I'm so MAD...this sucks - Page 7 - ThinnerTimes

Momof3 · 05-19-2008, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Crie

my pain is still ongoing, but seems to be getting better every day. Couldn't ask for more than that.

I'm trying to be brave (or stupid) and haven't taken any of the pain meds so far though. I really hate that drugged up feeling so much. but.. if it continues to bother me with all the moving and shaking i'm doing, I'll have to break down and take a swig of the lortab.

Quick question though... was/is anyone able to really get 64 oz of water in during the first week post-op? I'm having a really difficult time of it. I think today i've had approx 32 oz between water, propel, 50/50 juice/water and warm SF apple cider (mmm and the warm was nice on the tummy).

Seems every time i drink my stomach gurgles. I stil have a lot of air looming around in there me-thinks.. and passing it the good ol fashion way is harder than i ever thought it'd be

Oh.. just as a funny today.. I went to get in my shower at home and turned down the sprayer so it wasn't hitting on my poor bruised body so hard.. and the dang thing broke. So no shower. My mom and sister and gang asked me over for a little while to celebrate my 30th today.. so i packed up all my shower stuff and clean clothes and indulged there. Ahh so fantastic... then i reach toward my back, happily washing.. and there's something foreign on me. I feel around, not being able to see my attacker that's attached itself to me in such an odd place.. and have to call in Mom. Now.. no fat girl likes to be seen naked to begin with.. but being 30, fat and having your mom see what octopus suction cup has a hold of your fatness.. Oy.. luckily she just laughed and pulled hard and showed me a node they apparantly overlooked at the hospital. they should put you through a metal detector before discharge

oh woman SHUT UP, you cannot make me laugh..I am TOO sore for that foolishness

BUT..what a funny tale...you could have left it there and snapped your robe to it or something else convenient to it on the handy dandy snap.

The meds DO NOT make you loopy...MEDS ARE GOOD

they help so much with the stiffness and make moving around so much easier. I'm down to pre op weight so I think I've gotten all that fluid they gave me and the excess air OUT.

Thankfully...

now I'm just sore, expecially on my left side. I sat too long working on the lap top today and my incisions reacted quite firmly when I got up to move.

Little lortab shut them right up..

Fluids? Man I have no desire to even eat. Seriously. I've been sipping on fluids 4 or 6oz at a time...but I seriously doubt I got in 64 oz in any given day.

Dr Wagner said something to watch for, something related to dehydration...I hope my husband was listening, I just couldnt get over a man would wear sandals like that in public ROFL

Crie · 05-19-2008, 07:41 PM

yeah, even if it was a saturday that they discharged us.. it was wierd having seen him in shorts and sandals heh

well dehydration your urine will be less frequent and dark. can also cause some muscle stiffness or inability to poop.

I'm not urinating as often, so i'm really trying. Honestly I'm trying. However i'm suprised at being able to move my bowels when i've had nothing but water products. Granted.. its still pretty much water but are you experiencing the FOUL and i really do mean foul odors? I figured that wouldn't happen until i was doing proteins or food of some type.

mistymee · 05-19-2008, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Crie

yeah, even if it was a saturday that they discharged us.. it was wierd having seen him in shorts and sandals heh

well dehydration your urine will be less frequent and dark. can also cause some muscle stiffness or inability to poop.

I missed two extra weeks of work due to dehydration problems causing EXTREME dizziness. I thought the room would never stop spinning... it was a horrible, horrible feeling.

Please do whatever you need to do to get the fluids.

I've suffered with dehydration issues for years.. and have to work really hard to make sure I get all my fluids in me, even now 4 months post op. I *don't* want to get that dizziness again, though so I do a lot of different things in an attempt to get as much in as I can.

Momof3 · 05-19-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Crie

yeah, even if it was a saturday that they discharged us.. it was wierd having seen him in shorts and sandals heh

well dehydration your urine will be less frequent and dark. can also cause some muscle stiffness or inability to poop.

I'm not urinating as often, so i'm really trying. Honestly I'm trying. However i'm suprised at being able to move my bowels when i've had nothing but water products. Granted.. its still pretty much water but are you experiencing the FOUL and i really do mean foul odors? I figured that wouldn't happen until i was doing proteins or food of some type.

no odors..thankfully.

But I'm pretty much water and popcicles.

I had 2 oz of creamy tomato soup tonight for dinner.

I think I had that for lunch too..

I had maybe 2oz yesterday, nope, I didnt like it, I had one sip....I just had a popcicle yesterday.

I have no desire to eat. I really dont. I pee regularly, not as much today since I havent been drinking as much.

I cant tell my urine color since surgery cause danged ole flo decided to come visit me in the hospital.

I feel fine, I have some rumblings in my tummy...some cramps..etc. Again, I blame Flo. my bowels actually moved in the hospital - nothing since b/c I havent had anything in me to move, you know LOL

nothing too bad except for the pain from my left side incision...MAN is it forevermore bruised..it looks AWFUL.

and one small favor, I need no help in the bathroom. Which is a relief, i was worried about that one LOL

Debs · 05-21-2008, 08:59 PM

Momof3 & Crie, Hope you are both doing well and having less pain each day. Please update how you are doing. I'm still waiting for a date for surgery, it seems like it will never come...............Any regrets??

Debs

Crie · 05-22-2008, 08:21 AM

hey Debs!

Nope, no regrets yet.. but i doubt that i will for a very long time. There is no way that I could get myself to a healthy level on my own and maintain it w/o the help of this surgery.

I'm still a tad bit sore in the left side (camera) and a bit stiff at times but doing well. Had my one week checkup yesterday w/ the doc. He said everything was really looking good/sounding good and I don't have to go back for another month unless something strange arises of course.

I know it will stall... i know its because i'm not eating anything... but dangit i lost 14 lbs last week and down 30 total so far. I'm ECSTATIC! I think i lost 30-lbs once on weight watchers in 5 months and gained back 50 not long after.

I'm just trying to stick to what I should be eating, excerising as much as possible, resting, and drinking.

Today I actually get to eat something though! I'm not a broth lover nor can i tolerate the SF pops and jello b/c of the aspartame. So this past week i've pretty much lived on propel and water heh. Kinda wierd, but i'll be a little scared to eat for the first time today. Hope I don't overtest the pouch, but figure i'll measure everything in a cup first to manage the portions on the under-side of the pouch capacity to give a lil insurance.

Debs · 05-22-2008, 09:27 AM

Good Morning Crie, Sounds like you are doing really good. Have you tried the sf pops because I am addicted to them now, and would hate to not be able to have them. How are you doing on the protein by now. I know that is very important, so I need to try some different protein drinks to see which i like. I'm like you I don't like broth of any kind so water it will be for the first week or so.

Congratulations on that great weight loss. Have you thrown up yet? Hope you do well today on your first real food. Take care, Debs

Momof3 · 05-22-2008, 09:32 AM

Well, I'm back at work..thankfully. They were driving me crazy. I had to get back and wipe their butts for them LOL

Anyway.....I started my protien today..made a Unjury Chocolate capuccino tasting thing with MILK FINALLY. it is SO good....it's a total of 46 grams so I have to split it over 3 servings today....I'm going to freeze my milk tomorrow and blend it like a smoothie.

Anyway...I am having no trouble eating, if you call this eating. I have broth, I usually add some kind of spice, like a "season all" or something to give it a smidge different taste and some depth. I have SF jello, can add SF pudding today - my only problem is keeping my family from eating it. My mom loves the fact that I can only eat half of the snack size and she gets my leftovers.

ummmm, what else..

OH, the left side pain....blech. I have hurt so bad, felt like I was tearing. I think part of it is literally the position of that incision vs. my big ole belly is literally pulling on the incision. I put a bandage back on it today which has given me some relief. Overall the left side pain is better than it was 2 days ago....

ummm, what else?

I'm really not hungry..when I do eat it's b/c I know I "need" to...

but I could go without eating if I had to. I'm past the headache stage, I dont miss my caffeine and I am getting past not having carbonation. I'm ok with sipping 6oz of water at a time.

My little girl is 4, she likes to take my cup and fill it up for me. She knows to put in water to the 4oz line and enough ice to make it 6oz. She feels like a big girl

So I'm always sipping on this little cup, which is great, I got it at GNC for like 1.99 - and their mixer cup for $7 - totally awesome, it mixed up my protein shake this morning with NO lumps, no nothing...great!

So far so good - I have no regrets. At first I did, but I had a slight complication with low blood and had to have a blood transfusion. You dont realize how much you need that stuff till you dont have it LOL and the odd things it effects.

But its done, I'm surviving and a week later, I'm still glad I did it.

OH - I'm upset b/c Chris has lost more than me

but hey, it's only fair, I cheated pre-op more than her, she deserves to lose more

Godsblessedme · 05-22-2008, 10:04 AM

mom of 3 you are a card

i cant even believe your back at work already! God woman! and dont even get me started at looking at your "buddies" weight loss compared to yours it'll just depress ya. (i totally know that) your cruising right along good for you for getting back in the "swing" of things with work and all

jerseygrl684 · 05-22-2008, 10:10 AM

PLEASEEEEE STAY HYDRATED

I was a victim of not staying hydrated enough.. or my levels dropped dangerously low the first few weeks. I passed out in the shower and blacked out, with no one there. Yea, it was Feb when this happened and i had my surgery in Nov.. so pleaseeeeeeeeeee watch yourselves. You may think you are getting enough fluids, but you arent.

Thats my 2 cents on this topic