I have to admit that I'm just really tired and I didn't feel like doing anything at all today. I had my surgery on February 17th and I spent the night in the hospital which was horrible, but I don't like being in the hospital anyway. Now that I'm home I've been up and walking around, I did dishes and a small load of laundry today. Finally had enough energy to stand in the shower, that was an amazing feeling! I am glued shut, no staples, with tiny pieces of gauze over top and then a clear plastic piece over that like a big round Band-Aid. I have 5 incisions total. I still have some gas floating around in my abdomen, but as it gets absorbed I take a gas-x dissolvable strip and it helps with the bloating. I made myself Jell-O today. I recommend the sugar free Jell-O you make and not the premade cups. I tried a small taste of one of those and it made my stomach hurt so I drank 2 ounces of chicken broth instead. I can tell when my stomach is full and when it is in the process of emptying. Close to being full is a tight satisfying feeling, but when my stomach is emptying it almost feels like a vacuum and I get this weird burp feeling. It definitely helps to sip my water all day long, that stops the strange emptying feelings. I have not over-filled my stomach yet and I hope that I never mindlessly do it. I'm still hurting pretty good on my right side, that's the side my stomach was taken out of. Thank the lord for abdominal binders, I had to hold my stomach in the shower today because to let it hang just hurt way too much. I was told to sleep at a 45 degree angle, I'm assuming to not put pressure on my incisions and to help with possible reflux. I tried to sleep in my mothers craftmatic bed, that was the most uncomfortable thing I've ever tried to do. So half way through the night I went out in the living room and slept in the recliner. That worked out much better and I had a lot less pain in my back and stomach. I know this is too much information, but I got excited about it and you will too, I passed gas for the first time today and it was such a relief on my poor abdomen. I do feel better today than I have since the surgery, the day of and the day after were hard for me. I really really don't like being in the hospital, but I was in pain laying in that stupid bed. the only relief I got in the hospital was when they gave me ice chips and pain meds. Best sleep ever!! I truly cant wait for tomorrow, I'm hoping I feel as big a difference in my healing as I did today. I think the tiredness will wane as soon as I can have some protein shakes. Right now I'm strictly water, sugar free Jell-O, chicken broth, and I had a sugar free popsicle that didn't really agree with me, but I may have taken in too much of it. I have a digital kitchen scale and when I made my Jell-O I set the cup on the scale and zeroed out the weight and slowly poured my Jell-O in until it said 2 fluid ounces. I do the same with the chicken broth, its just easier for me to be sure I'm getting in what they want me to every 2 hours. I'm sipping an Atkins brand LIFT Protein Drink (its clear liquid) right now and I think its still too much for my stomach to handle, glad I took it slow. Maybe in a couple days i'll be able to handle it. I just feel like I need some vitamins and nourishment, definitely some more calories than what I'm able to take in. I'm trying to walk around so I don't get blood clots in my legs but I'm just so tired from not getting that much calories and zero carbs. Sorry to ramble, those were just a few things I wanted to get out there so if you're starting this journey soon you know what to expect in your first couple days. Also, keep a pillow handy in case you get nausea or have to cough or sneeze, that really doesn't feel good at all. Plus side, I lost 7 pounds in 2 days!