Naynay31

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Hi,
I had a lot of gas after surgery and lived on Gas X strips - they were a lifesaver. I also had to use dolcolax and still do from time to time as I have a very "slow" system. When this happens my stomach feels very full.
I still have trouble wanting to eat at all, but when my energy dips, I get cranky and know I need to eat.
Still have trouble getting in all my Protein and Water....but we are a work in progress
Hang in there

I am a hospital employee with a fast paced job. I took 2 weeks exactly and they were my vacation days. Sometimes it's just mind over matter. I'm now 6 weeks out and going strong.

I paid for my short term disability so I used it! Why not?

Hello everyone~
I am facing a very frustrating situation. I had timed my surgery for around the time I would not longer be employed. Or so I thought... What should have been a done deal unraveled and now we have no idea when our department will be reorganized. I am a medical transcriptionist and I work from home, so it isn't like I have to do a lot to get to work, lol. I have used up all my sick time getting ready for surgery so any time off I take will be unpaid, which can only go on for so long. Ugh, I am kinda freaking out now.
I don't actually have my surgery date yet. I guess I am just freaking out about still being employed when I do have it. How weird is that??
So, anyway, how long were you off before you went back to work? Did you start slowly (like half days at first) or did you wait until you could put in a full day? How long until you were not completely worn out after a day of work?

I am having surgery November 5th so I am looking for shakes with a good amount of Protein, not a big fan of milk, seen the Kellogg to go Breakfast shake mixes wondering if anyone has tried them? How about adding ice and blending it? Also I bought the PB2 powder and was thinking about adding it... Are these things I can do once I get home from the hospital?
Please help...

So far I've had runny cream of wheat, refried Beans w/cheese, & egg beaters and no problems yet. Fingers crossed!

It's so strange how everyone's post op diet is. I'm only allowed Water non carbonated drinks no caffeine my Protein Shakes. Skim milk. Greek yogurt under 19g of sugar. Cream of ... Soup low fat kind. For 2 weeks. No applesauce or anything pureed until week 2-4

I had my gastric bypass on the 29th. I was 368.5 prior to surgery. I'm just now starting to eat some applesauce. Tomorrow, I am going to try yogurt and a Protein shake throughout the day. I'm hoping before long to be able to stop the pain meds. I need them the most right after I wake up and start moving and after I've been moving quite a bit during the day. But I was taking them every 4 hours to stay ahead of the pain and now, I'm going to try not to take any tonight at all once I go to bed. I do have a high pain tolerance so that may help. I'm fortunate in that my Mom is helping me keep track of everything so I don't have to do it all on my own right now.
Hopefully, we can support each other throughout this journey.
Elizabeth

Cough hurts me a little bit... moving not a problem for me either. It hurts to drink Water when I drink too fast.
I am very sensitive to smells, I can't stand the smell of garlic and fried stuff, its like I am pregnant... but I am not so
its probably more psychological than physical. I had the surgery abroad I have just arrived home, 2 hours flight but everything went well, not so exhausted as I expected.

Thanks for all the support I am feeling really excited myself
I can see thought that the diet is not the same for everyone for example
my doctor told me to start eating after 3 days so I have already had some yogurt and baby food.
Also, Protein shakes are not really part of the diet here. In Europe there are not many products
for Protein powder... but still it would be easier to take in the minimum amount of Protein.
Are there any other Europeans who can help with this?
My postop pains are almost totally gone, the only thing is that I feel like air stuck between my ribs, but it could be worse...
Yesterday I walked for two and a half hour...
- Dora

i'm really new to all of this.im on here looking for support.i had the gastric bypass surgery done .im 24 years old and weigh 359 .

@@Beni lmfao, I was doing something like that when I first got here, the sink is outside the bathroom so I was wetting the floor with the shower. Now that my period is here I don't want to make a mess I would die if I was seen dumping bloody towels. @@layknee no I don't feel anything on my cchest, it hurts when it hits the pit. My surgeon just left, he feels so bad for me. He doesn't know when I will leave but if this pain doesn't go away, they are going to make me swallow a camera pill to see what's going on inside. My son came to see me today, and he went from hugging me and kissing me to kicking and pulling my iv lol. My stomach hurts so much right now but not as bad as when I first got here. My doctor said that in 11 years I'm his only patient with this, and that in his group of surgeons only 3 people including me has had it. I could see how bad he felt for me lol. He has added tylenol to my morphene to see if it brings down any swelling and he told me that I don't have to eat or drink anything until I feel I can.

liquids, my new full time job.
What are you all able to drink 4 to 5 days after surgery? I was told to sip 1 oz per 15 minutes and sip slowly and if I felt like something was stuck in my stomach to stop. Well, I sip, burp, stop. I am so scarred of bursting my pouch which can happen more easily in the first 3 weeks and yes, even Water can do it. Because I don't take any pain meds I feel everything.
At this point I am lucky to get 40 Oz in a day.
Wondering if I am expecting too much of myself.

I will be careful, usually if I have to lift we always have to do it with another person at least. I know what people to call on when I need help lifting. Plus it depends on what they are having me do, I am a float CNA so I'm all over the hospital, I may do a close observation one day, on a floor another day or monitoring a group of people via a monitor. I have choices, most of the staffing people know I've had surgery and can accommodate me well.

I haven't had to take pain meds, other than Tylenol since the day after I got home. But it was making me sick to my stomach. (Liquid Lortab) there's days when I feel like I need more than the tylenol though. I have only one incision area that's giving me most of the pain. It's about 2 1/2" long. My 7 other little ones aren't bad. You could try tylenol every 4 hours and see if that's sufficient?

Still in Hospital. I may go home today. We will see. Still in a lot of pain. I can only go about 3 hours between pain meds. One good news though... I passed gas today! Never thought I would be so excited! Just typing this wears me out. Going to rest now. I will check in later.

I probably over did it. I had two gowns (more like long night shirts) and used both. I used the underwear and I am so thankful that I took sports bras! I used my own toiletries. I also took some skid resistant house shoes. They came in handy for my many walks. Surprisingly I only used my phone, I didn't use my iPad.

Question I don't feel full especially when drinking Water so any help is it normal? When I eat I feel s lil something but no cramping in the even and I drink slow but not sipping and I'm not sure if that ok or is something wrong

Some desolve and some don't I have glue

I'm at 2 weeks post op I'm on soft foods.

About to leave for the hospital. Surgery is scheduled for 7. If it wasn't real before, it is now.

My surgery is October 31st (this Friday). I think I'm more nervous than I am excited.

Like @@kimodell69 said, it's amazing how a bunch of strangers have been so supportive and wonderful support for each other. This really is an amazing group of people. I haven't been as active as some but I very much appreciate you all. Thank you so much!

could have been your positioning during surgery. You should tell your primary care doctor.