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so im on day 3 post op & things are great,really just that first day & part of that night were uncomfortable but then felt almost 100./. my husband is acting like i have no arms or legs to do anything,lol ,he wants to do everything for me,so sweet ,but i told him i need to walk,do ankle pumps,use my spirometer ,& dress myself.im not taking any additional pain meds or nausea pills, just the medicine ball ,which i get to take out tomorrow.the only thing yesterday was trying to take the liquid pain medicine,made me sick for a couple mins & trying to drink a crushed pill today,yuck,so i cut it in half & took it.hope everyone from yesterday & today are doing well,and may april 2nd buddies,keep us posted & up to date.


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3 minutes ago, brookie said:

so im on day 3 post op & things are great,really just that first day & part of that night were uncomfortable but then felt almost 100./. my husband is acting like i have no arms or legs to do anything,lol ,he wants to do everything for me,so sweet ,but i told him i need to walk,do ankle pumps,use my spirometer ,& dress myself.im not taking any additional pain meds or nausea pills,just the medicine ball ,which i get to take out tomorrow.the only thing yesterday was trying to take the liquid pain medicine,made me sick for a couple mins & trying to drink a crushed pill today,yuck,so i cut it in half & took it.hope everyone from yesterday & today are doing well,and may april 2nd buddies,keep us posted & up to date.

thank you for that update! im so curious and anxious to see how people really are felling/doing right after surgery!

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thank you for that update! im so curious and anxious to see how people really are felling/doing right after surgery!

Hi. I had surgery yesterday and I am doing great do far. I guess my expectations were that it was going to be horrible. No post op nausea which I hate worse than pain. Loving my green Jello.


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so im on day 3 post op & things are great,really just that first day & part of that night were uncomfortable but then felt almost 100./. my husband is acting like i have no arms or legs to do anything,lol ,he wants to do everything for me,so sweet ,but i told him i need to walk,do ankle pumps,use my spirometer ,& dress myself.im not taking any additional pain meds or nausea pills, just the medicine ball ,which i get to take out tomorrow.the only thing yesterday was trying to take the liquid pain medicine,made me sick for a couple mins & trying to drink a crushed pill today,yuck,so i cut it in half & took it.hope everyone from yesterday & today are doing well,and may april 2nd buddies,keep us posted & up to date.




I am not looking forward to taking pills.


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How is everyone doing that had surgery already this month? Im so anxious for April 10 and 2 week liquid diet is not so hard anymore thank goodness I had the biggest headache and my doc said i could have coffee with splenda and almond milk why wasnt that on my list!!! LOL the coffee has made things much better and my Bone Broth. I bought unflavored Protein its absolutely discusting but the one recommended by doc so im sticking to my muscle milk for now.

Also I take a flinstone chewable thats my recommended Vitamin.

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I made it myself taste really good thank goodness. My doc said not to buy it made because it discusting lol (Took me 6 hours to make boiling the bones with a splash of vingar.) Then I seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, oregano I added celery, carrots and onions thats my base to all Soups. then i just separated it into mason jars (strained) and drink that much for dinner. I made 6 Mason jars and ate that night so good enough for the week.

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Day 3 post-op. First night was rough was very nauseous and in pain. Day 2 was just as bad but tolerable was released from the hospital. Day 3 is much better. Still nauseous but not as bad. My husband has been a champ took care of me the whole time never left my side. I know it can only get better from here.


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i made homeade beef & chkn broth ahead of time & froze in ice cube trays but that didnt taste good to me either.i never thought i would like bouillon broth better than homeade.that boxed Bone Broth is so nasty,trying to spread the word because im stuck w all that from costco.also those lemon flavored swabs for ur dry mouth after surgery were terrible,dont waste ur money.


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i made homeade beef & chkn broth ahead of time & froze in ice cube trays but that didnt taste good to me either.i never thought i would like bouillon broth better than homeade.that boxed Bone Broth is so nasty,trying to spread the word because im stuck w all that from costco.also those lemon flavored swabs for ur dry mouth after surgery were terrible,dont waste ur money.




Brooke, are you finding that your taste buds are a bit off? I am. Things just don't taste good. I'm on day two post op now. So far the recovery has been amazing. No nausea and minimal pain. Now that I am home I hope it keeps up.


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