hi im having surgery oct 12 and have booked holiday for the 26th oct can anyone tell me if i will feel up to flying can i eat anything? am i going to wreck the holiday for my family?would it be better if i could change dates to before surgery(with added costs)?

You'll be fine. I'm 2 weeks out today and feel great. And the first week was really hard for me... I wasn't one of those easy recovery type people.

At two weeks you'll probably be on full liquids. You'll be eating a lot of Soups and Protein shakes! Pack some shakes with you!

You'll be fine. I'm 2 weeks out today and feel great. And the first week was really hard for me... I wasn't one of those easy recovery type people.

At two weeks you'll probably be on full liquids. You'll be eating a lot of soups and Protein shakes! Pack some shakes with you!

thanks im looking forward to it all happening how sick do you get if at all and whats the gas thing

I never got sick. Some people get nauseated... But I didn't.

Anytime you have laproscopic surgery they blow gas into your abdomen so they can move around easily. Well, they do their best to suction it all out when they're finished but it's just impossible to get it all out. So you're left with this gas inside and for some its pretty painful. But for some it isn't. The best thing to do is to walk as much as possible, about 15 minutes every hour, and that allows your body to absorb the gas and you will belch it out eventually.