I had surgery on wed. The 3rd. 1st day was hard. 2nd day was a tad better. Worst part was the gas pain and spasms. Pain is zero to none as far as incisions, and pain itself. Spasms, a little, when drinking my cold protien shake. I have had trouble getting my 64 oz of Water and required program. Today I've barely managed 24 oz of water and 1 protien shake. A become full quickly. My taste buds feel like they have been burned. Numb. Bland. How long does that last? Looking to see if anyone has any wncouraging words or advice.

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My words of advice are to do whatever it takes to get more Fluid it.....if 24oz is the best you can do you'll end up back in the hospital. Do whatever it takes to get more in. Try it at different temps.......try broth, sugar free popsicles, sugar free Jello....I was also able to count my Protein shakes towards my fluid goal. What worked for me was to focus on only one thing at a time.......For the first few days I worked on only getting my fluid intake up to 64oz......once I got there then I started working on increasing my protein ....for some reason it was easier then trying to do both at the same time. Your body can survive on low protein but fluid is critical....so fluid first then the protein. Both are needed for healing but if you're like me it was easier to work on one thing at a time.

For the first 5 or 6 days everything tasted terrible to be.....even toothpaste.....but I think it was day 6 that it all got better. I woke up and it was like a miracle....everything was back to normal. So you should be getting close to that....it does get better!

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.