chips? was sleeved yest moring in buff ny. surgery not bad, i fod hsve a hiatal hermia that had tp be fixed but acc to sorgeon it was textbook otherwse. some stingy lind of pain in stomach area but the real pain has been shoilders amd chest die to gas pumped in during surgery....monster sleepy but ive been upwalking abt five times and doimg bathroom #1 successfully four x.

im wpndering if its even possible to have a tad hrtburn from just ice chips?anyone else? hungry amd looking frwrd to broth or sething after the swallow stidy to be done this am.

seriosly not bad overall so far...wish me luck on the swallow tst please ;o) amy

I have heartburn from just water and ice. I am more likely to need tums after that than I am after a protien shake, easy.

It sounds like you have acid and gas in your stomach. Ask the doc about a PPI since your still in the hospital. You are doing great! Pretty soon your be home and feeling much better.

Yeah, ask for some antacid. They'll hook you up. Congrats!

well, I"m home now...happy to have slept in my own bed and have showered. My swallow study went well, etc and soress in the chest and shoulders subsiding slowly but surely. sipping my stuff is still an odd sensation--can you all feel it moving down as you swallow, or it just me?

my doc's instructions are sort of confusing as they want me to take Calcium citrate liquid daily along with tylenol liquid as needed. However both of these contain sucralose, which is on the 'no-no' list. anyone have experience with this?

just trying to walk, keep hydrated and get through my daily shake (which has the full 60gms of protein) that should keep me in line each day and fill in with broth and Water, etc.

TTYS---hope everyone is doing well out there, Amy )

Way to go! Sounds like you are doing awesome! Yup- everything gurgles as it goes own now!