One thing that makes me drink more water is if I'm drinking out of a glass that I like. This may sound silly, but it makes a difference to me. I like drinking out of a glass made of glass, not plastic, with a thin rim. I have these fancy water goblets that match my wine glasses and enjoy the feeling of drinking water out of them. Also, figure out if you like room-temp water or cool. At work, I have an insulated mug with a lid that keeps my water cool, which I like. Good luck.

Your Mom is right! Give yourself a break... you just had major surgery! You're not going to feel up to par, let yourself rest. I put my dog in a dog resort - I know it's not that easy with kids... but maybe get some more help with them if you can. You need to be relaxing. Take it easy, some days are up, some I need to rest more. Just listen to your body.

Hi Annie! Your post was several days ago, so I am hoping you're feeling better! Had my RNY on 9/13 and the only terrible nausea I felt was for 24 hrs after surgery. They had to give me injections because it was so bad. I don't do narcotics very well it seems as the minute they took me off the morphine, I started to feel better! My plan had me on full liquids for days 2-11 post-op, then I advanced to thin puree, which will go through day 28. I've had discomfort from trying to eat too much and/or too fast, but nothing has lodged yet because I'm smooshing or pureeing everything that hits my mouth! My blood pressure has dropped very low and my energy level seems to have been affected. Doc says he can't just take me off the med, so we are in the process of weaning me. With that, the bp should come back up along with the energy level. So, I feel like a pile of pooh waiting for the energy to come back and can hardly wait to get back to work (crazy, I know). I'm just not used to all this down-time! Hopefully your "unpleasant" experiences lessen and normal routines start to settle in. Good things lie ahead for us! Take care ~ Kim

Well..I have been up in the air abou this since 2005, finalyy filled out all the paperwork, took the tests, and going thru the physical for clearance from, my Cardio guy. Meet with Dr. Scott Oct 3rd, and surgury will be either Dec 7th or 14th. MERRY Christmas!! I am so excited about this. Anybody else going in Dec?

Hi all the Fort Stewart Support Group next meeting is Tue Oct 9th 2007 at 7Pm. It is open to anyone. We meet in the second floor of the Hospital in the conference room. Any question please feel free to contact me. Hope to see you there. Diane