buttafly

Well it's been 2 weeks and I'm down 15 lbs. After I woke up from surgery, I had a lot of back pain. Since I had abdominal surgery I was really confused as to why my back was hurting. First the nurse said it was because I had been laying down so long. Hmm, well I lay down for 8 hours every night and I don't wake up with back pain...but in any case, I tried to sit up and walk as much as I could but the nausea made that quite difficult. The next morning the nausea was gone but not the back pain. I again asked the nurse, a different one and she said that it was trapped air aka gas and that I needed to get up and walk around. So for the next few days, I tried to do exactly that. At one point, the pain was so bad I thought I would pass out. I had started to think that my spine had somehow been injured during surgery. I finally decided to try some GasX, after a couple of hours of excruciating pain... it did nothing. I had also bought a some Rolaids extra strength antacid and antigas and decided to try that. What a relief!!Within minutes I felt better and was bouncing around wereas I could barely walk before. I had no idea that my back pain was gas, usually pain from that is in your side or stomach not your back! Other than the terrible gas I had, there was relatively little pain. The moral of this story...if you have that kind of pain when you wake up from surgery, take some Rolaids. I needlessly suffered for 4 days!

Good Luck tomorrow! I had my surgery today and feel good. But I have been up and walking which has helped tons. It has helped with gas and general sores in the port area and and other areas. I am sure as the day pass I will feel more, but I'm trying to stay positive and move. Be ready for the cottonmouth of a life time. Its bad? Good Luck!

Thanks for the tips, I am glad everything worked out well for you. Can't wait to give my update tomorrow.

You are smart to have taken "before" pics. I was so depressed about how big I was I refused to let my kids take pictures of me. Now I am 70 pounds lighter and wish I had the pictures to compare. You may be heavy but you are blessed girl, you are absolutely beautiful. People can lose weight but you cant do nothing about ugly, lol. God bless and good luck. You are in for a wild ride. It wont always be easy but this is one of the best things you have ever done in your life, i promise. Remember; NOTHING tastes as good as skinny will feel!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement, you made me laugh!! And congratulations on losing 70 lbs, that is quite an accomplishment!

Good for you...put those pix away...they are a thing of the past!! Let us know how it goes when you can!

Thank you, I will!!

The Good- tomorrow is the big day!

The Bad- I was starving on the pre-op diet. The shakes I made were delicious but 30 mins after I would drink one, I'd be hungry again. So looking forward to not feeling that way!

The Ugly- Just took my "before" pictures... so depressing :crying: especially when my daughter said, "Mommy you don't look that big with your clothes on, I had no idea!" On the other hand, it gives me even more motivation to be successful. I do not want to look or feel like this a second longer, tomorrow can not come soon enough for me!