How much?
OK. first of all do I count the day of surgery as a postop day? Surgery was
Tuesday morning so am I 4 days post of or 3?? LOL
second. How much should I be able to eat or drink right now? I have what
feels like a hungry feeling but could it just be where everything is not quite
right yet??? I am supposed to do liquid diets for 9 days starting today….I
drank some protein drink and ate a little jello about an hour ago for
breakfast…I now have that feeling Hungry??
last for now. the only pain i have is where the jp drain is..Will that go
away once its removed??? I cant even stand completely straight up on that size
and i have to hold that area when I walk…
Oh one more thing..The back of my legs are sore..is this normal?? maybe from
walking with just socks on in the hospital??
thanks
crystal
postop
11/18/03
365/354/200(mini goal)
August 28th, 2006 at 1:59 am
Hmmmm. Answers below:
> OK. first of all do I count the day of surgery as a postop day?
> Surgery was Tuesday morning so am I 4 days post of or 3?? LOL
To me, the day after the operation would be the first day post-op. I’m not
sure how others might call it.
Since you probably can’t do very much at a time it doesn’t surprise me that
you would experience a little hunger. But we also have head hunger, where we
think we should be hungry, until we learn the feelings of fullness in our
pouch. On liquids, stuff pretty much goes right through, except our pouch is a
bit swollen, so we can’t do much at one time.
The discomfort from the jp drain will go away, assuming that you don’t have an
infection. Did the doc give you any idea of when he would be pulling it? Mine
was pulled (I was a lap proxi) just before I left the hospital.
Don’t know, but if you find your legs swelling, call your doc immediately,
because this could be blood clots.
Pam in Niceville
August 28th, 2006 at 4:56 am
the drain is supposed to come out monday
August 28th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Good deal! That should help. When you’re there, talk to the docs about the
pain in your legs, UNLESS they start to swell. If they start to swell, get
thyself to the ER <G>. Better safe than sorry.
Pam
> the drain is supposed to come out monday
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