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Surgery done but ohhhh what a day/night!

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Brittb1987    31

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So my mom and I had our surgeries yesterday! She went first about 8am doctor said everything went great, then it was my turn. Everything came out perfect. I slept alot, some nausea,had some pain around port area, but no gas pain! My poor mom on the other hand couldnt keep any fluids down! Kept throwing it up! She felt great otherwise! So hours and hours go by and they did an xray on her and her stomach is so swollen, nothing can pass through the band! So she had to stay over night :(

my dad and bf took me home and this morning and damn it hurts...especially around port area..walking, getting up, or sitting down, basically anything using your stomach muscle hurts!! This is normal right? I just took pain meds and put heating pad on. Any other suggestions??

Oh and please pray for my momma! She's in alot of pain :(

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cheryl2586    3,053

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Everything that is happening is normal. I stayed three days because I couldnt keep anything down. All the pain, swelling and everything you both are experiencing is normal.

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Brittb1987    31

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Everything that is happening is normal. I stayed three days because I couldnt keep anything down. All the pain' date=' swelling and everything you both are experiencing is normal.[/quote']

Thanks for sharing! Good to know she's not alone!!

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Brittb1987    31

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Everything that is happening is normal. I stayed three days because I couldnt keep anything down. All the pain' date=' swelling and everything you both are experiencing is normal.[/quote']

Thanks for sharing! Good to know she's not alone!!

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Back2Petite    23

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I will pray for your mom. I also had to stay overnight and until late evening due to pain and vomiting..this part will be over soon so hang in there..walk and water..walk and Water, okay? Also, I kept wearing that wrap thing on my stomach..forgot what its called. I felt that it t really supported my stomach as I moved around. I probably wore it 3 weeks bc my nurse never told me to stop and I liked it.

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Brittb1987    31

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I will pray for your mom. I also had to stay overnight and until late evening due to pain and vomiting..this part will be over soon so hang in there..walk and Water..walk and water' date=' okay?[/quote']

Thanks so much! How often were you getting up and walking? Did you have pain around the port too? Man using those stomach muscles hurt!! Lol

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Back2Petite    23

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I tried to get up as much as possible..i never sat our layed more than an hour during the day and made every effort to walk during the night. I would walk about 15 min. No pain around my port ..my pain was mostly gas. The pain is awful..yes.

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Back2Petite    23

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I tried to get up as much as possible..i never sat our layed more than an hour during the day and made every effort to walk during the night. I would walk about 15 min. No pain around my port ..my pain was mostly gas. The pain is awful..yes.

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Peachest    7

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You have to walk a lot, that is what my Dr. told me to do and it was fine and had no pain.

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Brittb1987    31

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Anything to help with port pain? Man o man it hurts around there!! Been using heating pad and pain meds. Luckily no gas pain thank god!

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CHEZNOEL    4,061

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You are normal! We all went through this stage. Good news is it gets better daily! Hope your Mom improves soon!

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Lisa0203    73

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I had pain at the port site...it's very normal. Feels like you did a million crunches! It helped to hold a pillow against by belly when getting up or down because that's when you engage those abs. Good luck on your journey and welcome to the other side!!!

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sarawray    44

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The best thing I found for my port pain was an ice bag. I even took one with me to work. Walk around the house a little and see if you can poot, and put ice on your port that was the only thing that worked for me.

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Onamissionn2013    50

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I will pray for your mom. I also had to stay overnight and until late evening due to pain and vomiting..this part will be over soon so hang in there..walk and water..walk and Water, okay? Also, I kept wearing that wrap thing on my stomach..forgot what its called. I felt that it t really supported my stomach as I moved around. I probably wore it 3 weeks bc my nurse never told me to stop and I liked it.

Can you remember what it was that you held around your stomach? I've 2 other lap surgeries (gall bladder & spleen), and my biggest problem was going from a sitting position to a laying down position and vice versa. I will probably have the same issue. Wish I had my old bed which sat high...but I don't. My surgery date is 30 Jan...just trying to be ready. :rolleyes:

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Brittb1987    31

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Can you remember what it was that you held around your stomach? I've 2 other lap surgeries (gall bladder & spleen)' date=' and my biggest problem was going from a sitting position to a laying down position and vice versa. I will probably have the same issue. Wish I had my old bed which sat high...but I don't. My surgery date is 30 Jan...just trying to be ready. :rolleyes:[/quote']

That's been my problem too..I'm fine sitting, but getting up and stuff hurts from using those muscles!!

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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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