Home again, jiggity jig

I came home yesterday afternoon, which was nice. I had my surgery the 27th, and it went smoothly. I was in alot of pain the first few days, mostly from the gas trapped still though. I felt like such a baby crying from something like gas, but the nurses were all great. I wheened off the injectable pain meds on Thursday morning, and was just making do with the Loritab that I had at home too. Im a little sore, but mostly from just laying around for 4 days.

I need to work on my mind-set more. I KNOW I can' t eat regular food, but it doesn't keep me from wanting it. I kidded myself into thinking that when I had the surgery something would "click" in my mind, but as I walked the halls, watching them give other people "normal" food, I was hungry! I would have LOVED a piece of the roll sitting there, lol.

I was a little disappointed when I weighed myself at home, after having the surgery and being in the hospital for almost 4 days ( with no food ) and I weighed THE SAME. Im thinking maybe i'm just retaining all those fluids,well I hope I am.

Thank you all for your support, it was nice knowing I could come on here and have people that completely understood how I was feeling.

Welcome home and welcome to the losers bench too.  Each day will get better and when you move on to thicker liquids and soft/puree you will be really feeling better.  Make sure you walk and drink your fluids too.

Hang in there.

Hugs,
Barb

Welcome Home !!

I felt hungry too that first night after surgery but then when I had my first "cold tray" of hospital food which consisted of juice and the most horrible sugar free jello I ever tasted I wan't hungry any more.

When I came home the next night my husband made himself something to eat that evening and it smelled so good, but the thought in my mind of if I even tried real food kinda curbed the cravings...LOL

You'll be eating real foods again before ya know it.  I'm only 8 days out and I'm already eating soft and puree foods and so far so good.

Don't get disappointed about not losing any right off the bat. Your body is in shock and has probably shut down, thinking your trying to starve it.  I didn't notice any weight drop off until just the last two days.  I had nightmares that I would have this surgery and still wouldn't be able to lose any weight, but now I'm starting to see some results.

Take care and hope all continues to go well for you.

Kim

Congrats!  I'm glad things are going smoothly.  Each day will get better.  I'm so looking forward to the pureed food stage - I'm very tired of the shakes.  On the other hand, I don't really want to eat anything.  Anyway, the point is that things will normalize over time.  Stay focused on today.   Best wishes.

Don't worry about the weight right now.  Concentrate on healing and following postop instructions.  It's not uncommon for people to gain weight after surgery due to fluid changes and inflammation, or the body holding on.  You will see the weight drop soon!