Well, it's day two. I feel better this morning than ever. Had a bit of a scare last night, went to bed at 10 and woke up at 12:30 feeling like I was going to puke. Which scared the hell out of me. I didn't, thankfully, but I was in pain at the port area. I took some liquid motrin, (nasty stuff) because I felt sore all over. Let out a nasty belch that hurt. I'm attributing it to drinking some Protein rich broth before laying down and going to bed. Is this a no-no? Should I not be eating before laying down? I don't like waking up like that.

My goal today is to get more fluids in me. I'm noticing my urine is pretty concentrated. Do you count your Proteins as liquids? such as your broths and Breakfast drinks or are those in a seperate catagory?

FYI, I was told to use tylenol vs. motrin. I heard that motrin can be hard on your pouch and that you should let it heal for 2-3 weeks before using motrin.

I am not sure about the urine quesiton. I don't seem to be peeing a lot, though I feel like I am drinking a lot.

Belching hurts for me too. Is that normal?!

My kids have the stomach flu. Great timing. My surgeon says it would be ok to puke but (eg, won't damage the band) but that it will hurt. I keep washing my hands.

egads.. The stomach flu.. I'm scared to death of getting a bug that would make me vomit. I finally had a BM today, 2 in fact.. mostly liquid. I did manage to walk around the block. yahoo!... Forgot about motrin upsetting my stomach, Will stick with the tylenol. It's a bit of an adjustment getting used to liquid meds. I now know why my daughter always hated it when I gave them to her.