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Tjey did a hernia repair so i have a bit more pain then most...however i have been passing gas but not enough... Yes walking and sipping as much as i can. Still very sore esp the hernia area..and my muscles spasam when i drink.

Its nice to be back in my own bed!

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Glad you are home in your own bed! My mom had a hernia repair too. She just had some Tomato Soup. She's very tired. I'm sure you are sore, every day it will get better.

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I agree....ty glad shes doing well too

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How is everyone doing with Fluid intake? I can only get about 1 1/2 ounces down every 15min or so...and thats pushing it...still walking and getting this gas out of me

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I can't get the 100 ounces recommended by my Dr , I'm not feeling dehydrated , so it's a good thing

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Yeah not dehydrated here either...just sipping away....my belly blk and blue from shots though...

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Lucky u...my belly still tight esp in the hernia area...still moving slow...but picking up more and more...just tired of drinking...im not hungry and not thirsty so everything by force...but feel good in general

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Omg sick of drinking.... And still 1 more week!

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Im on stage 3 in our program stage 1 is NPO...stage 2 is clear liquids...stage 3 yogurt, cream Soups etc...stage 4 is pureed food...doing the best i can...doctor and nutritionist called tofay to check on me...and gave me some tips...to try...very tired today so gonna nap...glad it seems to be easy for you.

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I'm doing mine this tuesday

Craig Martinez

Austin, Texas

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I hope you feel better soon, get a lot of rest that will help for sure! I really am surprised how great I feel, I do go back to work on Monday, so I am glad I am healing quickly!

Are you excited Craig?

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God bless you! Cause i know what i feel is temp...i often wonder if i did make a mistake....too late regardless

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I think everyone has that thought, I remember the day of surgery I thought that too. I really do feel a lot better everyday. It will only be a short time, you will feel better soon!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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