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2 days post op

I am 2 days post op, and it

Doesn't seem to be getting better, I have nausea and can barley drink the required fluids! Has anyone else

Experienced this? Is it normal?

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Oh no! Feel better soon

I had surgery on the 18th and I'm having the same trouble. Every sip hurts. It takes me about 30 minutes to get down 1 oz. I sure hope this gets easier.

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I had surgery on the 18th and I'm having the same trouble. Every sip hurts. It takes me about 30 minutes to get down 1 oz. I sure hope this gets easier.

Yep me too every sip hurts! And this might be tmi but the dr said if I pass gas I'll feel better but haven't at all!! so now I'm wondering why I haven't! Everyone says it gets easier I just can't wait till it does! Good

Luck and I hope u feel better soon

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I find I burp a ton when I walk. So I have bern trying to get up and walk for 10min every 1-2 hours.

No poo here yet either. I don't feel like I need to go, at all.

No poo here yet either. I don't feel like I need to go, at all.

It gets better. Drinking was hard for me the first 3 days, especially Protein shakes. Try different fluids as well as different temperatures. For me, cold apple juice went down way better than Water. And room temp water went down better than cold water. 3 weeks post op I can drink a 20 oz Powerade Zero in about 10 minutes. Water and Protein Shakes are much easier to drink as well.

Good Morning.

You are still new. Give your body some time to adjust. The first two weeks after my surgery I was miserable. I had thrush that went from my mouth down to my new tummy. Every time I drank, felt like glass going down my throat. The gas from the surgery was in my shoulder and was the most horrible pain I could ever imagine, and I had two children.

I was so tired and had no energy. I cried alot because I am a person who loves to wake up and start my day. That was not happening and making me depressed.

The third week, I was getting my energy back by walking alot during those two weeks. The pain was disappearing and I was able to get at least 2 oz of food into my new tummy.

I had my surgery back on 11/21/14 and have lost over 60 pounds. I am in no rush, I have the rest of my life to get to the 150 pounds I want. Right now I loose anywhere from 2-4 pounds per week. I have not started exercising yet because I am not motivated yet. I will be there once we are above -12 degrees. Yes, I am from Connecticut.....

I am depressed a little now, but it is not because of my surgery. It is because of this horrible weather we have been having.

I promise you will feel better soon and will enjoy this new journey you are setting out on.

This is normal. You just had surgery and it takes time to get semi normal. Reset your expectations that you will be feeling awesome in days.... it's more like weeks with baby steps. You will recover and adjust.

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Thank u everyone for the advice!! I'm def going to start listening and stop thinking I'll be better right away! I should of known from the beginning that it does take time!!

I had my surgery on the 17th of February and compared to two days ago I feel a lot better. The gas is gone and I had my first BM today. I was all over the place for the first few days where I felt like the pain and discomfort would never end! I was anxious and scared and worried about each and every twinge.

I have been able to sleep through the night, and I make sure I get up each morning and walk about and keep doing it for small parts through out the day. You will feel better every day.

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I had surgery 2/24 and I am still having awful cramping with every attempt to get fluids down

I am 2 days post op, and it

Doesn't seem to be getting better, I have nausea and can barley drink the required fluids! Has anyone else

Experienced this? Is it normal?

Kimmerzj29 how are you feeling now? I am scheduled for surgery for the 23rd. And totally nervous!!

Any advice?

Kim

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Hey there kimpicc!! Thanks for

Asking I'm feeling much better!!!!! Gas pain is gone except

Occasionally and just exhausted and worn out but that's expected!! Congrats on your surgery day!! It will be here before you know it!!! My advice would be to make sure you let yourself heal, don't push yourself to get better ASAP just let your body do what it's going to do, expect chest pains from gas (no one told me

This, so when I had it I was nervous, but my dr said it's completely

Normal) and just walk walk walk as much as you can to break it up, and sip sip sip, take your time while drinking and don't eat anything your not supposed too.. Make sure you take the sperimatior they

Give you in the hospital for

Your deep breaths home with u and do that as much as possible

That helps with the gas! And just take it day by day, it gets way easier!!! Good luck hope

That helped!!

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