If You Had Surgery THIS WEEK, check in please!

I was wondering the same thing - if they really did anything while they were in there! Yesterday I had protein powder mixed with yogurt, and mixed with soy milk. WAY better with soy milk. My husband is an ultra runner / triathlete, so he KNOWS so much about protein and different ways to get it - he apparenlty knows NOTHING about how that garbage TASTES. I had to finally break down and tell him it doesn't matter how much protein it CONTAINS if I can't swallow it. So i am taking the powder with soy milk, different flavors of powder for variety. Sometimes I have him blend it with ice in the blender, and sometimes just a little whirl in a magic bullet to make sure it's REALLY well blended. One secret to getting it really blended is to make it, mix it, and WAIT about 10mins to make sure all the powder is wet, then it will blend in with the milk or water better. So I am having 2oz of that at a time, then waiting 20mins and going back to water with Crystal Light powder.

I am covered in bruises from the Heparin shots! I look like I got in a fight and LOST!  I wonder if we can wear Spanx pants or a waist band - when I had abdominal surgery before, the doctor let me wear a support garment like a girdle to support my incisions. Becasuse when I stood up, I was tempted to slump over and HOLD my incisions instead of walking upright like I needed to be. Is anyone sleeping on their sides? I can sleep on my right, but not my left.

Hi! had my surgery monday the 21st. I have had laproscopic surgery two other times and did not have a bad time at all, but that one incision on my left side this time..OUCH really hurts but I am feeling a little better each day. The gas pains are horrible at times!!! popping the gas x strips often and walking as much as I can. Once that moves, I think i will feel better. I rode out today with my son to the store and to visit my grandmother and Im tired tonight...i see an early bedtime in my future tonight. I also have lortab liquid but am not using it except at bedtime. It does taste awful! lol  I can sleep on my right side but wake up and have a time getting turned back to my back. I am drinking crystal light, some water, tried cream of chicken soup last night, popcicles, and today tried a little no sugar applesauce. So far so good! I know i need to up my liquids. I am not getting in near enough!! I got back to the dr on Wednesday for a check up and a post op class. So glad to be on the losing side now. I am down 17 lbs since 3/7    wooo hooo

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