So I had my surgery last Thursday. For the first few days I actually felt AMAZING. Then, after a few days, I just crashed. My stomach was hurting, my chest was killing me, and if I even tried to stand up, I felt like I was going to be sick. I had to have the surgeon's assistant call in something for nausea and had to stop my prescription pain medicine and start liquid Tylenol because I couldn't eat anything so the medicine was making the nausea worse. I haven't slept well and have been pretty miserable. But by some miracle, I woke up this morning and felt pretty good. To be honest, I was getting scared I would never get back to feeling myself. I was suppose to go back to work yesterday, but I ended up having to take the rest of the week off. Can anyone tell me if you really start feeling like your normal self after a while? Today is the first day I actually ate something. It was wonderful. Sorry to write so much but I've had so many emotions going on inside me this past week I thought I was going to go crazy!

8 days postop, I too have left shoulder pain and had a substantial hernia repaired. Last night I put rotisserie chicken in the food chopper, had less than a cup and used a baby spoon, after The pain in my shoulder was evident. I am happy to report a 14 lb loss from preop and postop diet, this forum is so helpful to know what you are feeling is normal.

8 days postop' date=' I too have left shoulder pain and had a substantial hernia repaired. Last night I put rotisserie chicken in the food chopper, had less than a cup and used a baby spoon, after The pain in my shoulder was evident. I am happy to report a 14 lb loss from preop and postop diet, this forum is so helpful to know what you are feeling is normal.[/quote']

Congrats on your weight loss!