I have to be at the hospital in about an hour and a half, with surgery to begin about 2 hours after that. After the date changing 3 times and a million stressors, it's time! Wish me luck! I'll update as soon as I feel able to.

Wow katyb!

I would love some soup. I'm jealous.

Congratulations!!! I am so happy that you are bumped up to full liquids. Everything is looking good. Your walking is paying off with those gas pains as well

Wow girl! You are doing so well! Keep it up!

Thanks! They just came in to wake me up and remove the drain. I can HONESTLY say that it hasn't hurt much at all. Where my port was is pretty painful, but he said it in there WELL. They're talking about removing me from the IV tonight and sending me home tomorrow! So far, I'm thrilled with the staff here.

I'm so happy it is going well. Hope you get to go home soon. Best of luck!

How are you feeling today?

Glad to know u are doing so well!!

Today, I'm still feeling pretty good. It's still pretty uncomfortable when I stand to walk, like there is some internal pulling, but I can manage. It's not awful. I think I've only gotten pain meds twice today.

Sounds like you are progressing very well and the pain you are feeling is nothing more than what you would feel with any other abdominal surgery... so that's great. Sounds like you are well on the road to recovery!!! Congrats again!!!! Now the fun part begins.

I hope I'm as good as you post-op. with my luck I will prob be in agony for weeks ????

Today is more sore, but I'm working on getting fluids in. I didn't realize how much of a chore it would be!

So glad your recovery is going well. It's nice to hear what you are experiencing in detail. I think a lot of us appreciate that you are putting in the time to share your experience with us. My surgery is coming up in less than two weeks. This helps to calm my nerves, and helps to know what expect. It is posts like these that really help me prepare mentally for what im about to face. You have great determination and a positive outlook. Congratulations on your new tummy! I'll be joining you soon!

Yes, thank you for sharing this with us, my surgery is the 14th,and liquid diet starts Monday. I pray your recovery continues on its quick path!

Hey Raven8888 and 17jrs, I'm a May 14th sleever too!

And let me reiterate as well katby, how much I appreciate you taking the time to post as well. I previously had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy after my gall bladder ruptured. So it was a big surgery that has probably left me with a lot of adhesions. My surgeon is prepared for that, but we won't really know how it will go until he's in there, looking around!

So I'm a bit nervous, and reading your posts is definitely helping me have a better understanding of how things may go for me in 10 days!

Keep getting better........one day at a time!

Hey Raven8888 and 17jrs, I'm a May 14th sleever too!

And let me reiterate as well katby, how much I appreciate you taking the time to post as well. I previously had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy after my gall bladder ruptured. So it was a big surgery that has probably left me with a lot of adhesions. My surgeon is prepared for that, but we won't really know how it will go until he's in there, looking around!

So I'm a bit nervous, and reading your posts is definitely helping me have a better understanding of how things may go for me in 10 days!

Keep getting better........one day at a time!

So glad your recovery is going well. It's nice to hear what you are experiencing in detail. I think a lot of us appreciate that you are putting in the time to share your experience with us. My surgery is coming up in less than two weeks. This helps to calm my nerves, and helps to know what expect. It is posts like these that really help me prepare mentally for what im about to face. You have great determination and a positive outlook. Congratulations on your new tummy! I'll be joining you soon!

I'm always willing to give as much detail as anyone wants! It was the more minor details that I wanted before surgery and wasn't able to get. I'm having to remind myself to let my thighs do all the work with movement. I have super toned hamstrings and quads for a reason, so I may as well make use of them! Don't try to be "brave" and wait for the pain to be unbearable before you accept meds or push the button on the pump. Accept the Zofran (or whatever anti-nausea meds they offer) on their schedule. It's so much easier to stay ahead of the nausea instead of trying to fix it once you have it. Walk, walk, walk! But don't push it too far. We made a stop at Walmart to pick up a couple of post-op necessities, and I thought I'd be smart and just walk. No way. I ended up having to have my mom go get me one of those carts. And don't be dumb like me and try to sit up using your core muscles! That's not fun at all!