A continuation of our Summer 2018 Check-In thread...

Welcome all Summer 2018 Surgery Post-Op Patients! As we make our way into the Post-Op zone, let’s carry on the conversation and support.

Everyone is welcome, if you had surgery in the summer of 2018 jump right in!

The Ponies applaud your Post-Op Arrival!

On 08/12/2018 at 20:11, mercmerc said:

Okay guys! It worked! I pooped haha after the MoM .. could being constipated be a reason why I gained 1 pound from yesterday to today?

MoM does the job every time! And it could be a combination of that and natural weight fluctuations or water. Glad you got some relief though!

On 08/12/2018 at 10:00, Mel86 said:

1 week post op!

Congrats!

Thank you all!!!

Does/did anyone experience pain when eating? I don’t mean in our stomach but right after you swallow as it goes down

Hi! New as heck! I will be a week post OP tomorrow. This group just looks like a fantastic idea. I wish I had joined the site before my surgery.

I feel like I'm burping basically every time I drink anything, and its way harder to burp that it was before?
Also I was HANGRY as heck today. I'm hoping I can mitigate that better. I feel like keeping a jug of bone broth on me at all times just in case. .
I sort of skimmed the last 40 some pages, but does it seem like really watery poops are normal?

ANYWAY, Thanks for making the topic! Looking forward to the journey!

6 hours ago, amalicea said:

Does/did anyone experience pain when eating? I don’t mean in our stomach but right after you swallow as it goes down

I haven't when swallowing, but another of the women from the class I took Pre-OP has said that her throat was Very raw after surgery, could that be it?

Could be they did an endoscopy to check to see if all went well from the inside. Hope it goes away and you feel better soon. Good luck.

Welcome to the site @LeiaStone

It’s be 11 days since my surgery and it just started when I entered purée stage

Maybe it's the difference between liquids and solids, well puree. You may need some time to get used to it. If it bothers you quite a bit you should call your surgery team and ask about it.

Question
I am 3 weeks Post Op and Sat evening I started having discomfort/pain 2 inches or so above my large incision. I felt like I needed to hold it just to walk.. I was fine before that day. I must mention, I did a lot of walking that day.... more than usual. I called my Dr and I’m going in tomorrow, but wanted some insight from anyone that experienced this before.

On 08/13/2018 at 22:40, roxanaadriz said:

Question

I am 3 weeks Post Op and Sat evening I started having discomfort/pain 2 inches or so above my large incision. I felt like I needed to hold it just to walk.. I was fine before that day. I must mention, I did a lot of walking that day.... more than usual. I called my Dr and I’m going in tomorrow, but wanted some insight from anyone that experienced this before.

Yeah! I've felt something like that when walking too much or moving too much, I'll be 3 weeks on wednesday, could be that we used the abdominal muscles and they weren't ready to be used ?

Thanks for the Welcome @J San

Or when I sit hunched over too much when I get it up feels like my stomach muscles stretch and i have to hold my stomach to stand up straight again

I had that too! Felt like I had a torn muscle or something in my stomach, I think they’re just rebuilding and regrowing? I’m two weeks out!

Yeah!! Im pretty sure thats's it!