1 week post op

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I am 1 week post surgery. I had my gall bladder out as well. I feel pretty

good. I do seem to burp a lot. I also feel like I have a lump in my throat at

times. I am hoping this is my body adjusting. I am tolerating liquids well.

At times it seems sluggish but things are going down. I was told a full liquid

diet for 5 days and then soft foods. I am a little nervous about starting soft

foods so soon! I had a tough time with the air they pump into you for surgery.

I still feel a slight discomfort in upper shoulders and collar bone region. I

am having spasms too though the getting less frequent and intense. None during

the day and I made it through the night last night. Rolled over this morning

and that triggered a very mild one. I am hoping all this is normal! Lynne

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Hi, Lynne! Sounds like you're doing just fine! I had shoulder pain for a good

two weeks. Was on soft foods in about three days. Take it as slowly as you

need to. I still had some small episodes of regurging through the end of the

fifth month, but the last three weeks have been *perfect* -- so as my surgeon

said: you don't see a lot of improvement from day to day, but progress from week

to week. At this point, finally, I'd have to say I'm about where I was seven

years ago, before this all started.

AT six months out, I've regained all the lost weight (sixty pounds) and am back

on low carb, lol! My hair stopped falling out about a month after surgery (end

of December, 2011), and is growing in very nicely -- even got a compliment on

how good it looked this past weekend! Spasms were an issue up until the

regurging started (six years ago), but haven't been since. Haven't had a bout

with heartburn for four months. In all? I'm delighted!!

Yep, I DO have to remember to eat slow and drink while eating -- of I do those

two things, I seem to be able to eat anything I would have before, even

sammiches!

Welcome to the post Heller experience!

in WV

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> I am 1 week post surgery. I had my gall bladder out as well. I feel pretty

good. I do seem to burp a lot. I also feel like I have a lump in my throat at

times. I am hoping this is my body adjusting. I am tolerating liquids well.

At times it seems sluggish but things are going down. I was told a full liquid

diet for 5 days and then soft foods. I am a little nervous about starting soft

foods so soon! I had a tough time with the air they pump into you for surgery.

I still feel a slight discomfort in upper shoulders and collar bone region. I

am having spasms too though the getting less frequent and intense. None during

the day and I made it through the night last night. Rolled over this morning

and that triggered a very mild one. I am hoping all this is normal! Lynne

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