Kathi_S
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I had my first postop visit today. I am 6 days postop. I have lost 3 pounds. My surgeon said that if he didn’t know I had surgery he would not have known by looking at me!
He asked about any pain I was having, and I told him I was having 3 types of pain.
He told me that having pain when I drink my water too fast is a good thing, it means he got a good tight seal on my stomach and it will be harder to stretch. He also told me that the slowing down drinking water is one of the hardest things to to retrain yourself to do.
He doesn't recommend anything for the gas, thinks it is better to let my digestive tract let itself work things out on its own. I have already had 4 bowel movements, without aid of any laxatives or stool softener so he doesn't want to throw in anything that might mess things up.
Of course the solution to the abdominal muscles is for me to be more careful.
He is really pleased with my progress. He did warn me that my weight loss was likely to slow down. I told him that I was aware of that, and was surprised that I had lost as much as I had so far.
So all in all, so far so good!
He asked about any pain I was having, and I told him I was having 3 types of pain.
- pain when I drink my 2 oz portion of water too fast
- gas pains
- muscle pains when I use abdominal muscles
He told me that having pain when I drink my water too fast is a good thing, it means he got a good tight seal on my stomach and it will be harder to stretch. He also told me that the slowing down drinking water is one of the hardest things to to retrain yourself to do.
He doesn't recommend anything for the gas, thinks it is better to let my digestive tract let itself work things out on its own. I have already had 4 bowel movements, without aid of any laxatives or stool softener so he doesn't want to throw in anything that might mess things up.
Of course the solution to the abdominal muscles is for me to be more careful.
He is really pleased with my progress. He did warn me that my weight loss was likely to slow down. I told him that I was aware of that, and was surprised that I had lost as much as I had so far.
So all in all, so far so good!
