ok so friday is my surgery day and i work but its only a cleaning job, i clean a church(my brother introduced me to it, i absolutely hate the job, but i need money to pay phone billy and stuff)on mondays and thursdays and what i need to do every monday i have to clean downstairs(my mom does upstairs) vaccum, sweep, mop, put chairs up, clean bathrooms, break boxes down and take trash out, and clean sunday school(mondays) and thursdays are the same except sunday school, so my question is since surgery is friday will i be ok enough to go on monday? theres alot of bending over and twisting but im gonna try to get my dad to hlep too.

next is about my tongue ring. got it pierced dec 20 08(my 18th bday) im worried it'll close up. the surgeron said surgery is an hour and 15 mins. i can wear any jewelry not even a retainer. i hope i get up soon enough to put it back in when i get out of surgery. ok that really was a question but ok.

this is however, im going shopping tomorrow for the clear liquids and any other things i'll need, what did you guys get for the clear liquids stage or full liquids? and anything else before and for surgery?

i know i have a shopping list thread, but ahh i dont know!

my clear liquid's list:

• chicken noodle
  
• ramen noodles (and of course im going to strain the noodles and whatever else is in the soup)
  
• Gas-X strips
  
• Gatorade G2
  
• Diet Snapple
  

ok but i think i only have to do clear liquids for the first day after surgery because on my list my nutritionist gave me of the progression of my diet it says first two weeks after surgery full liquids so i dont know i'll just get more of what i already have

for surgery day, overnight stuff:

• shampoo & conditioner(cause im staying the night)
  
• soap
  
• tooth brush & tooth paste
  
• chapstick
  
• q-tips
  
• sports bra
  
• loose fitting clothes
  
• going to buy a new magazine the night before
  
• bringing my ipod, cell phone, and camera
  
• pillow
  
• my breathing tube they gave me
  
• all my papers
  
• brush
  
• glasses
  
• liquid tylenol
  

i feel like im forgetting stuff, i have a heating pad and a cold pack

but again if you have anything that was helpful please add it

and what else did you guys get for your clear liquid and full liquid phase?

i forgot the other questions i wanted to ask but if i think of any ill post them in here

Hi :sad: You will be fine with your tongue ring. I took mine out for a job interview that lasted 4 hours - and actually ended up putting it back the next day. I was just fine. I miss my tongue ring soo much. Had to take it out because my job involved a lot of client visits. :biggrin: good luck!!!!!!

that's good to hear, thanks (:

yep all of your piercings will be fine. I use to take my tongue ring out for 8hrs for work. So no worries

I don't think you should return to work on Monday. I was up and walking around the day of surgery, and I even went for a 6 block walk the 2nd day after surgery, but I was SO tired afterwards. Its good to get up and move around as much as possible, but thats definitely different from actually going to work.

I didn't bring my ipod or reading materials to the hospital (I also stayed overnight). I was fine with just watching tv and sleeping (a lot!). When I woke up I tried to get up and walk around a lot.

I wore a sports bra out of the hospital the day after my surgery. While I was in the hospital of course, I didn't wear a bra, just the hospital gown and that was it. The band of the sports bra touched one of my smaller incisions (the small one right between the breasts) so I just put a small piece of gauze on the incision to cover it before I left the hospital. The incision itself didn't hurt at all, and it was covered by the strip my doc put on during surgery, but the gauze just made it so the actual bra didn't touch the incision. It wasn't a problem.

Your best bet is to just call your surgeon and ask specifically about post-op diet. I was on clear liquid for 3 days after surgery. I didn't have any clear Protein drinks. It was basically just broth, Water, a little tiny bit of Jello, etc. After that I started on the regular Protein Drinks (I use powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury and put it in my Magic Bullet).

Good luck!!

bstonestreet- thanks

isaviolinist- yeah, id much rather stay home and rest and walk some at home

im just going to bring my ipod for the car ride which is half to an hour away or so, im also going to have just in case i wanna listen to music or play a puzzle game but im pretty sure i wont want to, tv is fine too.

i dont feel comfortable without wearing one, its too weird of a feeling for me O.o

i get my surgery tomorrow, im sure he'll go over it before i leave the hospital, the paper i have that my nutricionist gave me said day one: clear liquids, but ill need to make sure, mm protein shakes haha i hope i can have slim fast kind or something

thanks!

Hi Erin Congrats on your surg, i hope all went well!!

I have a small cleaning business and my duties are basically the same as yours in the church. i am now 6 days post op and i wouldnt want to return to work for a few more days. I get tired and dizzy if i do too much and my surgeon said no vac for about a month. I would just listen to the advice of your dr. and don't do too much too fast because you may feel fine on the outside but internally you are still healing.

good luck to you!

the gas pains hurt and the bigger incision hurts the most, it's so hard getting up out of bed hurts to cough ): but pillow does hurt, what does it feel like when you need to burp? I think i need to do that too but im scared to, I know I needa go #2 but I can't and I know that's what will make me feel better, would it be safe to take a stool softener since it's only day one?

my dr said it was ok to use something over the counter like Senokot , a natural vegetable laxative to help with constipation. did they suggest anything you can use on your release forms? the pain meds usually will cause constipation.

i'm still having trouble sneezing, laughing. bending, burping without some discomfort. make sure you walk around to get that gas out of your body.

he didn't suggest anything, it does hurt to cough, wish I could lay on my side, atleast it's not hurting as much to get up, I. Could sleep better on the recliner than my bed, only prob is that my back hurts. I am walking as much as I can, the gas pains come back when I go to sit, how many days did it take your pains go away or when did your incisions stop hurting as much? I hope I don't gag when I brush my teeth, I wish week one was over ):

well today is day seven and i can sorta lay on my side for a little bit . the gas has subsided a bit and the gas-x strips really helped with that. my incisions are not sore, but my port site inside is very tender/painful still.

it gets easier every day. you'll be fine brushing your teeth. i'm more ravenous/hungry more than anything eating broth and protein shakes forever now...that is the worst part!

the gas x doesn't upset your stomach? The only insiccion that hurts is the biggest one but surprising it doesn't hurt as much anymore, I can get up easier, I wish it was day seven for me, I haven't had anything to eat since yesturday, I'm so scared it'll make me sick ahh

Even if you are large ... don't even wear a bra. Who cares what others think ?

huh? Yeah I'm not wearing one

I have to say (about the bra) for me it kept the "girls" away from my surgical sites and was MUCH more comfortable than going without one! And it didn't (and still doesn't) touch any area that was cut....so thank GOD I had mine! It helped! We're all different....

mine is a lil tight that's why I'm not wearing mine