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Good luck! Looking forward to hearing about your experience!

Wishing you well!

I'm day 6 post-op. It feels so good to finally be on this side!

Wishing you well!
I'm day 6 post-op. It feels so good to finally be on this side!

How's it going so far?

5 minutes ago, lornasaurusleeve said:

How's it going so far?

Good! I was up and walking a couple hours after surgery and didn't have the awful gas pains I've heard described. I've been getting my fluids in without much trouble - I even reached the 64 oz target today. Protein is harder but I'm getting a closer to goal each day. Walking definitely helps and just keep sipping little bits all day long to keep the fluids adding up.

You'll do great!!

Good! I was up and walking a couple hours after surgery and didn't have the awful gas pains I've heard described. I've been getting my fluids in without much trouble - I even reached the 64 oz target today. Protein is harder but I'm getting a closer to goal each day. Walking definitely helps and just keep sipping little bits all day long to keep the fluids adding up.
You'll do great!!

That's good to hear! Congrats! Keep us posted! How was/is your incisional/trocar holes pain?

My body is a champ already at knocking me over with excruciating gas pains so I'm worried about those LOL.

1 minute ago, lornasaurusleeve said:

That's good to hear! Congrats! Keep us posted! How was/is your incisional/trocar holes pain?

My body is a champ already at knocking me over with excruciating gas pains so I'm worried about those LOL.

There are 5 stab sites. The one up near my sternum and the one on the lower right don't bother me at all. The 3 on the lower left are tender. The first few days my abdomen was sore all over (as if I had done tons of sit ups), now just the incisions themselves are tender to touch or if I move/twist to quickly.

Bring gas-x strips along. I think they did help with the gas. And definitely walk frequently! I hope the gas doesn't give you too much grief!

There are 5 stab sites. The one up near my sternum and the one on the lower right don't bother me at all. The 3 on the lower left are tender. The first few days my abdomen was sore all over (as if I had done tons of sit ups), now just the incisions themselves are tender to touch or if I move/twist to quickly.
Bring gas-x strips along. I think they did help with the gas. And definitely walk frequently! I hope the gas doesn't give you too much grief!

Haha thank you! Hope your pokes all feel better soon! Surgery is so literally physically rough the way they move you and their tools around, it's no wonder how sore people are afterward!