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TxShyanne
TxShyanne
First few days home??? What did you eat? How were you feeling?? How active were you? And how did you feel? Any tips or advise or post op newbies?

I had my surgery on Monday. Pain wise I hate the difference it makes without the pain meds. I just can't move as much as I can on them and feel a major difference without them. But I am feeling better and better day by day. Hunger wise not hungry at all but I did learn my lesson in the hospital about getting dehydrated. So I always have my water by me. I've tried all kinds of broths that all tasted like poo so I turned to my mom and she made a pretty good one. I think I've been scared to do alot of things. I was scared to take the pills they gave me for fear they'd get stuck... They didn't :-) scared to take my vitamins cus I didn't want to get nauseous... Didn't :-) Knock on wood no nausea at all. I usually walk after I take my pain meds. The hospital gave me this thing to wrap around my tummy to hold it in and that helps exspecially getting up and down. This week has flown by but if feels like the next 2 weeks will creep by. I can't wait to sleep on my tummy again... I miss that:-)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm 3 weeks out and I stayed on my feet as much as I could to allow all the swelling to go down. My doctor gave me liquid pain meds after surgery so I never had to worry about pills getting stuck I stopped taking the meds after being home after about 4 days. I lived on popsicles, broth, water, crystal light and sf jello. I was never hungry so i just made sure to eat on the times i was suppose too. I miss sleeping on my stomach too. I finally am able to lay on my side with minimal soarness. Still nervous to go to the stomach. It all gets better and easier as each day goes by. I still have a bit of soarness on the pouch, but it's completely tollerable. good luck with everything. It really is a change.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm 16 days post-op. Had a lot of pain in the hospital, but made myself walk. Hospital diet was nothing but Crystal Light. I didnt have a taste for anything, but drank it because I knew I needed to. Surgery was on a Wednesday and I went home on Friday. Took my last pain meds Saturday night. I sleep on my sides, so I used my second pillow under my belly to give it some support. It worked really well. Haven't had any nausea, vomiting, and no problems with the chewable vitamins, except that the multivitamins taste nasty. I'm getting my protein from shakes, which I've had no problems with. Today I've had protein drinks, a small banana, and some sugar-free pudding.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am 7 weeks post op..my surgery was on a friday afternoon and by saturday afternoon i stopped the painkillers and started to walk , walk and walk. All i had at the hopital was chicken broth and SF jello......after i got home i sip on water all day long , popsicles are still my best friend. I didnt experience any pain, nausea only a little unconfurtable when sitting or getting up.

Tip: I made my own broth and soups, i had a lot of tea that helped me with the gas, sip on water and walk!! This time will pass.....Good luck!
imjj4short
imjj4short
I took pain meds for most of the first week. I walked a little bit every hour and took a 15 minute walk every morning and evening. I was on a full liquid diet (SF jello, broth, herbal tea, and water) for the first week. I didn't have any nausea until I started "real food" the second week.

You will throw up at some point. You will feel nauseous at some point. However, you will figure it out and you will be okay.

...and it will be worth it!!

(btw, sleeping on your tummy causes more face wrinkles than sleeping on your back...so this recovery period may be good for you!!)

JJ
deleted_user
deleted_user
I wasn't very active at all, except for walking around the house. I was very tired and couldn't sleep well on a bed due to pain. It will get easier in due time.

As for food, I mostly had Jello, tomato soup, pureed beef stew, Crystal Light, sugar-free popsicles and pudding.
TxShyanne
TxShyanne
Evylove how did you make your own??? Yeah sleeping and getting up and down has gotten SO much better:-) As far as pain and pain meds my mom keeps reminding me I was under a extra 2 hours because there was a tendon in there way that they had issues with. I do start shakes Monday. I was bummed cus I really wanted to go to my nephews baseball games today but just didn't feel up to it :-( I'm real close to my nephew and every time he sees me he quietly sits by me and makes sure he hugs me just right :-) He's usually a hyper kid running and squeezing me tight.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Congratulations on coming through your surgery. Sounds like you are healing well. Those first few days are so uncomfortable but as long as each day gets better you know you are healing. I was on strong pain meds for about 6 days and then just went to Tylenol. Everyone is different in their pain level though. Use the pain medication to keep you comfortable enough so you can move around, which I think you already figured out.

It's great that you haven't felt nauseated or thrown up. For broth that tastes really yummy try Pho' broth from a vietnamese restaurant (you can get it to go without the meat, noodles or veggies). It was really settling to my stomach after surgery. Also coconut water (not coconut milk, though).