Home from Surgery!

Hi all, Surger was Febuary 5th at 9am. Everything went wonderful and my upper GI was good, no leaks. I actually went home the following day around 4pm. My doc made me stay till then. I'm doing good but it's really hard to get all my fluids in, I must admit I haven't. Not because I don't want to but because yesterday I was so bloated I couldn't. It will get better and I will keep trying! All in all a good experience and I know it can only get better. I've lost 6 lbs since surgery! Total of 16 from my highest weight at the bariatric center! Good luck to everyone approaching surgery and thank you to everyone for your support leading up to mine. Shanna

Congratulations on your surgery! My surgery was on the 5th as well but I didn't get to go home until Wednesday. I can totally relate to the bloating feeling. Have you found anything to help that feeling go down?

Angel, Congratulations on your surgery as well! The only things I can recommend are 1. don't drink Sugar Free Tang! and 2. DON'T drink out of a straw! I made both mistakes yesterday and paid for them! Today I feel much better and have stuck to water and no straws, I can't believe the difference! I also have started using gas-x strips(on the tongue) and they seem to help. The chewables made my stomach hurt worse.

Welcome home Shanna! I know where you're coming from with the liquids... It was so bad for me that I couldn't drink the water straight. I had to add something to it like the Crystal Light packets. I don't know why. Now, at 1 year, 1 month and 3 days hehehe I can drink over 100 oz of water a day! (plain too!) Congrats on your loss, you're on the right track! Jaci