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I'm all prepped! Ready to do this. Just a bit nervous

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Best wishes for a safe effective outcome! You got this:) Remember....walk as soon as you can. Sip, Suck, Stroll:)

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Good luck! Before you know it, it's over and you're walking laps around the hospital floor. :)

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Good luck! I agree with Creekimp; sick, suck, and stroll! Those are the keys to successful, quick, recovery!

You got this!

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Good luck. Thinking of you today!

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Good luck Holls.. wishing you the best and stay positive.. you own this.. it’s “show time” 💪💪

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Thanks everyone for the kind words. So far I'm doing pretty well, the gas pains are whats getting me down right now. I can't sleep, just can't get comfortable.

All my nurses were very impressed by me. I was up and walking as soon as I was in my room. My fluids went down good on my release day.

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I'm all prepped! Ready to do this. Just a bit nervous [emoji37]
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Me too, same day! At home now. Recovery is going well, just the gas pains with sipping liquids and mobility is getting to me. Hope your recovery goes well.


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For everyone, ‘The Weight is Over’! We can take our lives back now.


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Tmi question: when should I have a bowel movement? It's been like 5 days...is it normal not to have one after surgery?

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Tmi question: when should I have a bowel movement? It's been like 5 days...is it normal not to have one after surgery?

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They should of sent you home with a stool softener to take once a day. I had a BM the first day home, but I know people that hadn’t had one for up to a week. It’s normal, your body is trying to figure out what happened.


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Constipation after surgery is very common. it's often due to the pain killers slowing your digestion.

Get off narcotics as soon as you can.

Dehydration will make it worse, so keep sip, sip, sipping.

Ask your surgeon's group about remedies. Mine had a post surgical sheet all about what to try first, and how long to wait, what to try in case of emergency, etc. all about constipation.

There are several constipation threads here if you look for them:)

Good luck!

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