I finally got my date today! I will be getting my surgery on March 9th!!! I am so excited and 100 things are running through my head! Any advice from people who have already had the surgery? Any one else getting theirs done in March??

Everything I eat froths up on me. They say that's normal from the swelling. It makes it hard to keep the meds down so I've been in the hospital for 4 days now. I hope to go home soon.

@ Stacey458 yeah I'm a week and a day post op and just got moved to full liquids... any time i eat a pureed soup i get really tight then the gas pain. I can't wait for this to pass. Makes eating very uncomfortable

I get it when I eat! I have 2 mouthfuls and I get this gurgling feeling and pain in my chest then It goes after I have stopped eating for a while

I am 1 week out and this is still happening to me too.

I have officially been a 'sleever" for about 12 hours now! I am a bit sore and definately groggy but so far everything is going well. Took an assisted walk down the hospital hall and am wearing the 'squeezing' leg socks which also helps. Definately better than I expected so that's all for now, since it took me about half hour to peck out this little post.... Fingers crossed for continued progress for all of us! Oh is there a post-op M arch Sleevers group? Thanks.

Small sips and bites. Chew very well. It's all swollen and a small hole. I have to take tiny sips. It's killing me not to guzzle a whole bottle of water!

Small sips and bites. Chew very well. It's all swollen and a small hole. I have to take tiny sips. It's killing me not to guzzle a whole bottle of water!

It is so very hard not to swig a drink down quickly when Ur thirsty isn't it! I am struggling bout it

I am 8 hours out and requested the sponge straw thing so I didn't have to fight the urge to chug ????

What's the sponge straw thing? I'm a water guzzler and worried about that.

I has given ice chips... They were delicious

Well tomorrow is my day. I am feeling rather nervous and I little scared but im ready. Here we come 6am arrival followed by an 8am surgery. Praying for a text book procedure followed by a quick recovery.

March 31st excited and worried about it

Sponge straw thing is a straw with a sponge on the end yiu soak in water then just rub around in ur mouth to help with cotton mouth

Hi @@Bonawanabfree I called my doctors office and they said it is my stomach having a spasm when I put anything into it. They said it will go away and just to eat very small bites and drink very small sips. I felt like I was doing that already so I made them even smaller. Lol. I hope this goes away soon. Thanks for the much appreciated help.

@@stacy458

Yes, To me it felt like a spasm. It still happens once in a while but not as bad. I kept feeling like it was hunger. Very strange feeling. Then came the acid stomach. If you do start getting acid stomach call the nurse right away and get something for it cause it will wake you up at night.

@@stacy458

Very cool. I am glad you feel better. Its always nice to know that things are normal.

Well tomorrow is my day. I am feeling rather nervous and I little scared but im ready. Here we come 6am arrival followed by an 8am surgery. Praying for a text book procedure followed by a quick recovery.

It's you day! Good luck & you will be fine! It all happens so fast!