day two postop

Slept on the reclined last night with a pillow on my abdomen. Plans for today will include a shower to wash away the betadine which is starting to itch. Pain med tastes awful but chasing it with warm chicken broth seems to help. I am so thankful for my family looking after me.

I had my surgery a week ago and I'm one of those unfortunates that hasn't had an easy time of it.  Dr. Alvarez had to do a hiatal hernia repair in addition to my VSG.  My "sleeve sisters" did great, I'm just lagging behind with new challenges everyday.  Sounds like you're right on target.  Sip and walk.. that's the best advice I can give you.  Congratulations on joining us on the loser's bench.

thats what I did mostly in the hospital , I was hard getting back into bed so I spent most of my time in the chair

 walk as much as you can 

I was sleeved on Monday and my recliner is my best friend right now. We have 2 beds and one is too high to get into and the other is too low to get out of lol Luckily the pain meds they ordered for us are cherry flavored so it's not bad to take. The worst part is the crushed pills...Ugh! Good Luck and I'm sure this time next week this will all be a distant memory.