Jasonm11
Post Op Day 2
Mar 11, 2011
I woke up this morning early and with minimal pain. It was difficult to 'roll' out of bed without using ab muscles. I went ahead and took a pain med just to prevent getting like I did the night before with the extreme pain. I sat down on the couch and it wasn't long before the pain med's made me ready to go back to bed. So thats what I did!I ended up sleeping until almost 1 in the afternoon. That was a great decision. I have felt much more rested ever since. I have taken naps through the day after taking half a lortab but I think the long nap this morning was what has made me so energetic this evening.
I drank about 8 ounces or just under that of protein shake today and was only able to get down about 20 ounces of water. I really have to work on that. I was peeing like crazy all day, I guess all the fluids from the hospital are being pushed out of me now. I assume I will get dehydrated quickly if I don't step up the water intake asap. I'm shooting for 40 ounces minimum tomorow and 64 by the next day. I think sonic Ice will help me get there lol.
This evening, since i was supposed to start my full liquids, I decided to try a little applesauce. I mixed about a teaspoon of applesauce with about the same water, how ever much it took to make it almost runny. where I made the mistake was eating it all in about 5 minutes. That was stupid. I have been hurting for two hours since then. I have got to learn to slow down. I'm thinking about leaving my bowl in the kitchen and sitting in another room, that way I have to get up for every bite. I think that would help me get used to slowing down the pace.
I also made some onion soup but didn't get to try it. I plan on eating that for the next few days. It smells awesome!
Anyways, to summarze the day, I slept alot, ate too much, didn;t drink enough, and am ready to get back to sleep again. I'll continue updating so check back often!