this thread helps, cause I have gas pains that don't seem to want to go away, I have gas x strips only took one, it really helps?
  20. anybody?? How'd you get rid of your gas pains? I know walking and drinking water how else??
  21. I just need to burp or something to get the rest of the gas out hmm I see my surgeron on Monday for the follow up
  22. thanks, I do believe that it will get easier everyday yesturday was bad today was easier sipped on some protein shake, drank more water walked alot and it was easier to get up
  23. ohh thanks, I do think the protein is working tho, I don't feel as nauseated like I did blahh (:
  24. sorry if I post way too much but I want to know
  25. I know walk walk walk and walk, I have a little bit of gas that is like stuck on my left chest towards the middle, feels like I gotta burpbut I heard it hurts really bad omg and I'm drinking the water too it don't want to go!! Ugh! Does a shower help at all?

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