Six Days Out..could use some help

[Guest guest]

I want to thank all of you who kept me and my family in prayer during my

surgery. I am out, and everything went fine. My surgery was 6/1. I am

still in some pain, and having a bit of a hard time sipping things. It

seems that everything I sip hurts...jello, broth, shake...it all causes

me to have what feels like a good, old fashioned SERIOUS tummy ache. I

know that I am not getting in enough protein or water, at this point, so

I have started feeding myself through the g-tube, as the doctor

suggested. I have also had a hard time getting rid of gas. I am

bloated, and no matter how much I walk or move around, it just stays

there, immovable! I never thought there would ever be a time when I

would pray I could pass gas!

The funniest thing, though, is that I have been reading this group for

almost a year. I went into this surgery feeling as though, thanks to

all of you, I was as prepared as I could possibly be, for any outcome.

I understood it all, and knew what to do. But now, as I sit here with

staples and tubes and a horrible stomach ache, I feel like I know

nothing. It's as if all my knowledge went away with the fog of

anesthetic. PLEASE...anyone out there, just remind me again what the

focus should be at this point. I am on full liquids, but having a hard

time with even broth. Should I be eating when I can, or 3 meals a day?

I'd appreciate a quick brush-up course on the first few weeks.

Thanks!

Cindy