Is there anyone out there with a February surgery date? I found out last week that mine is on February 1. Was shooting for December 06, then hoping for January 07, now thankful it's finally set for February! My surgery is scheduled with Dr. Malley in Kansas City.

Sus, congrats on losing 2kg, great job!!

Ok, now I can't decide if I am hungry or if I have gas???

My stomach hurts up under my breast bone, thats not where it hurt before.... I cant figure it out. I am pretty sure I am not eating enough at this point.

What is everyone else eating and how much?

My food so far today. Atkins shake sipped on for two hours, 1/3 c of broccoli soup with 1/8 c melted cheddar in it, then these chocolate pb "fudge" made with protein powder that has 11gms protien per square, I had two of those.

Any thoughts, anyone else having more food, less food, unable to eat??

Ooooh! Melted cheddar! I hadn't even thought of that! And I'd made cheesy mashed potatoes for the family last night with shredded and melted cheddar! DUH! *curses* LOL! Oooh, but broccoli? Wow - that would totally make my burpfest into a burpapolooza.

I haven't forayed yet into "solids" or "pureeds" yet... Although I'm tempted to try and do something with the ricotta cheese I bought. Haven't a clue as to what though. Thought I'd search the recipe forum.

Just a sec while I measure the teacup I've been drinking my "meals" from... Okay, it holds 3/4 of a cup of liquid. :mad: So I've actually been eating "less" than I thought. I hope I haven't stretched anything though, but I've been reading that if you eat too much, you productive burp, and I certainly haven't done that yet (knocks wood).

Oh! One thing absolutely tasty to drink that my mom-in-law sent me: Packets of ginger powder. Add boiling water and a teensy bit of sugar, and it feels sooooo good on your throat, your sore tummy, and has helped settle my gas sometimes.

Think I'll make myself a mug of it now...

The gas bubble that you're feeling is in your abdomen cavity, not in your digestive tract. You won't be able to do anything to get rid of it (burp or otherwise....), so they told me to just walk, walk, walk. It's SO cold here, so I would just pace around my house for a bit, or they said I could rock in a rocking chair. It eventually is absorbed by your body and the pain gets less and less, so in a couple more days you should be feeling better. Hope that helps!

I have found mixing my protien powder with a spoon instead or shaking or blending it makes it less airy and it does not bubble so much inside me.

Oh and poo alert--I went lol. I feel much better now

The gas bubble that you're feeling is in your abdomen cavity, not in your digestive tract. You won't be able to do anything to get rid of it (burp or otherwise....), so they told me to just walk, walk, walk. It's SO cold here, so I would just pace around my house for a bit, or they said I could rock in a rocking chair. It eventually is absorbed by your body and the pain gets less and less, so in a couple more days you should be feeling better. Hope that helps!

yeah it feels like i have to burps so bad but i cant and it hurts in my chest!

Yep, that's exactly how I felt, too. Someone said it better, though, like they'd "swallowed 20 balloons". That's about right!

So the big bubble in the chest is normal lol

Normal, but it hurts like hell. I kept waiting to keel over with a heart attack or something, except the pain was right in the center, right under my breastbone. OWWWWWWWWWW!

Much better now, though. Still get a twinge several times a day, but it's not constant like it was.

Mine comes and goes. Usually when I change positions from standing to sitting or vise versa.

Oh, and I'm glad to hear you finally got to poo, Babygrl! I've had the opposite problem, diarrhea with gas.... Horrible combination. Hubby hears me over the fan in the bathroom from clear in the other end of the house! (blushing!)

exactly how i feel so ill just check off normal next the it on my list of things i am b*tching about! thanks

Travelgirl I am so jealous lol. It was the worst pain ever. And I could not push anymore for fear of busting open my incisions.

Marisa we are entitled to b*tch about things we just got some major abdominal surgery darnit!

Krysia, I'm with you, I'm getting tired VERY early in the evenings. Of course, that may be because we're not really getting GOOD sleep, just ok sleep, and we're not well rested. At least I'm not.

Actually, I've been lucky... I've been able to sleep rather comfortably. I've been in the "guest bedroom" --to be my son's room-- with my 1-year old son in his crib next to me. I used a support blanket in the beginning when I turned to sleep on my sides (as I did in the hospital), but I haven't needed it the last couple of days. Of course, I also make sure to take the larger end of a dose of pain med just before bedtime too. :mad:

 

Then again, it wasn't all that long ago that I'd had my third cesarean section, so perhaps I'm used to it. LOL!

OWWWWWWWW! I'm laughing so hard my incisions hurrrtt!!! OWW OWW OWW! I'd ALMOST trade you.... but not QUITE. LMAO!

I have been pretty comfy on the couch. Still cant sleep more than 3 hours at a time though.