did i make the right decision

[Mrs.Edwards]

I can't sleep
I feel nauseous
I'm in pain
I can keep anything down
I keep feeling like I have to vomit...and it hurts my stomach so bad when I gag...
This is day 3 post-op
I'm ready for some relief and sleep
I think I'm getting dehydrated

[Louise78]

Day 3 & Day 10 post op were the worst days for me. Just try to drink as much as possible. Try something different than you've been drinking. Poweraide Zero was the only thing that didn't make me gag. It gets easier everyday. Good luck to you!

[ScouterJim]

I'm sorry to hear that you are suffering. I can assure you that it does get better. for now try to hydrate as much as you can handle and remember just sips.

[kacie77]

Hope you feel better soon...I promise it gets better! Just keep sip sip sipping!

[1202newme]

Days 4-6 were my worse days and I stayed in bed .... Sip sip sip..... I did manage to get in a little thin yogurt. You will pull through and in a few days you will be thankful for the journey. God bless you

[kenson]

I felt exactly like you did on my first day. Like everyone has said sip, sip, sip on water. Every few minutes, take a sip of water. Are you taking pain meds? take your meds, they will help you tremendously. My heart goes out to you because I know the feeling. If it gets too bad, call your surgeon because they can prescribe something for you. Feel better!

[DebCos]

I can't add any advice over what has been given, but it DOES get better.

[TheatreChick93]

The only other advice I have is walk walk walk. I was the same as you and the walking was the ONLY thing that got me through the gas pains. That and sip, sip, sip. It will get better.

[Gordita]

it gets awesome. you just have to live through this part. sip sip sip. hugs-gordita

[cansel]

Don't give up! Just tell yourself it takes time. I was so sick for the first 8 weeks. My surgery was a revision, and I ended up having a stricture <sp> at 3 weeks. I was not getting enough protein and I stayed dehydrated. 8 weeks to the day after my surgery it was like a light switch was flipped. I felt amazing. I've never regretted the surgery, even during all that I went through, I just kept telling myself the recovery time will pass.

You need to call your doctor if you are in pain and you cannot keep anything down. Because although some pain is not out of the question for some people, the other is. You have to be able to get fluids in you.

[jessiejess]

I felt like you. I cried and was in pain and kept saying "What have I done to myself. What have I done to my body!". Then, little by little, I started feeling better. Try to sip one to two ounces of water ever 15 minutes. I literally set a timer to do this. You do NOT want to end up back in the hospital from being dehydrated.
Just get rest, sip, and try to keep the pain under control. If you have pain meds, take them. If not, call your doctor to get some. I wouldn't have made it my first two weeks without them.
I promise you it gets better. Once you start to feel better, and start to see that scale move, you'll realize it was all worth it. Hang in there. This will pass.

[Khartt]

I do hope you are feeling better. If you aren't call you surgeons office, you shouldn't suffer and you don't want to get dehydrated.

[Golden ticket]

Hi, I'm going in of revision in 9 days and I'm kinda freakin out when u said 8 weeks to feel better ......ugh. What is stricture ?

[CountryGirl72]

This is exactly how I was for a couple weeks after surgery. I wasn't in pain though. It gets better with time. Hope u feel better soon. I'm 6 weeks post-op now. Drink Gatorade... That's what I was told to do because the electrolytes will help keep u hydrated if you can't get water in very well. Don't worry about protein yet, just staying hydrated!

I can't sleep
I feel nauseous
I'm in pain
I can keep anything down
I keep feeling like I have to vomit...and it hurts my stomach so bad when I gag...
This is day 3 post-op
I'm ready for some relief and sleep
I think I'm getting dehydrated

[ximmia]

I'm sorry that you're feeling like this. Almost everyone has a little 'buyers remorse' a few days out. Right now don't worry much about anything but taking care of yourself. Don't worry too much about nutrition. Drink enough of whatever stays down to keep from being dehydrated, and rest. Your body has just been invaded and it will take time for it to heal. I can promise it'll get better, and a month from now look back on this post and compare how you feel now to how you feel then.