Post-op day 6 & question o/b fills

[sarahrnrx]

Hello everyone.... well its post-op day 6. I cant believe how fast this week has gone by. By this I mean surgery day, not clear liquids! Can I just say, just saying "clear" makes me want to vomit! Anyway, well I am down 10 lbs!!! (16 lbs from pre-op wt, 10 lbs since surgery) I am very excited. I am wondering if the wt will come back once solids are started? Also, I find my stomach muscles are soo sore. I am still having pain around the lg incision site. I get wiped out with my abdominal muscles after even a short walk. This has got me freaking out a little bit since I go back to clinical rotations tomorrow ( I have 4 rotations left to get my nurse practitioner license)!!! And then I go back to wk this weekend. The rotations are only 8 hr days. But I do 14 hr shifts at wk. And I wk 4 in a row. At this state, im not sure I can do it. Sorry for going on... but I'm a little stressed since mondays here. I scheduled my 1st fill for Jan 15th. Does anybody know if accessing the port causes pain afterwards? Thanks for listening and have a great monday!!

[Firecracker]

Hi it's day 6 for me also, according to Dr. Miranda you can do drinkable yogurt as early as day 4, and there is a Metamucil powder non-thickining that you can add to water that tastes really good and fills you up. I couldn't do the broth either but I used the top-ramen seasoning packet and hot water, I also get tired easy and in rereading the paperwork I may not be drinking enough water. I am down 7 pounds! Are you Saba?? :-h

[sarahrnrx]

Hi Kim! I am so glad to hear your doing well. I havent tried the metamucil but I absolutely love the benefiber. I dont think im getting enough water either. My goal is to increase it from today. Please tell your hubby my husb says hello

[Firecracker]

Hi Kim! I am so glad to hear your doing well. I havent tried the metamucil but I absolutely love the benefiber. I dont think im getting enough water either. My goal is to increase it from today. Please tell your hubby my husb says hello

Oh, I am so glad to find you. I thought that the pic was you, but wasn't sure by the name. The powder may be benefiber brand I can't remember. I couldn't do the chewables they hurt. I also added some liquid tylenol, just sips, and with something other than water and that sure helped take the edge off. Yeah for you for loosing 10 lbs. =D> Hang in there and pace yourself, and try not to catch anything so you risk vomiting. Stay healthy and Shawn says hi back to your husband.

[tnm75]

Hi Sarah!

You're doing great! I stepped on the scale this morning. It's been quite evil to me. But, I'm down 24 pounds. 20 pre-op and 4 post-op. I can't even choke down the broth right now. Last night I was so nauseous that I emailed my boss and took today off. I'm planning on going back tomorrow. However, I have a sitting job unlike you.

I met someone on the day that I flew out. She had lost 17 pounds during pre-op and post-op... when she started solids, she gained back 4 pounds, so she immediately set-up for her first fill exactly six weeks post-op. She said the shot for the fill felt like getting a flu shot.

Maybe I'll see you in TJ in January. I'm going to see about scheduling my first fill for January 16. I want to get it scheduled so that I can purchase an airline ticket immediately for a lower cost.

Hugs, Kristy

[jhawkchick75]

Had my first fill today and I was only up .2 from the end of my 21 day liquid diet. So it's possible not to gain, but let me tell you - you gotta stay on it! My aftercare doctor said most people gain when they go on solids so don't be surprised if you do. I went up a few lbs at first but was able to take most of it off. Count those calories and get in your proteins! On the days I seemed more hungry it was days when looking back I noticed that I ate too many carbs and not enough protein.

My port was still sore up until recently and when I do any strenuous activity it gets sore too so don't stress. But also, don't be pushing yourself too hard. As someone told me a while back - let you floors get dirty...let your yard not get raked. Relax and take care of yourself then worry about all that stuff.