So good to be home!
Congrats on being home....I couldn't handle broth that you buy for cooking so I made Lipton chicken noodle and just strained it. No heavy duty needs, Tylenol with codeine which I only took at bedtime first couple nights. I found it didn't help for gas pain and wasn't in much other pain. Walk, walk, walk is all that works for the gas. Good luck!
ALOA2013
on 10/20/13 10:52 am - Brampton, Canada
on 10/20/13 10:52 am - Brampton, Canada
RNY on 11/15/13
Thanks for all the well- wishes guys, I really appreciate it!! So nice to know there is so much support and encouragement here 
I ended up having two or three table spoons of broth and that was enough to get some gas rumbling. I've found going up and down the stairs really helps, even more then walking! I took more Percocet at 7:30 but hopefully I won't need any more tonight. They definitely help me move more though. The muscles in the left side of my stomach are really tight, hard to even stand up straight! Have to keep stretching it out bit by bit but the dr did say that's where the worst pain would be.
Anyway, off to bed now but thanks again for all the support everyone!

I ended up having two or three table spoons of broth and that was enough to get some gas rumbling. I've found going up and down the stairs really helps, even more then walking! I took more Percocet at 7:30 but hopefully I won't need any more tonight. They definitely help me move more though. The muscles in the left side of my stomach are really tight, hard to even stand up straight! Have to keep stretching it out bit by bit but the dr did say that's where the worst pain would be.
Anyway, off to bed now but thanks again for all the support everyone!
Katie, I am soooo thrilled you are "home" and doing well! I think I checked every hour on here until I saw someone had heard from you (okay, not quite, but still, you were on my mind). It sounds like you are doing all the right things. I look forward to hearing how you are doing!
Referral 08/13, Orientation TWH 09/18/13, SW 09/26/13, NP 09/26/13, Surgeon Appt 12/13/13, MRI 01/06/14, Nut Class 01/14/14, Nut 01/20/14, Scopes 02/21/14, Psych 02/25/14, Dr. Urbach 03/28/14, PATTS 04/15/14, SURGERY 05/06/14!!!