Home from Surgery....

Hey all,..!
I had surg. Mon. 8th.
All went well until tues night and wed. I had a lot of pain in tummy after I would drink,..Then I would dry heave violently, (like I had to throw up a watermelon.) lol  ...ya, I can laugh now.
.....but I was scared because they were talking leakage etc...

I had a CT scan on Wed. and it showed swelling at anastomosis.
So Dr. just had me npo for the day and half of the next day, to rest it and let it calm down. It worked..! Yay! They had me scared to death..

But of course today I feel a little better than yesterday...

I'm trying hard,..but I am not even coming close to getting in all of my water or protein...

I'm so glad you are doing well now..

make sure you rest and sip, sip , sip and walk , walk... I am 2 mths out today and I am still not getting in all my protein and water it will take time..

I am gald you are doing better, I promise it gets better every day!
I didnt get it all in at first , just do what you can/!
I am able to get more water/protein with every day...keep us posted

hey Lynn.. just checking in on you.. how are you feeling? do you think you can make it to Liz's on 3/20?

Thanks Lisa,
I am doing well. I don't think I can make Liz's this month, its been a crazy ride! I would love to. Dont count me out yet!
I will keep watching schedule.
How are you?? Whats new?

doing ok.. trying to enjoy life and this crazy ride we are on!

Give me a call anytime 610-504-3867

Sorry you went through that but glad you are starting to feel better.  It will get better every day.  Just keep sipping and walking.  Welcome to the bench

Welcome home and welcome to the losers' bench!!!  Each day gets better!!!  Don't worry about not meeting your fluid and protein goals yet---it takes time.  Concentrate on getting in as much of the fluids as you can, and walk and stretch---it really helps.

Glad you're doing better. I guess I'm not alone is the water/protein issues. My surgery is 3/23/10 so I haven't had it yet, but I'm concerned about being able to drink enough water and get my protein in.

Keep us posted.

Welcome home!

Sipping and walking breathing and resting will be your new routine! Sooooo glad to hear that the dic knew how to treat the swelling and help you out!

The protein takes awhile to get in. The protein shakes/drinks are hard to get down but try to think of it as "medicine" that you HAVE to take.

Remember that your protein drinks count as fluid as well.

If you'd like, a medicine cup that comes with things like liquid cold medicines, one marked with 30ml can help if looking at a big glass of water seems overwhelming. One of them every 15 mins (or four an hour) will lead to 64 ounces over the course of 16 hours (assuming you sleep for 8 lol but you will probably be napping in that time too)

set a goal to get in a little more each day