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Having Surgery Next Tuesday, Any Advice?

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luvlife    43

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I am having surgery on Tuesday and am not really sure what to expect both in the hospital and the first week at home....

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luvlife    43

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Let me rephrase, I know what I have read from the surgeon, but I would like to hear it from someone who has gone through it.

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babygirl901    173

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Be prepared for the gas pain. I bought infant gas drops. They were a miracle

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luvlife    43

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Thank u, will buy tomorrow. How about pain? How bad is it?

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babygirl901    173

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Thank u' date=' will buy tomorrow. How about pain? How bad is it?[/quote']

Gas pain was horrible. Walking helps a lot. I also took the drops before it started. That was my only pain. No internal pains. Also, stay hydrated. I ended up in the e.r. for dehydration

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sbstylun    57

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Thank u' date=' will buy tomorrow. How about pain? How bad is it?[/quote']

I guess the pain varies person to person, but me personally i wasn't in pain after surgery. Well let me rephrase that the only pain i was having was the gas pain in my upper chest but its more of a really bad discomfort than a pain. I've read on here that some people are in extreme pain after surgery, but all i can go by is what i felt. The main thing after surgery is walk walk walk it helps with the gas. Good luck with you surgery on Tuesday and enjoy your new life its well worth it.

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luvlife    43

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Sounds like labor (childbirth) walk walk. I can handle that:) I hate throwing up. Is it avoidable?

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Tracym1107    47

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I never had any pain and never took any meds for pain. I was sore but with walking it went away quickly. Also, I've never had any vomiting. Felt nauseous many times but that's it. You'll do great!

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bellepink77    44

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I was in horrible pain for a week I couldn't get up without assistance then in tolerable pain for another week. Week three I felt almost normal but still milked my husband for another week;)

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lovealways    287

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Gas pain was horrible. Walking helps a lot. I also took the drops before it started. That was my only pain. No internal pains. Also' date=' stay hydrated. I ended up in the e.r. for dehydration[/quote']

When did it start taking the drops? Before the actual surgery? I need to try that! My sister is having her surgery Wednesday. Thanks for the tip!

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americas_suiteheart    53

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When did it start taking the drops? Before the actual surgery? I need to try that! My sister is having her surgery Wednesday. Thanks for the tip!

Please take something for gas immediately because it is REDICULOUSLY painful. I had 2 surgeries in one and all I can think of is the gas pain !

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lovealways    287

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Please take something for gas immediately because it is REDICULOUSLY painful. I had 2 surgeries in one and all I can think of is the gas pain !

Ahh! I'll keep that in mind! Thanks :)

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babygirl901    173

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Ahh! I'll keep that in mind! Thanks :)

I figured out to take the meds before the gas pain starts. Lol

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luvlife    43

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Thanks all for the tips. I would have never thought of gas pain. Keep the tips coming, only a day and a half to go!

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Lebim    381

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I had a very hard time using my stomach muscles to sit up from my bed and really anything abdomen related like coughing hurt. Walking made the pain less noticeable, though for about 2 weeks I was holding the left side of my stomach while standing/walking because it hurt not to (mind you I later found out I had an infection on my left side so that could have been the culprit)

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgiversary: 6/11/12

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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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