Jasley

Thank you all so much for your wonderful advice and encouragement. I am now 13 days post op and have found that drinking is much easier! WHEW! I learned to stop timing myself to drink every 15 minutes as my NUT instructed and just sip Water all day long. I'm able to get all my fluids down now and feel much better! NOW I want FOOD!!! LOL

Hello my fellow fabulous fifties friends! (who doesn't love an alliteration?) I'm 55 and just had my RNY surgery on November 30, 21015. I'm still in the healing phase and choking down my liquids, but I'm looking forward to seeing the results that I'm reading about. A little nervous about the sagging, If I have to be honest. I've always looked a little younger than my 50's counterparts because of the wrinkle-reducing fluff, after weight loss - not so much. So, we'll see what that brings.

I had my bypass on 11/30 so I'm 8 days post-op today. My nutritionist's goal for me is 64 oz of Fluid including 60-80g of Protein. I am choking trying to get this Water down. I have tried 50/50 diluted clear juice, flavoring the water with Dysani drops and iced tea drops (a number of flavors), and using sf Jell-O to fill in for a couple ounces here and there. I feel like I'm being waterboarded trying to get this down. Additionally, it's very uncomfortable. I take small sips and even those are hurting every so often. I know I'm still healing, but ugh....my patience is wearing thin. Any recommendations on getting the job done? How long before I can swallow, belch, or heaven forbid hiccup without pain? The hiccup is the worst - you don't realize how much of your digestive system is involved in a hiccup until all of it is sore! I can't take the oxycodone because it makes me horrifically itchy, the tylenol tablets were getting stuck and children's tylenol makes me gag, so on top of it I'm suffering through without any pain relief. (By the way - if you want to just slap me and tell me to stop whining, I get it. I just reread what I wrote and I want to slap myself! Argh!!)

Hahaha. Oh my!! Sorry to laugh but that was a brilliant description. I'm now one week post op and my bowels are still a concern. Seems I can't swallow enough Colace to keep things moving. Unless of course I do, and then I better run.

I had my surgery a week ago which means my liquid diet included Thanksgiving. As much as I wanted to be with my family, I knew I would be miserable smelling all those wonderful smells. So, I stayed home, drank my liquids and kept busy putting up the Christmas tree. It wasn't a great day (I had a 20 minute pity party) but it was the best decision for me. Good luck. It's only one Christmas in a lifetime of them. Besides, like me, this may be the first year you don't gain over the holidays!!

Well kids, I'm on my way to the hospital. I have been pretty calm and ready this prep week and now I am a bundle of nerves and working on two whole hours of sleep (does anybody sleep before this?) See ya on the other side. Wish me luck!!

Are you sure it's a whole bottle of Miralax? Yep. A whole bottle. BUT....it's done! Well the drinking part is, doubtful the pooping part is. )

Well leave it to me to leave perusing the notes from my surgeon's appointment to the last minute. I am having my surgery on Monday and no one said anything about a bowel prep. Now I read that during Sunday's clear liquid day I need to take a whole bottle of Miralax. ???? Is this standard procedure?

Hello My1way - you found me! LOL Doesn't it suck that you take this huge step, you lose some weight and no one gives you the pat on the back you not only deserve but are secretly craving? Give them time to notice and you will get all the right attention. I don't know how old you are, but at my age we're all invisible. The thin ones, the fluffy ones, all of us. Oh well, maybe not such a bad thing. We can applaud ourselves while we slip under the radar of everyone else. I wish you continued success and I send you **applause** and accolades!!

@Pinkgirl123 - You are 100% right. I AM a tough New Yorker - problem is - I'm usually toughest on myself. I need to aim it outwards vs. inwards! @InnerSurferGirl - You make a solid point. Obesity and overeating is a disease and I'm doing what I need to do wipe it out of my life. @MrsKaje - I'm sorry you are struggling with the same embarrassment. Maybe we can both learn a little something from these other ladies. Good luck to me and to all of you

@@wgoodetcb - Hello my fellow Long Islander! Congratulations on having your surgery. I'm right behind you - mine will be on November 30th. I hope you're feeling better today. Please keep us posted on your progress. Best of luck!!

Thank you so much ladies for all your kind words and encouragement. You are ALL absolutely right and I plan on taking the bull by the horns and turn my attitude around. I have an appointment tomorrow with a therapist and I'm going to hit this head on. I think she'll be helpful in my continued weight loss journey after surgery as well.

Hi. I'm a 55 year old female New Yorker, who like everyone else here, has fought with my weight throughout my life. I've completed my 6 month weight loss program (during which I pretty much gained weight cos I had the "going to the electric chair" mentality) and my Gastric Bypass is scheduled for November 30th. One of my main issues from the start of this process - which has been years in the making between research, attending seminars and wrestling with the decision - is that I feel such a tremendous amount of shame. I have told only a select few people of my plans mostly because I am ashamed that I have let myself get to the point where I need surgery to lose weight. When I tell someone new it's not with excitement, it's with tears and remorse. I want to feel proud of my decision and excited that I'm taking my life (and my health) back, but I can't get past the regret and shame. Has anyone else felt this way? I really want to lift my attitude but I'm struggling.

Hi. I too was all geared up for the sleeve. I made an offhand comment to the nurse practitioner that I was suffering from reflux for a couple of days and she insisted I have a ph manometry test (dreadful!) to check my stomach acid. Well, apparently it was WAY off the charts and that nixed the sleeve option. It took me a while (and quite a few tears) to get used to the idea of gastric bypass, which I also felt was more invasive. I have some reservations still - I'm not sure about how certain medications will work with the bypass - but I'm moving forward and will be having my surgery on November 30 with you @@RCesarski!

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea during my sleep study as well. I was pretty sure I had it cos my sleep partner told me I snored like a buzzsaw and I knew I was having trouble breathing while trying to fall asleep. I am now on a CPAP machine and I LOVE IT! I used to get up twice a night to pee, now I sleep through the night. I have no problem falling asleep (now that I'm used to the machine) and I'm not exhausted during the day. My advice is take that diagnosis and run with it. As the above member said, it may make approval easier, your anesthesiologist needs to know, AND you'll sleep better. And don't forget, after the weight loss, you probably won't need it anymore. Good luck!