Greetings,
I'm also not a patient of Dr. O, but now 5 days post op here in Western Canada. Since the day after surgery my biggest problem was the gas. I guess I'm just one of the lucky few who swallow a lot of gas naturally (big mouth?). Anyway, 99% of my post op pains comes from that! I have been on the 100% clear fluids now and I'm starting to run into problems. Mainly I'm running out of energy and now for the first time I'm starting to feel what I would swear is raving hunger at times. Yet, no urge to eat any of the tasty stuff the roomies are eating. I'm also having significant gas pains at times and bringing it up through the top has been painful. Getting it out through the other end.. well I think the neighbors must think I'm breeding sea lions or some other deep aquatic mammals just from the sounds my guts make WITHOUT the expulsion of gas! I swear last night it sounded like the love calls of a lonely forlorn walrus!
I think I'm going to advance on to the shakes now, thin to be sure, but honestly I am curious to know what others have done regarding gas? I have chewable gas-x which doesn't seem to do much. Someone mentioned something that goes on the tongue?
Anything?
-Jesse
