I made it through surgery today! Keeping up w pain w pain pump meds through iv. Took first walk at 5:30 tonight wasn't bad. Will be walking every 4 hours, they will wake me up in middle of night to walk. Ice chips one medicine cup every hour. Tomorrow will do 4 an hour of medicine cups of clear liquids.

They found 2 hernias fixed the hital hernia but left other one. Fixing the hital hernia might make it hard to get liquids down tomorrow the Dr said. Other hernia will be fixed later down the road dr said.

Glad you are on the other side! Think you will feel up to a visitor tomorrow night?

Congrats! So glad things seem good with you!

Congrats...wishing you a speedy recovery!

Keep up doing such a great job! Ice chips were my friend and the only thing I really wanted - the hospital kept bringing jello and broth. If you get a chance, ask for an ice back to lay on your stomach. It really helped me and I think it helped to keep the swelling down.

Congratulations! I hope you start to feel better real soon. I have to have a hiatal hernia repair also, so I have some questions for you when you start to feel better.

Woohoo congrats, glad to hear it went well!

Glad you are on the other side! Think you will feel up to a visitor tomorrow night?

Sure! Thanks!

Congrats! Feel better soon!

WhooHoo!!!! So glad you checked in! Healing prayers and speedy recovery!!!!

Congratulations! Here's to a speedy recovery!

CONGRATS! Welcome to the loser's bench! LOL

Woooohoooo so glad you felt good enough to post. This time next Monday I hope to be feeling as good as you are. Sooooooo happy for you.

Welcome to the loser's bench!!!!!! I also had a hiatal hernia repaired... but I didn't know about it until my follow-up a week later. I have no idea whether it impacted my pain levels or my progression with liquids. Good luck and I'm happy to hear that you are doing well!

Congratulations!! You sound like you are flying through it - very encouraging!! Keep felling better!!

Still in the hospital. They won't release me till I get more clear fluids in each hour. I've been getting in 4 oz every hour today since 8am. The clear veg broth seems to be working the best for me. I've been walking every hour since 6 am. Not taking much pain meds since the pain pump came off Tuesday afternoon. They gave me liquid loratab but I vomitted it right back up so they have cut vicodin pill in 1/2 for me to swallow each half. I've had to sneeze a few times and that has hurt. I've been able to take a shower every day so that has felt nice.

I hope I can go home Friday.