deby_S
Four days post op
Mar 21, 2010
Went in on the 17th as an emergency. Abdominal pain had gotten worse. Had changed the date of my surgery because I was going to appeal the revision to sleeve.Dr. Barker ended up having to remove the band, repair the esophogus, fix a hernia, remove adhersions and do the sleeve. Was a bit more than I anticipated! But glad it is all behind me. Couldn't get fluid down the first two days because of swelling at site of hernia repair. Now doing pretty well and thinking I don't need pain meds today.
Dr. Barker inserted the pain pump ino my surgical site and it helps so much. That is the second time I had that. Huge difference in the amount of pain you feel. Skin is starting to itch around the staples. That means it's healing, so that's a good thing.
Got abou 48 ounces of fluid down yesterday and 60 grams of protein. Aiming for the same or a bit more fluids. Water doesn't taste right yet. Crystal light and gatorade tastes the best. Can't do the broth because I do not eat salt and soup has huge amounts of salt. Even the low sodium. Very hard to get used to sipping such small amounts of fluid at a time. It's like a job getting it all in!
Can't wait to weigh!
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About Me
TX
Location
29.1
BMI
Surgery
03/17/2010
Surgery Date
Oct 20, 2009
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