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The 17th is the day for me. I am on liquids right now. I am starving. I could eat this computer right about now. It will be worth it sooner or later. I am more worried about the air bubbles, or gas pains more than the surgery. Good luck to all.

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Gulp, swallow, sip, and suck as much as you can but don't eat your computer! After surgery walk walk walk walk walk...I did it everytime I woke up from my morphine pump (at least once an hour) and was about driving my nurses nuts! It helped me alot...get some gas-x before your surgery and don't worry about taking one...that helped too...I felt like I had been inflated to the size of a small sea vessel...and the amazing thing after surgery even though you haven't eaten you won't be hungry!

Good luck and wishing you a speedy and slimming recovery!

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and the amazing thing after surgery even though you haven't eaten you won't be hungry!

I guess I wasn't one of the lucky ones cause about an hour after I woke up I was STARVING. I was ready to KILL for anything to eat!!!

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I too was lucky and was't hungry at all after surgery. After surgery I slept for a couple hours and then I walked, and I walked about every hour throughout the night. It did drive the nurses crazy, but I felt like a million bucks the next day! I had a 2 hour ride home and didn't have any problems. Walking is the key to not having as much gas pain. It really works!

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I was up 2 hours after surgery and walked alot as well.At least every hour.I was not hungry for about 3 days until I got home and started cooking for my family..that was hard.I was on a bus for 6 hours

for the ride home and it was uncomfortable but not too bad.

Good luck and hang it there..it gets better!

C

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I was sooo thirsty after surgery and the nurses would only give me a swab and ice chips, then when I was able to have liquids , they brought in broth and Jello, the broth was so salty that it made me gag..I drank the diluted cranberry juice and hot tea for 2 days.

Bonnie

12/03/03

Dr Ronnie Keith

OKC, OK

306/275/175

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