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Day 4 Post Surgery

Doreen14

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Doreen14    0

Doreen14
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I had surgery on Monday 10/22 and so far all is going well. Feel better and better each day. Had a lot of gas but that is getting better as well. I do have a question. On the incision where they put the port is the most sore which I was told was normal. But it does have a red brown lost bruise around I hat is size of baseball. I do not think it is infected since I have no fever not hot to touch and nothing coming out of it. Was wondering if anyone else had something similar after their surgery...

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kittylove32    90

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Hi, I had My surgery on the 25th. So only 3 days after you! Congratulations to you! I don't have a bruise that I know of yet. Still Have the steri strips on but my stomach is still swollen. Is yours? Today @ started Passing some gas. Sorry but feels great, LOL thankfully I don't have much gas pain! How is your pain level now?

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saguitard    3

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I had my surgery on the 25th, I wish I could pass this gas. My husband and daughters have been great. I only wish I could sleep in my bed and not in a chair.

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tanomano    4

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I had my surgery on the 25th' date=' I wish I could pass this gas. My husband and daughters have been great. I only wish I could sleep in my bed and not in a chair.[/quote']

I had terrible gas and thought they had put the port wrong :). Tried everything but the only thing that worked for me was Gripe Water. The one that you give to babies. Helped a lot. Try it x

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bandedsandi    29

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I was banded on 23/10, and the gas is really bad here too. What helps a little, I've found, is to balance on my feet, standing up of course, and to 'bounce' lightly on the balls of my feet, it does seem to bring a small measure of relief, helping to dislodge the air 'bubbles'...

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sylviau    125

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For the gas...what helped the most is walk walk walk! I thought it was crazy but it really helped! I walked every 30 min for about 10-15 minutes. Gas ex strips also helped a lot. It goes away eventually...just keep strong!

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saguitard    3

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Thanks I will be so glad when the gas is gone. The pressure and pain is terrible. Can't lay on my back or either side. I have to sit up to get any hope of sleep.< /p>

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Tammy12    9

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Same here.. My stomach is sooo swollen! Is anyone having a hard time breathing? I mean like taking a deep breath??

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Banderina    69

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Tammy I had a hard time breathing first two days..keep taking deep breaths..some drs give spirometers..i felt I shld have had one but didnt get one..i even called complaining about my lungs and I was told to.go to ER. I didnt go..just kept takn big breaths to open aerioles..it gets better..

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Banderina    69

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Im swollen too...just hangn in there right now and praying all is good with my surgery..i had some doubts about what happened while I was in there...it took over an hour..i have 6 incisions..a day later found a bruise on my forehead and my right eye is completely blood red. The dr. never came to see me after and when I called with concerns the next day I was told to go to ER..i asked.for a different pain med and they wldnt give me one..but hey im alive! :)

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Tammy12    9

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Tammy I had a hard time breathing first two days..keep taking deep breaths..some drs give spirometers..i felt I shld have had one but didnt get one..i even called complaining about my lungs and I was told to.go to ER. I didnt go..just kept takn big breaths to open aerioles..it gets better..

Ok thank you!! I will do that.

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Tammy12    9

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Im swollen too...just hangn in there right now and praying all is good with my surgery..i had some doubts about what happened while I was in there...it took over an hour..i have 6 incisions..a day later found a bruise on my forehead and my right eye is completely blood red. The dr. never came to see me after and when I called with concerns the next day I was told to go to ER..i asked.for a different pain med and they wldnt give me one..but hey im alive! :)

Wow. In my. Experience everyone was super professional... Nurses are taught to be a patients advocate so I wouldn't get too stressed. I really do hate surgery though... Putting your life in others hands... Sucks.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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