I have gotten past the surgery this past Monday without any undue complications, which was a relief. Good to be back home again now. Still have a fair amount of pain around my belly and especially don't like getting in and out of bed - you use your abs a lot to do that, I have discovered. Not wanting to take the oxycodone they sent me home with a script for though, so just trying to tough it out and look for this to improve.

Gingerly approaching "food" and Water intake. Keeping the portions very small and plan to gradually increase. Have had the first bowel movement so I have passed that bar - took Miralax powder dissolved in some lite cranberry juice daily to get things moving. I see that I am prone to gas now, that's part of why I am conservatively approaching my intake.

All in all I guess, not bad, Just looking forward to moving around more normally again, free of pain. I will be catching up on my TV *lol*. Not a big TV watcher normally but it sure does help to pass the time when convalescing.

Congratulations! I'll be joining you one week from today. Keep moving, it helps the gas move out.

I have gotten past the surgery this past Monday without any undue complications, which was a relief. Good to be back home again now. Still have a fair amount of pain around my belly and especially don't like getting in and out of bed - you use your abs a lot to do that, I have discovered. Not wanting to take the oxycodone they sent me home with a script for though, so just trying to tough it out and look for this to improve.

Gingerly approaching "food" and Water intake. Keeping the portions very small and plan to gradually increase. Have had the first bowel movement so I have passed that bar - took Miralax powder dissolved in some lite cranberry juice daily to get things moving. I see that I am prone to gas now, that's part of why I am conservatively approaching my intake.

All in all I guess, not bad, Just looking forward to moving around more normally again, free of pain. I will be catching up on my TV *lol*. Not a big TV watcher normally but it sure does help to pass the time when convalescing.

Why do you not want to take your oxyies? There is a HUGE difference between using your medication and misusing your medication. If you're in moderate to severe pain, use you medication for pain. It's just another "tool" to get you up and moving as soon as possible. I'm sure your surgeon only gave you a few as they are so regulated these days.

Unless you have a history of misusing pain killers (which if you do, your surgeon should have been made aware of long before surgery) you should have no fear of taking a pain medication as properly prescribed by your surgeon.

You don't have to be "tough", or "superman" right now. You just have to move around as much as possible and get your water in.

Glad to hear that surgery went well. Now be kind to yourself.

Let us know how you're doing. We care.

Wonderful! Congrats! Find some inspiring success stories to read up on while you've got the time! It will remind you of what you have to look forward to!