Sorry to hear about the very rough time your going through. And how it’s triggered you.

This rough time will pass. I find just being or trying to bring my attention to my breathing. Inhale exhale This helps me sometimes in calming and slowing down my thoughts Maybe some good memories thoughts about your retirement. How much better you will feel as your body heals
Take good care and I hope this passes quickly

Hey Muji
I went through something similar. My DID was triggered by the feelings of helplessness directly after surgery. I'm lucky I was staying with a friend who helped.
Now I'm mainly dealing with major depression.
Coloring and crocheting is what helped me. And Netflix. I distracted myself as much as possible and prayed. The side effects from major surgery are crazy. This is a HUGE life change and adjusting is hard.
Nausea is normal. I have a script for zofran and I rely on that.
I'm sorry you're going through this. Maybe try and read a book. Get your thoughts out of your head and into something else. I've read at least 4 books since surgery. It's really helped.
When I'm not focusing on my triggers and environment it helps. Remember it will all be worth it in the end.
I'm praying for you.

Healing hugs Muji and here for you. Not a minor surgery and hoping tomorrow is better for you!

Oh muji,this is so unfair!

i so hope this awful awful side effect abates quickly.

Love&Hugs,

silver.

Got my wash cloths, breath mints and distracting anecdotes in hand.

You got this, Muji. Hope healing happens here.

I've learned the hard way that when my stomach is "unhappy"...that it does NOT tolerate cold drinks. My daughter is the opposite...so...you might want to see if yours is sensitive to warm or cold.

Thanks, PP, for reassuring that this nausea thing is normal. It messes with my concentration. I'm amazed you've been able to read 4 books in your recovery! You rock!

Thanks to everybody else, too, it means a lot that you show so much care for me right now when I'm feeling bleh, you know?

Hugs here to support you

Nausea is so miserable..... I hope that it will pass quickly muji….. I'm sorry that it triggered you..... Gentle hug......xo

Thanks, Toughassteele and SunCloud. The nausea has passed, thank goodness. Being on a liquid diet I didn't have enough in me to bring up, so it was a lot of dry heaves that were exhausting. Now the sutures of my large banana length incision are dissolving as they're suppose to, so I'm left with the incision itself exposed and feeling raw inside.

I know that's going as scheduled, but I feel worse this week because of it than I felt the week after the surgery. Whenever I drink my protein shakes, too, my stomach gurgles like a cheap chemistry set. My GI tract is still remapping itself.

Bless you, PP, though, for speaking up about having had the same surgery just now. It was good to remind me we'll both be glad we did this in the end when we lose all of the weight they promised would fall off of us. Fingers crossed.