good days- bad days

I've had some good days and other days not quite as good.  JP tubes came out yesterday so that helps. I thought I would have a million staples but after removing steri strips I noticed everything was done internally with the exception of about 16 staples which will come out on Monday.

Since having surgery I've noticed that everything I eat is very bitter to me. I have a  hard time eating anything because it just doesn't taste good. I believe I heard somewhere that the anesthesia can affect our taste buds. If so, any suggestions on how to get stuff down or do I just need to wait for this to work thru my body? I only take Ibuprophen and Tylenol for pain so I don't think that affects my taste buds. Any ideas would be great.

congrats on your surgery. You have such a fantastic time ahead of you. Your brand new designer insides are all swollen, angry, and need to start healing. I wouldn't worry about eating.  The eating part comes later.  Right now the most important thing is to keep hydrated and walking. . 

I remember not feeling hungry for weeks. Food repulsed me. Everything tasted horrible. Believe me, that changes. 

Keep something to drink near by or in your hand all the time. When you're not sipping away, move around. Even a nice slow walk around the house is good.