Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Hi Paige, congratulations on your successful surgery. You're post sounds so much like my early post-op path so I'll answer as best as I can remember. Tylenol. I realize that for most of us the pain relieving qualities of Tylenol are not huge, but post surgery it is the safest pain killer we can take. Talk to your doc. Maybe he/she has other suggestions. Straight water was difficult for me to get down as an early postie. Consequently I ended up severely dehydrated and in the emergency room. After rehydration and potassium replacement I vowed I would do what it takes to get my water in and since drinking it at room temp the way my dr office recommended made it feel like rocks hitting my tummy I just couldn't take it that way anymore. I tried drinking my water at different temperatures and found that drinking it ice cold with a lemon, lime, or orange wedge really helped to get it down. At this point if you can't drink straight water, stick with the crystal lite and kool-aid. You're so early post that I certainly wouldn't worry about taking in too many calories. One of the big things that I noticed is that if I took in too FEW calories my weightloss stalled. Like you I often felt like I was eating so often. What I did was started using fitday.com and realized that I actually wasn't eating enough. Fitday is a handy tool if you're concerned about your calorie intake and expenditures. As soon as I got out of the hospital I was raring to go. Felt like I'd never had surgery at all and I could take on the world. About two weeks after surgery I was hit with great fatigue and could hardly lift my arms long enough to dry my hair. Your body has suffered great trauma because of the surgery, you are consuming very few calories, and anesthisia is still working its way out of your system. Yes, fatigue as an early postie is definitely typical. Mood swings and depression are also very typical after any surgery. Anesthesia has that affect on a lot of people. You're probably not feeling up to par and that can take its toll. Possibly, like many, you are experiencing the remorse syndrom. I know I had a hard time not being able to turn to food to make me feel better and I knew I had a long road ahead to better health and that all added stress. Good luck on your journey and I hope you begin to feel better soon. Toi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Hi Paige, congratulations on your successful surgery. You're post sounds so much like my early post-op path so I'll answer as best as I can remember. Tylenol. I realize that for most of us the pain relieving qualities of Tylenol are not huge, but post surgery it is the safest pain killer we can take. Talk to your doc. Maybe he/she has other suggestions. Straight water was difficult for me to get down as an early postie. Consequently I ended up severely dehydrated and in the emergency room. After rehydration and potassium replacement I vowed I would do what it takes to get my water in and since drinking it at room temp the way my dr office recommended made it feel like rocks hitting my tummy I just couldn't take it that way anymore. I tried drinking my water at different temperatures and found that drinking it ice cold with a lemon, lime, or orange wedge really helped to get it down. At this point if you can't drink straight water, stick with the crystal lite and kool-aid. You're so early post that I certainly wouldn't worry about taking in too many calories. One of the big things that I noticed is that if I took in too FEW calories my weightloss stalled. Like you I often felt like I was eating so often. What I did was started using fitday.com and realized that I actually wasn't eating enough. Fitday is a handy tool if you're concerned about your calorie intake and expenditures. As soon as I got out of the hospital I was raring to go. Felt like I'd never had surgery at all and I could take on the world. About two weeks after surgery I was hit with great fatigue and could hardly lift my arms long enough to dry my hair. Your body has suffered great trauma because of the surgery, you are consuming very few calories, and anesthisia is still working its way out of your system. Yes, fatigue as an early postie is definitely typical. Mood swings and depression are also very typical after any surgery. Anesthesia has that affect on a lot of people. You're probably not feeling up to par and that can take its toll. Possibly, like many, you are experiencing the remorse syndrom. I know I had a hard time not being able to turn to food to make me feel better and I knew I had a long road ahead to better health and that all added stress. Good luck on your journey and I hope you begin to feel better soon. Toi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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