4 days Post Op

Weird it's only been 4 days cause it feels like 4 weeks!  I am down 17 lbs since the beginning of my journey. I lost 10 lbs on my preop diet and 7 lbs since my surgery. Right now my main goal is to stay his rated so I'm sip sip sipping Gatorade and Crystal light and Sugar Free Jello. I also sip in small shot glass size cups of protien shakes. I do not want to be one dehydrate and end up back in the Hospitol though. 

The hardest thing so far I have ha to deal with is the gas pain. They pump gas into your belly during surgery so tey can see what there workin with. The more you move post op the faster the gas goes away. So I have been walking a lot, and taking Gas X Strips. It's pretty painful at times though. Also when I swallow anything my atomach cramps up and starts growling and gurgling and makes the most god aweful noises! This apparently is gas resistance. There is gas still in the belly that does not like it when stuff comes down. It is getting better though! 

The pain from the large in incision, (the one they pulled the stomach out of) hurts pretty bad. It's an annoying nagging, tugging pain. A heating pad on it helps!

I have felt hungry a few times but I stink or eat a pudding and it's ok. It's more head hunger than anything. The kids had Banquet Fried Chicken and Onion Rings last night and I was salivating for an hour!!! It will get better though. 

I'm positive this is going to all be worth it in the end!