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I am not getting the three meals a day and three milk snacks. Today was five hour round trip day on top of labs CT for bladder and cystoscope. Urole gist says the ureter looks weird but is not enlarged like it was before. When it had nine laparoscopic staples in it. Bladder looks healthy no cancer or disease. Need to pay more attention for UTI’s. So the medicine he had me on between last visit and today did help a lot. Not as much urgency and not as many problems with leakage. I may get to go back to real cotton underwea, imagine that. I won’t know how to do that. LO L. I will too. Gonna check back in six months. Got a call from doc on way home, the radiologist said that the ct showed shadow spot on my lung has increased in size since last picture taken 2 or three years ago. He asked if it was okay to consult with primary. I explained I just moved my primary to the local clinic after my primary at main hospital passed away in October. Yes it is very okay.
 
Roni, sometimes stress incontinence happens just because your crowded abdomen bends your urethra like a garden hose. A simple surgical procedure, using an incision in the vagina, will fix it. It doesnt even hurt afterward.

It sounds like its a good thing youre being so examined. Know your body.
 
They were checking for fallen bladder after hysterectomy. Good news it is healthy doesn’t appear at this time to need to be tacked up. I am honored and feel privileged with the access I have for health care. I do not take it likely. To make it even more interesting I start Medicare March 1 for additional coverage But the VA takes care of billing For everything as my primary.
 
i really need to focus today to have everything in place for tomorrow. Sunday is covid test before surgery. Then stay at hotel and get transported to hospital for surgery on Monday. Am having husband drop me off since hospital is not allowing visitors, then he can come back Tuesday and get me. That lets him take care of our Boston terriers While I am in hospital. Plus I need to reread my digestive book for the surgery stuff And afterwards. I have read on many posts how some places don’t have all the resources I have and I am planning to upload some of mine when I determine the best place for it.
 
Glad to hear you made it to the other side! My dr used the anti nausea patch, but it kept coming off in my hair, so I’m not sure how much that helped. I got the pills also to help with nausea.
 
The vomiting scared me. I was sure i would bust my stitches. And because they took my gallbladder, everything was GREEN! TOOK ABOUT 3 DAYS FOR ALL THE BILE TO PUKE OUT!

You have had major surgery and its super- important to protect yourself.

  1. Get a binder and wear it protectively.*
  2. Take a fiber laxative or live to regret it.
  3. If you're sitting up, hug a pillow all the time.
  4. Sip water all the time. Use a sippy cup if you can't manage a glass or bottle. DONT USE A STRAW.
  5. WATER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD, but REAL BROTH is better than salty boullion.
*you can buy one at the hardware store, but most docs will give you one. If not, ASK.
 
dianeseattle said:
The vomiting scared me. I was sure i would bust my stitches. And because they took my gallbladder, everything was GREEN! TOOK ABOUT 3 DAYS FOR ALL THE BILE TO PUKE OUT!

You have had major surgery and its super- important to protect yourself.

  1. Get a binder and wear it protectively.*
  2. Take a fiber laxative or live to regret it.
  3. If you're sitting up, hug a pillow all the time.
  4. Sip water all the time. Use a sippy cup if you can't manage a glass or bottle. DONT USE A STRAW.
  5. WATER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD, but REAL BROTH is better than salty boullion.
*you can buy one at the hardware store, but most docs will give you one. If not, ASK.
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I like the pillow idea all others I have checked off. Thank you diane
 
Well I think I have been doing the diet wrong. Clear liquid is what the book says but I have exception to add my antibiotics and duloxitine. So sent message after not getting return call yesterday and called again today. Waiting on call back. Does need to go to store. And pick up eye glasses.
 
Roni, call the receptionist and say you have an urgent question and youd like to speak with ANY available surgeon. Your meds issue should have been addressed before you went home.

Also any bariatric nurse in a doctors office can advise you.
 
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dianeseattle said:
Roni, call the receptionist and say you have an urgent question and youd like to speak with ANY available surgeon. Your meds issue should have been addressed before you went home.

Also any bariatric nurse in a doctors office can advise you.
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The meds is fine. Duloxitine is a SSRI, if you stop cold turkey there is usually withdrawal. By the 4-5 day I get squirrels. So I got permission. And the antibiotic for UTI. I was instructed to empty the from the capsule. That antibiotic is soooo nasty Even after I put it in pudding. The duloxitine not as nasty but again empty the capsule. So I tried the Greek yogurt whips and that seems to help some. I did finally get to talk to the dietician around 4 pm today, after calling back again today. In the guide they gave when I first started in July the diet is “ clear liquid” for the first week After surgery. In the papers on release it says I could be on full liquid. My poor brain was going crazy, wondering if I was doing something wrong And which one was the real one. The answer is from what I put in the message I am doing good. No nausea, no heartburn, some tummy noises every so often but doing good. I got my new eyeglasses today they have purple frames. All is good.
 
Tuesday I go to puréed/applesauce consistency foods plus oatmeal with pb powder for breakfast. I am so excited. And return to the daily food log. Groan. But I will stick to it for the next year. I am adding a picture of the log book I had made from the papers the dietician gave me. I put the date in upper right hand corner. Then I can add times when I eat Next to the meal or snack. At the space in the bottom I can write stuff about the day, how I feel, if something triggered a bad food choice or my biggie missing meals or snacks while on road (five hour round trip to dr appointments). I added a pic of the log in the pic section.
 
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