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CJ--I just had surgery with Dr.Kelly on July 2nd, and I also vomited the entire first two days...and nights!! It was horrible!!! We must have had the same doctor...who wasn't free with pain relief!!

I am not nauseous anymore, but Each time I swallow food or liquid, I get a stomach cramp, and I can feel it going through my system and then it is done. Did you experience this? Sometimes it isn't even after food or liquid consumption. Gas??

Thanks,

Pam

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No way!! Not you too??? I thought I was the only one. It's probably too late now, but like i said, things changed after I told Dr, Kelly.

To answer your question, if you had surgery July 2nd, you SHOULD NOT yet be having food!! (I hope you just mis-typed.) But I do recall that for the first 8 days after surgery, when I would swallow liquid, I could feel it go all the way down and then kind of get stuck at a certain spot. But by day 8, that feeling magically went away. So I wouldn't worry too much. :)

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Kmsl!!!:-)

LOL OK, I'm a little slow. What does "Kmsl" mean? :mellow:

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Lol! I just found out myself last week. Kmsl means. Killing Myself Laughing!!:-)

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Thanks for sharing. I had no vomiting. That must have been awful! My worst problem was gas pain the first day. Haven't had any nausea. All in all, pretty uneventful.

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You are hilarious!! Thank you For sharing your ups and downs, so that the rest of us can see what it might be like. I agree, I HATE being sick. I focus on only that as well. Like a Migraine. I'm usually pretty certain I'm going to die.

"What sorta place is this?" I LOL'd. You should write for a living! Maybe you do?

I'm glad you made it out and had a good overall experience.

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Thanks for sharing. I had no vomiting. That must have been awful! My worst problem was gas pain the first day. Haven't had any nausea. All in all, pretty uneventful.

Wow no vomiting AT ALL? I'm jealous! LOL!

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You are hilarious!! Thank you For sharing your ups and downs, so that the rest of us can see what it might be like. I agree, I HATE being sick. I focus on only that as well. Like a Migraine. I'm usually pretty certain I'm going to die.

"What sorta place is this?" I LOL'd. You should write for a living! Maybe you do?

I'm glad you made it out and had a good overall experience.

You know, a lot of people tell me I should write...I just may give it a shot! LOL! Glad you enjoyed my crazy story. Right now I'm traveling. If you like that story, you should read about my travels on my blog (in the signature).

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Thank you soooo much for posting this. I will be sleeved in exactly two weeks and have been having some major anxiety and sleepless nights second guessing my decision. This really helped. :)

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