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CarrieP    50

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Guess I'm have the why did I do this kinda day. Im miserable! Haven't eaten in two days. And I'm in pain. When I take my pain med through my iv my stomach just cramps up and it hurts . So I have not taken any pain

Meds since 4 this morning. I got horrible gas pains in my shoulder. And now the nausea is kicking in. Anybody have any advice that can help me????

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Ask for some gas drops if they won't let you do the chewable. Walk (I know it hurts, but do it). I threw up for 3 days (nothing really came out but it killed my stomach). I have a weak gag reflex so that made it worse. Hang in there! It's been a week today for me and I actually feel great! Came back to work yesterday and felt horrible!

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Lyrakl    15

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I refused my pain meds too. I ended up with Tylenol through the IV ( I forget the technical name) it helped and there was no nausea. Walk for the gas pain. It's all you can do. Suck on ice chips and rest. Then repeat.

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What Beatriz said. Get them to call the MD. They can get you something for nausea and if you need pain meds, can change them. The gas cramping should be able to be alleviated as well. At least reduced. Simethicone maybe? Walking around to help get it moving.? Are you geting fluids IV?

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djbwilson    37

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I quickly signed up for this forum, just so I could answer you...I am at home surfing the web. I am day 7 post op, and just beginning to feel human. The day of surgery, i had the worst sharp chest pains, not nausea, and they explained it was the air pumped into me from the surgery, and that it would dissipate and go away. After much pain meds, and GETTING UP a few slow times, it did. They told me the truth. The next morning, however, the NAUSEA hit like gang busters. They also told me it would go away in a day..it really did, but they kept alternating Phenergan and Zofran every few hours for about 24 hours. When I was awake, I made myself get up and take a slow walk, go pee, and go back to bed to sleep. I made it through that 24 hours, but it felt like days..The best advice I can give is to make yourself get up, walk SLOWLY, and go back to bed. I promise it will pass..they told me the truth, and now I am at home, no pain, no nausea, but just moving slow from no energy! (from no calories!!) GOOD LUCK!! You can do it..it won't be much longer!

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Hi. I had surgery on the 22nd. When I was recovering I had the gas pains constantly, a massive Migraine, nausea and I did throw up after the morphine shot. But finally I was able to try pills instead of the shot, that made a big difference with the nausea. The headache was taken care of by a migraine pill. I got up and walked the halls a lot, took gas drops and just kept praying to feel better. I'm home now, things are better although I'm surprised that I feel some hunger. I just keep sipping knowing that eventually things will be different. We didn't go threw all of this for nothing . Try to remember your goals after the weight starts to come off. I want to ride horses again without anyone thinking I'm too big for the horse. I also want to walk in a clothing store and actually find descent clothes . Good luck, keep your chin up.

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djbwilson    37

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And CarrieP..don't forget..."We have disguised major surgery with tiny incisions"..(my doc said that the next morning, and it sort of gave me the permission to feel like crap!) You (we) have had major surgery and it's ok and expected to feel bad. I promise it gets better!

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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WALK WALK WALK.. This is the only cure for the gas to dissipate. On one of my surgeries I learned the hard way and paid for it with a lot of pain and misery.

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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Oh, and it's fairly normal not to eat the first few days. Then you get ice chips and maybe broth depending on your issues. Everything your body needs is via IV so don't worry about tht part.. Just get yourself going and ... Did I mention walking? :D

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Ljp    157

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Guess I'm have the why did I do this kinda day. Im miserable! Haven't eaten in two days. And I'm in pain. When I take my pain med through my iv my stomach just cramps up and it hurts . So I have not taken any pain

Meds since 4 this morning. I got horrible gas pains in my shoulder. And now the nausea is kicking in. Anybody have any advice that can help me????

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Gas X helps and walking helps to get rid of the gas. It will pass. How far out are you?

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CarrieP    50

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Thanx everbody for the advice. My swallow/ leak test went good. They are letting me eat ice chips and they switched me to hydro co done. Thought I was gonna loose it after I swallowed the pill but I took some deep breathes and calmed myself down. Man this is tougher than I thought it would be. Dr told me today I have to keep the drain in for two weeks :-/ today was one of those what the hell were you thinking kinda days!

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CarrieP    50

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Gas X helps and walking helps to get rid of the gas. It will pass. How far out are you?

Two days

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CarrieP    50

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Hi. I had surgery on the 22nd. When I was recovering I had the gas pains constantly' date=' a massive Migraine, nausea and I did throw up after the morphine shot. But finally I was able to try pills instead of the shot, that made a big difference with the nausea. The headache was taken care of by a migraine pill. I got up and walked the halls a lot, took gas drops and just kept praying to feel better. I'm home now, things are better although I'm surprised that I feel some hunger. I just keep sipping knowing that eventually things will be different. We didn't go threw all of this for nothing . Try to remember your goals after the weight starts to come off. I want to ride horses again without anyone thinking I'm too big for the horse. I also want to walk in a clothing store and actually find descent clothes . Good luck, keep your chin up.[/quote']

Yea I feel hunger too. Is that really hunger or just a pissed off stomach

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What Beatriz said. Get them to call the MD. They can get you something for nausea and if you need pain meds' date=' can change them. The gas cramping should be able to be alleviated as well. At least reduced. Simethicone maybe? Walking around to help get it moving.? Are you geting fluids IV?[/quote']

Yes iv fluids. I guess it's kinda trial and error when it comes to our stomach

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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