Hello everyone,

I had surgery last Friday, also had a Hiatal Hernia repaired, and I really thought that I would be feeling better by now.

Is it normal to still be sore? I'm still not taking much in either, maybe 1/2 cup soup, 1/4 of optifast once or twice a day , and some water. I feel like I should be eating more, but I can't. The gas has almost completely gone, so I am very excited about that. I think if I had more variety diet wise I might eat more. Any suggestion's? Thanks everyone for your input on this Forum, it's been a life saver.

I think a lot of people take this surgery as not being so serious, but I mean come on. . it's STOMACH surgery. Heh. I'm still a bit sore too and it's been over a week now. But everyday it gets bettery. I'm sure our full recovery is right around the corner!

Also, I'm up to about 6-8 ounces of soup on my two week full liquid. So if you are feeling like you aren't eating enough, I would definitely get in touch with your surgeon or clinic and see if you should maybe come in for a looksy.

I am only 3 days post op and can drink some coffee (with tons of milk), soup and water and some tea at night. All the servings are maybe 1/3 cup. I am most worried about water but it is clear I can't drink a lot so I just take sips.

I had the hiatal hernia also - I think it does slow our recovery doen more thsn others. I ddin't have much of an appetite the first week but then - boy did it increase.

The first four days after surgery, I hardly could drink more than 2 cups of any liquid per day, which included my water. And I could only sip little bits at a time. The 6th day was a drastic increase, meaning from 2 cups to maybe 4-5. I'm on day 8 and have had I think about 4.5 cups of liquid so far today, about 2.5 of which are water. I'm pretty sore still, and didn't have a hiatal hernia repaired.