Five Days Out!! I would strongly recommend having someone stay with you for a week post-op.Things you take for granted fly out the window. Like getting in and out of a chair or bed all by yourself. Cutting into healthy tissue, even if it is done laparoscopically, hurts! Six incisions into your belly is a lot. Thinking about food and getting the amount of protein and water you need really isn't on your mind yet either. They do it all for you in the hospital, but you are on your own at home so having someone to help is the best. I made sure I went grocery shopping before surgery so I had everything I would need afterwards helped. Even then it seems as if someone has gone to the store everyday for something. Like replacement yogurt when the original stuff I bought had too high of a sugar content and made me feel sick.
Last night I made it the whole night without pain meds! Wahoo! I have been sleeping in our recliner ar home because it is easier to get in and out of with minimal help. My goal by Monday is to be back in my regular bed. That will be nice. I doze on and off throughout the day. Long stretches of sleep are off limits because I need to stay hydrated. It is recommended that you not sleep longer than an hour at a time during the day.
Food right now consists of broth, jello, yogurt and Cream of Wheat cereal. Broth has become my new best friend. Adding in one new food at a time is important! You need to know what will bother you and what does not. So broth for breakfast, which I would never have eaten before, tastes really good! It also provides me with some liquid while I am eating. Drinking fluids a half hour before, during or a half hour after is a no-no!
A new normal! A new journey! I am embracing it with open arms!
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