I Am Here!!

Hello everyone,

   I am doing okay... not great but not TOO bad either. I was earlier I thought the gas was going to kill me!! I have the gasX strips too! But, they werent working that great.. How many should I be taking to get some good results? I only took 2 then waited and took 4. I am starting to feel better now. I am having a hard  time NOT breathing while I eat or drink. ( eat a popsicle that is ) I am feeling okay but hope to be feeling better soon. I still feel pain where my stomach was manipulated and that could be some problems with gas bubbles too. I am planning on going to my support group tomorrow, get the kids school supplies and take my middle child to football pictures. I have been walking and going up and down the stairs pretty well. I am only able to walk about 5 min at a time on the treadmill. I walked for about 10.5 min and then again for 5, but by bedtime I was hurting really bad. So, I decided several times at 5min would be easier on me and hurt less. I am struggling on the fluids, I doubt I am getting all 32 oz in but I am doing my best. I have a hard time drinking without getting gas... Is anyone else having this problem?

Lori,
It's great to see you on here. I'm glad you're doing okay. Sorry I don't have any advice on the gas x strips as I didn't use them. Perhaps I should have though, because up until this morning I thought I was going to die from gas pains.   It's all gone today, thankfully. I went out today and got my school books (my husband carried them for me), then went to Wal-Mart and got a few things. After that I was pooped!

A side note, with possibly tmi, I was really concerned about passing gas and having a bm (probably because every single person in the hospital asked me that about 20 times a day), so every time I went to the bathroom, I would strain to try to force it and am now suffering with an ugly hemmrhoid. sp? My experienced advice would be, relax and it will come out on its own time.

Glad you're doing well.
Brandy

hi Lori it was good to talk to you the other day even if you did sound a little drugged lol
I hope you are doing well , sounds like you are moving around a lot and doing good.
dont over do  it with taking the kids here and there. are you suppose to be driving yet???
I know Dr. H says not to but i have used a straw since day one cause it is the only way i can keep the air at bay.
take care and let me know if i can help you out in anyway at all. oh and try to come to the support meeting in Springfield if you can to our clothing exchange.