2 Days PostOP!

Well Im 2 days post op and doing great. I have been up walking and trying hard to sip, sip, sip my water. Not so easy to do. Im so gald I made the decision I did. I have alreay lost 4 pounds. The soreness from my incisions is the worst and I have been having such a difficult time sleeping and getting comfortable at night. Any suggestions for sleeping and getting more comfortable??? Good luck to all of you who have surgery coming up. THe best advice I can give is to start walking as soon as you can! It has made a huge difference for me!

I've heard sitting in a recliner helps to sleep.

Hi Karen, I sure know what you mean. I am 5 days post op and I have yet to have a decent night's sleep. I wake up drenched around my neck and hairline. I think I heard it is the aenethisa working its way out of our systems. I imagine after a few weeks decent sleep will come. I am just being patient and waiting to see what happens next. I was like you and had lost 4 pounds, then today I got weighed and it said 14 lbs.!! We are on our way Karen. Good Luck to you.. and keep in touch. Diana

HI Diana- 14 pounds! wow! You rock! How much fun is it to get on the scale and see the numbers go down instead of up! Its like a game! I am sleeping much better. Last night was the first night that I slept through the night, with the exception of having to get up to pee (all tha****er ;). I haven't been sweating at night, but did in the hospital and f or the first night at home I did. I am still in the thin puree phase where I am eating 1 oz. of protein and 1 0z of pureed fruits or vegetables. It is so hard to get all the water in and my nonoptional protein shake takes me 1 1/2 hours to finish. Crazy! I feel great! Lets keep up the great work and do keep in touch! Karen