4- Days post op =The Hunger

Nov 22, 2010

CURRENTLY ON THE 1 WEEK CLEAR LIQUID DIET

So I'm day 4 post op and the hunger is starting to set in. I can't blame my family for eating regular but i do (ever so often) shoot them with dirty looks. I'm starting to get emotional at the fact that i can not eat and the tears are bugging me. I thought i was strong enough to do this but every day I'm hit with the realism that it has been 18 days since I've had anything of substance in my stomach. (2 weeks pre-op + 4 days post op).

-I had an issue with gas but it has been getting out and the gas pressure in my chest/stomach is dying down but i do notice a pain in my shoulders... i hope that is not where the gas went to hide.

- also i have noticed the that my steri-strips on my incisions are beginning to fall off. i guess that is good but there is one incision that has not healed fully and it hurts like all hell every time i cough, laugh, or even roll on to it while I'm sleeping.

- last but not least, my stomach tends to make weird noises... i think its because it's empty.

I have a 1 week post op visit with my surgeon on Wednesday and i hope i remember to tell him all of this.

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