Surgery Scheduled for March

[d9leigh 31]

Did you use the spirometer when you got home?

[dazzlingone 58]

So I. Have been readmitted. Iam dehydrated and have pneumonia.

So sorry to hear that, I hope you get better soon.

[jacqs 42]

So I. Have been readmitted. Iam dehydrated and have pneumonia.

Hang in there, get the medical help you need and we're here for the moral support.

[sharon2013 17]

So I. Have been readmitted. Iam dehydrated and have pneumonia.

So sorry to hear this. Hope you're all better soon.

[AbbieL 63]

Day 2post op and I have really bad pain, my belly button incision is so bad, my whole stomach feels tight and swollen and bloated! I hate this!

It's really hard to burp, I really want to but it just won't come put. Anyone else having a hard time post op? My pain meds are not easing the discomfort.

[jacqs 42]

Hi AbbieL - those symptoms sound like trapped gas pain, it can put a lot of pressure around your incisions and make you feel bloated.

The main thing that worked for me was walking, getting up and moving even though it's the last thing you want to do when you feel like crap. I would walk around for at least 15 min every hour. I had to hold a pillow against the most swollen part of my tummy and my belly button incision for support, but moving helped a lot.

Warm/hot liquids (tea, broth sipped slowly) also helped, better than anything cold. It seemed to help the gas move, didn't really get the burps I had hoped for but it helped more than cold Water or popsicles.

And I think it may have been mostly a placebo effect but I did take the chewable Gas-x, just let it dissolve on my tongue with a tiny sip of water.

Hope this helps, hang in there!

[ISIKJallaq 31]

I am two days away from getting my band! Yay! I'm so sick of Soup and Jello. I have to stay overnight and I can't be more excited for this process to begin.

[AbbieL 63]

Hi AbbieL - those symptoms sound like trapped gas pain' date=' it can put a lot of pressure around your incisions and make you feel bloated.

The main thing that worked for me was walking, getting up and moving even though it's the last thing you want to do when you feel like crap. I would walk around for at least 15 min every hour. I had to hold a pillow against the most swollen part of my tummy and my belly button incision for support, but moving helped a lot.

Warm/hot liquids (tea, broth sipped slowly) also helped, better than anything cold. It seemed to help the gas move, didn't really get the burps I had hoped for but it helped more than cold Water or popsicles.

And I think it may have been mostly a placebo effect but I did take the chewable Gas-x, just let it dissolve on my tongue with a tiny sip of water.

Hope this helps, hang in there![/quote']

Thanks for the advice, what kind of broth do you recommend? I'm going to try Tomato Soup tonight, but I have no appetite. I took a walk earlier and the burps came up, it hurt but I'm glad it's out.

[Jackie W 68]

Day 2post op and I have really bad pain, my belly button incision is so bad, my whole stomach feels tight and swollen and bloated! I hate this!

It's really hard to burp, I really want to but it just won't come put. Anyone else having a hard time post op? My pain meds are not easing the discomfort.

I keep getting the hunger pain that radiates to my back which is painful, not to mention Constipation. My pains from my incisions are subsiding making it easier to get up from sofa. have been walking did not have much gas or nausea. I hope you feel better soon.

[ChicagoRose 650]

I can't believe that I had surgery a whole week ago today!! Feeling fantastic...20 lbs. down since my pre-op started Feb 18th. All the gas and discomfort is gone, just some tenderness at my incisions but really, really can't complain. I am so ready for real food though....or even the baby food!! Until then I'm gonna keep "shakin'" one more week.

Keep up the good work everyone!!

[Jenny Hinson Dodson 13]

I am getting so nervous. My surgery is tomorrow. Anyone else going in tomorrow??? I am so ready for this to be behind me. Hope everyone here is doing well!

[jacqs 42]

Thanks for the advice, what kind of broth do you recommend? I'm going to try Tomato Soup tonight, but I have no appetite. I took a walk earlier and the burps came up, it hurt but I'm glad it's out.

The broths I've been doing are low sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth. Then I add my own dash of black pepper and sea salt after I heat it up. I also found Miso Soup broth at Whole Foods that is good (if you like miso soup!)

Campbell's Soups didn't work that well for me. Pacific Natural Foods and Imagine Foods brands have a lot of non-cream based soups that are yummy and have gone down without issues; there's a portobello mushroom one that surprisingly has no cream, a red pepper one, lots of options.

[newbeebee 23]

I am getting so nervous. My surgery is tomorrow. Anyone else going in tomorrow??? I am so ready for this to be behind me. Hope everyone here is doing well!

Yep I am tomorrow at 10 am - worried I am making the right decision - will be happy when it is done - not more doubting myself !

[NYC1992 135]

March 27! Starting the pre-op diet today!

[AbbieL 63]

March 27! Starting the pre-op diet today!

Good luck, are you doing surgery at NYU? That's where I went.