Post-op, Can You Help?

Hi, this is for post-ops. I am concern about a couple of things regarding my post-op. First is walking. Right now I can hardly walk from my desk to the bathroom, bedroom, or kitchen which all are very short distances, without my back hurting with this unbelievable excruciating pain. Not only that, but I can't breath, and am constantly trying to catch my breath when I walk even a short distance. I don't go anywhere anymore because of this, and when I do have to go shopping for food, I go to Wal-Mart and use their little golf carts. I am really concerned with walking after surgery. I don't want blood clots, but if I can't hardly walk now, how am I going to be able to walk after surgery. My second question is chewing food. I have been really trying hard to focus on chewing my food longer when I eat to prepare myself for after surgery. But I constantly am catching myself swallowing way before I should. Out of habit I guess. But I am afraid that I will do the same thing after surgery. Anyone else faced this problem, and how did you solve it? Thanks you, Edie [email protected] Open RNY Surgery Date: July 27, 1999 Dr. Baker/Little Rock, Arkansas Benefit Administrators/First Source $176 Month/Family Plan "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched...but are felt in the heart." Helen Keller

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