Hello All,

I just had surgery on Thursday 6/4/2015 and I very excited. I must admit that I woke up a ball of nerves because I was not sure I would wake up with regret(yes, I watched a lot of youtube videos lol). Fortunately, that is not the case. Today I had to cough and my word that was painful and uncomfortable. My sister keeps saying to grab a pillow it will absorb the shock, in the moment it really didn't feel that way. As for my Fluid intake, and I am still running behind on that. Though I made slushies out of the Isopure and that helped immensely. Today I will be on sipping duty, I will try my best to get everything or most everything down. We shall see how it goes.

staying hydrated, for me, is hard to do. I am not allowed to have a drink in my work area.

Sip, sip, sip. Drinking is the hardest part after the procedure. I thought something was horribly wrong because I couldn't drink much right after. Do ice chips, Water even sf popsicles to get Fluid in. In time your intake will be much easier. I can swallow larger amounts at a time now.

I had seasonal allergy issues at surgery and went in with a cough. I held that pillow to me and it really did help but it was still not great. It will pass also and you will be okay!

Good luck!!