Hey you all

Well well well what can I say but thank you all for your prayers and well thoughts. I love you all. Thanks Julia for being there for me it was so nice to have you there with me when I was so nervous. THE GAS IS HORRIBLE!!!!!! I am feeling ok but this feeling in my upper stomach hurts. I am not getting rid of the gas and wish that I could. Other than that I just want to sleep alot. I know I'm not supposed to lay around but that is all I want to do with this horrible weather. The ice is so thick it doesnt even crack when you walk on it. So slippery that I dont want to walk outside in fear that I will fall down. How did everyone survive this liquid diet. My husband is doing all the cooking (thank god) but I want to eat it so bad. Dont worry I would never but I sure do want too. Well thanks again all and I am home and doing pretty good. Love you all Gretta

Gretta. walk around and around in your house . take two gas x strips at once. and walk and walk some more. the gas will go away. things will get better. the hungry is head hunger. believe me if you tried to eat it you wouldnt keep it down. dont even try. lol Glad you are doing ok. and it will get better. it will. Jan

congrats Gretta...I got gas too..lol Jan is right about gas x it works..proud of us...lol vesta

Thanks Jan~ Oh no dont worry I wouldnt try to eat, I want to very badly but would never try right now. So can I get those gas x strips at walgreens or walmart? Its so hard to get out of the house today I will try tomarrow. If the gas hasnt gone away by tomarrow. Hopefully it will. Yeah I have been walking around the house as much as I can. I sure hope thats enough. Do you know when I can stop worrying about those blood clots? That is my only worry as of now. GRetta

Hey Gretta, We used to have a few positions for gas for our patients.(1). the knee chest position which works the best, but don't think you can do yet. You get on your knees on the bed and keeping your legs in place lay the upper part of your body down. Like butt in the air!!! It does work but I don't even know if I can do that now let alone after surgery! (2) Use a heating pad or something warm and lay on one side for about 15 minutes then turn to the other for the same time. Sometimes that gets things moving. And like they said get some GAS-X strips. They just melt on your tongue.I am glad your appt. is the 23rd. Hopefully we will have better weather by then. I will meet you and Kat at Dr. H. that day. Take care and if I can help in any way call me. Julia