post -op

im two days post-op and i cant find anything that doesnt hurt when i eat it or drink it They give me meds and having hard time with them to anyone tell me how long it takes before i can drink 4 to 6 oz of water and how do they expect you to have between 60 and 80 mgs of orotein when you cant sip 2 ozs of water damn this stuff is painful

My doc told me the first couple days up to a week just eat and drink what I can, as the stomach is so swollen you won't be able to get in much. Just do what you're comfortable with, get as much as you can, especially water, and keep up on your pain meds as needed. IT GETS BETTER VERY SOON!!!

sip, sip, sip,  Are you on clear liquids?  Try your best with the protein, but don't make yourself crasy or sick.  I forced myself to drink protein shots in an effort to get my protein in and got violently ill.  It gets better.  At just two days out, your whole body is still in shock.

The first couple of weeks, I couldn't get in much of anything at all....I didn't worry about it...I just drank tiny sips of water all day and had SF fruit popsicles frequently....I did try jello & clear broth in the hospital, yuck! And I would drink maybe an ounce of protein shake at a time once I got at home...

I think it may literally be impossible to meet your quota of protein at first...for me it was...I was just trying to stay hydrated...so I didn't wind up back in the hospital on IV fluids....and I was successful at that...Hang in there, I can pretty much gulp a few ounces of water quickly now....and can drink 4-6 ounces of protein shake also...

As far as meds go, it was very hard for me to swallow them and crushed meds made me gag...so I switched to adult Liquid Tylenol extra strength, as quick as I could....

Focus on liquids.  Use a tablespoon or teaspoon and feed yourself the liquids.  This is your job.  You do NOT want to get dehydrated.  Try different temperatures to see if one feels better than another - warmer always worked for me, but some folks did better with cold.  If you can do this with a protein drink, even better, but keep the liquids going in.  Very few folks can hit their protein goals right after surgery, but you build it up as you can.

I am two days out as well and am experiencing the same thing.  I can fell absolutely EVERYTHING that goes down!!!  Dr. says this is normal and to ingest as much liquids as possible!!  I wish you the best!!

you take in what you can. each person is different. im getting in my 4 oz of water an hour. have had some cream of chick soup. although i have to say the soup, the broth, the jello..everything tastes "funny" to me and not real appealing. but i do what i ahve to do. had 4oz of skim milk with some protein powder in it. took me several hours to get it down...had to put in fridge and go back to it. but slowly, and the milk seemed to taste the best to me. you jsut have to experiment. the pain is still there for me as far as the incisions on the left..OUCH, no matter what I do can't rid myself of that pain. but i quit taking pain meds, got tired of sleeping and want/need to get moving.
it's trial and error, dear. one thing at a time. variety until you find what works. im gonna try a sugar free snowball tonight...mmmm..the ice sounds delicious. but flavorings don't always work for me so we'll c. just keep trying till u find something. if you still can't get down water by friday, i'd call dr you. just to make sure all is ok. good luck

I have been able to ge****er down just not as much as i should today i was able to get in 4 oz of broth it went down well and the popcicles go down good as well I wouold stay off the pototoes if i where you still to soon your supposed to wait two weeks and only have liguids follow those instuctions and dont ruch yourself or your gonnafind yourself throwing up and i for one dont think i could handle the pain of throwing up right now so im gonna do what i was told to do the pain is starting to subside took a shower today and got me some clean clothes on and i was out of energy and couldnt do anything else so i went and took a nap and just woke up .I stop taking pain meds because i dont like using them gonna get me some adult liquid tylenol and see how that works well gonna go for now talk to you later