It's my first night post-op, and frankly I feel like death warmed over. I'm constantly running about a 100 degree fever, my stomach hurts (can't tell if it's surface pain or inside), I'm on-again-off-again nauseous, and I generally feel like doots.

I've probably only got in about 20 oz of Water today; I was all gung ho to stay hydrated, but when you can only take the tiniest of tiny sips at a time, it's really hard!

I doubt I'll get much sleep tonight. I sure hope this gets better!

Well the good news is that I got in >64 oz Water, >60g Protein, all my Vitamins and minerals, and about a mile walking today. The fever and tickle/cough is still there, but it's still fairly low grade, and it actually has moments of fading away. Hopefully in a day or two it (the fever) will be gone and I'll just be working on the daily business of making sure I get enough water and protein and vitamins.

I'm really glad I decided to take a week to work from home; I don't think I'd want to try to juggle my commute as well as all of the pills and liquids and stuff I have to take! Hopefully this will all get easier as it becomes a habit...

I think that some of my headache, icky feeling from earlier was dehydration; I had let it go to 1 o'clock and I'd only had 16 oz of water! I made it a priority after that and felt better.

I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling better. Great job too--all your fluids, all your protein, and a mile???!!!! That's wonderful!

Hi there. I had my procedure done by Dr. Billing a week prior to you and I am feeling great now but the first few days were rough just because of the surgery in general but get those fluids in .. you will feel so much better.

Hi there. I had my procedure done by Dr. Billing a week prior to you and I am feeling great now but the first few days were rough just because of the surgery in general but get those fluids in .. you will feel so much better.

Ah, hello fellow PSSC sleever!

Yeah, the first few days are rough. Or maybe I'm just a wimp, who knows But it's definitely requiring me to juggle a lot of things at once -- Water, Protein, Vitamins, sipping, etc.

I get the feeling that once this first week or so is past, it'll be smooth sailing.

When I met with Dr. Landerholm earlier this week for my post-op, he said I was right on par with how tired I looked (gee, thanks *lol*) but it gets way better very soon. I liked him and appreciated his honesty. No regrets with PSSC. I start my puree (hell) tomorrow .. this will be a rough week (puree meat?) *ick* .. ahhh .. I will make this work somehow

When I met with Dr. Landerholm earlier this week for my post-op, he said I was right on par with how tired I looked (gee, thanks *lol*) but it gets way better very soon. I liked him and appreciated his honesty. No regrets with PSSC. I start my puree (hell) tomorrow .. this will be a rough week (puree meat?) *ick* .. ahhh .. I will make this work somehow

Isn't Dr. L a great guy? He's been so very caring and open with me. I was able to call after hours about my fever, and he was pretty effective at calming me down and explaining that some fever post-op is normal.

PSSC has great docs and medical staff. Their administrative staff can be a little annoying, but honestly I picked them for their medical skill, not for how quickly someone at the front desk answers the phones!