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April 2014 pre-op group

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colady1913    8

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The same thing happened to me about 13 days post op. I felt like a hot poker was in my main incision. The dr said it was from my nerves healing. Stayed for a couple of days and hasn't bothers me since. I am now 3 weeks out

Thanks. That is reassuring to hear! It's definitely put a screeching halt on my walking and moving around. Still trying but literally tear jerking.

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JessM11    57

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That's crazy. I'm 14 days post op and mine hurts but more like a soreness inside. I asked my surgeon yesterday and he said the same thing plus "I had to deep stitch that incision because it's the one I fed the stapler through.

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mcmedic13    8

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I understand... Mine was so bad it hurt to take a breath or even move a certain way... Thankfully it didn't last long.

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colady1913    8

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I understand... Mine was so bad it hurt to take a breath or even move a certain way... Thankfully it didn't last long.

Thanks. Sounds like mine. Hoping I'll feel better tomorrow after all "tomorrow is another day."

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JessM11    57

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My surgeon told me I could have grilled or baked fish (as long as it's soft) so....DINNER. I probably won't eat half of this but I'm ecstatic :):)

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Bigjkzgrl    40

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Don't over use Protein in a single shake, the body only uses 30 grams per meal.,if you drink it all at the same time your body doesn't benefit!

I make 16 oz and sip it throughout the day. Since I cant drink it all at once and have to spread it out. Normally it takes me about 10 hours to finish that along with the Water and gatorade I have to have daily. I just find it easy to know that once that shake is done it complete.

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HollyJ2621    19

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For about a week and a half I was having the worse nausea 24/7 everything was making me nausea... Water, crystal light, broth, even the sugar free Popsicles...I was dry heaving like crazy and nothing was coming up, a few times I had the white foam but other than that nothing. I felt horrible and didn't feel like I had energy for anything, it was all I could do just to get up to go to the bathroom. I called my doctor and he told me to go in... I ended up being put back into the hospital for severe dehydration and needing Vitamin infusions...I thought I was taking in enough fluids but apparently it wasn't enough. I can't express enough no matter how hard you may think it is to get you fluids it, do it anyway...

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JessM11    57

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For about a week and a half I was having the worse nausea 24/7 everything was making me nausea... Water, crystal light, broth, even the sugar free Popsicles...I was dry heaving like crazy and nothing was coming up, a few times I had the white foam but other than that nothing. I felt horrible and didn't feel like I had energy for anything, it was all I could do just to get up to go to the bathroom. I called my doctor and he told me to go in... I ended up being put back into the hospital for severe dehydration and needing Vitamin infusions...I thought I was taking in enough fluids but apparently it wasn't enough. I can't express enough no matter how hard you may think it is to get you fluids it, do it anyway...

Oh wow!!! I pray that you get better very soon!!! XX

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gixxergirl    85

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So apparently I'm dehydrated because I started pureed and have only been sipping Water. My BP dropped again to 89/50. The doctor says water won't do because we need salt. He's making me sip broth the rest of the day. If my BP isn't up tomorrow then I have to go in for an infusion.

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HollyJ2621    19

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Thank you Jess! I feel a million times better now... =).

Gixxergirl- make sure to take care of you!

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MrsGloMartin    198

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So apparently I'm dehydrated because I started pureed and have only been sipping Water. My BP dropped again to 89/50. The doctor says water won't do because we need salt. He's making me sip broth the rest of the day. If my BP isn't up tomorrow then I have to go in for an infusion.

I'm praying for you hoping that all goes well with your blood pressure. If you have to get the infusion I pray that it causes your blood pressure to become normal again.

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gixxergirl    85

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Thank you. Please don't stop sipping your broth.< /p>

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JessM11    57

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I think I have a problem....I lifted my daughter because I had no choice. She had an accident and I had to get her cleaned up at 2am, well this morning I started to hurt inside my abdomen and it's a stinging/burning feeling and it hurts to bad to want to drink anything so I think I might be getting dehydrated. It's not my incisions, it's my insides like 2 inches to the right of the largest incision (to right towards the middle of my stomach. I am afraid I did something bad. It hurts to move around or get up:/ I don't know what to do.

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MissTrish14    44

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So apparently I'm dehydrated because I started pureed and have only been sipping Water. My BP dropped again to 89/50. The doctor says water won't do because we need salt. He's making me sip broth the rest of the day. If my BP isn't up tomorrow then I have to go in for an infusion.

G2 Gatoraid will help too.

I think I have a problem....I lifted my daughter because I had no choice. She had an accident and I had to get her cleaned up at 2am, well this morning I started to hurt inside my abdomen and it's a stinging/burning feeling and it hurts to bad to want to drink anything so I think I might be getting dehydrated. It's not my incisions, it's my insides like 2 inches to the right of the largest incision (to right towards the middle of my stomach. I am afraid I did something bad. It hurts to move around or get up:/ I don't know what to do.

Please call your doctor's answering service. This surgery is too major to be guessing.

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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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
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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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