KenBuzz

My surgery was last Wednesday, 12/30, around noon. Everything went smoothly and I woke up all groggy at 4pm in my room. No pain around the incision sites or along my abdomen, just some upper chest discomfort caused by pressure due to the fluids injected into me for surgery. I ewas breathing okay and my incentive spirometer was helpful as I was able to quickly get up to 3000 ml lung capacity (500 ml beyond the desired target). I was up and walking almost immediately and by the time I was discharged on Friday afternoon (1/1) I had logged 4-1/4 miles around the ward.
Yesterday was my first day of at home recovery and I generally feel fine. I'm taking my Lovenox shots to help prevent any DVT and have been relatively pain-free. I *did* wake up this morning with a dull throbbing pain in my abdomen near the incision sites (4/10 on the scale) but took one of the Rx pain pills and am monitoring to see if it helps.
My first day at home felt like I was obsessing on the timing of my meals and supplements and shakes. I am confident things will get easier as I gain more experience, but it sure felt overwhelming on Day One.

I cracked open a can of refried Beans for dinner today, but found them kinda "blah". But having read this thread, I just realized that there's a jar of queso in the fridge.
Maybe for Breakfast tomorrow, some scrambled eggs with queso + Beans on the side.

I cracked open a can of refried Beans for dinner today, but found them kinda "blah". But having read this thread, I just realized that there's a jar of queso in the fridge.
Maybe for Breakfast tomorrow, some scrambled eggs with queso + Beans on the side.

Here's an article on post-op Bariatric hair loss that might help:
https://www.drdkim.net/ask-the-dietitian/understanding-hair-loss-after-bariatric-surgery/
From what I can gather, hair grows in cycles with 5-15% of our hair being in a "resting" phase at any given time. Normally at the end of that phase it resumes growing. But for us, hair that was resting when we had our surgery will typically fall out, being replaced with new growth. The resting phase lasts 1-6 months, with an average of 3. In addition to that, stress can cause other hair that is nearing the end of it's growth phase to slip into a rest phase, and subsequently and fall out as well. The bottom line is that most of us will experience Hair loss, somewhat abruptly, at a point during the first 6 post-op months.
It's normal.
And it does grow back.

Here's an article on post-op Bariatric hair loss that might help:
https://www.drdkim.net/ask-the-dietitian/understanding-hair-loss-after-bariatric-surgery/
From what I can gather, hair grows in cycles with 5-15% of our hair being in a "resting" phase at any given time. Normally at the end of that phase it resumes growing. But for us, hair that was resting when we had our surgery will typically fall out, being replaced with new growth. The resting phase lasts 1-6 months, with an average of 3. In addition to that, stress can cause other hair that is nearing the end of it's growth phase to slip into a rest phase, and subsequently and fall out as well. The bottom line is that most of us will experience Hair loss, somewhat abruptly, at a point during the first 6 post-op months.
It's normal.
And it does grow back.

I'm asking if anyone else out there has vomited blood while I wait for the PA. I'm a patient person, just looking for some helpful info in the meantime ???? I'm sorry if I was unclear. Good luck on your journey! ????

Sorry for the gross subject guys, but I need some help. I'm 2 months post gastric sleeve now. I forgot to take my morning dose of Vitamins (Gastric Multi-Vitamin, Actigall, Omeprazole, Biotin) this morning so I took them 30 minutes after I ate lunch. I waited to long and had to run to the bathroom. This happens occasionally and I've become mostly "used to it" now. But this is the first time I've had blood in my vomit so I called my surgeons office. Her reaction was a gasp and then "Oh no!" The PA is back in the office tomorrow and they will have her call me.
In the meantime, I figured I would ask you guys: have any of you had this issue or know someone who has? Am I worried over nothing? Her silly reaction has got me wondering. ????

My surgery was last Wednesday, 12/30, around noon. Everything went smoothly and I woke up all groggy at 4pm in my room. No pain around the incision sites or along my abdomen, just some upper chest discomfort caused by pressure due to the fluids injected into me for surgery. I ewas breathing okay and my incentive spirometer was helpful as I was able to quickly get up to 3000 ml lung capacity (500 ml beyond the desired target). I was up and walking almost immediately and by the time I was discharged on Friday afternoon (1/1) I had logged 4-1/4 miles around the ward.
Yesterday was my first day of at home recovery and I generally feel fine. I'm taking my Lovenox shots to help prevent any DVT and have been relatively pain-free. I *did* wake up this morning with a dull throbbing pain in my abdomen near the incision sites (4/10 on the scale) but took one of the Rx pain pills and am monitoring to see if it helps.
My first day at home felt like I was obsessing on the timing of my meals and supplements and shakes. I am confident things will get easier as I gain more experience, but it sure felt overwhelming on Day One.

My surgery was last Wednesday, 12/30, around noon. Everything went smoothly and I woke up all groggy at 4pm in my room. No pain around the incision sites or along my abdomen, just some upper chest discomfort caused by pressure due to the fluids injected into me for surgery. I ewas breathing okay and my incentive spirometer was helpful as I was able to quickly get up to 3000 ml lung capacity (500 ml beyond the desired target). I was up and walking almost immediately and by the time I was discharged on Friday afternoon (1/1) I had logged 4-1/4 miles around the ward.
Yesterday was my first day of at home recovery and I generally feel fine. I'm taking my Lovenox shots to help prevent any DVT and have been relatively pain-free. I *did* wake up this morning with a dull throbbing pain in my abdomen near the incision sites (4/10 on the scale) but took one of the Rx pain pills and am monitoring to see if it helps.
My first day at home felt like I was obsessing on the timing of my meals and supplements and shakes. I am confident things will get easier as I gain more experience, but it sure felt overwhelming on Day One.

I cracked open a can of refried Beans for dinner today, but found them kinda "blah". But having read this thread, I just realized that there's a jar of queso in the fridge.
Maybe for Breakfast tomorrow, some scrambled eggs with queso + Beans on the side.

I cracked open a can of refried Beans for dinner today, but found them kinda "blah". But having read this thread, I just realized that there's a jar of queso in the fridge.
Maybe for Breakfast tomorrow, some scrambled eggs with queso + Beans on the side.

My surgery was last Wednesday, 12/30, around noon. Everything went smoothly and I woke up all groggy at 4pm in my room. No pain around the incision sites or along my abdomen, just some upper chest discomfort caused by pressure due to the fluids injected into me for surgery. I ewas breathing okay and my incentive spirometer was helpful as I was able to quickly get up to 3000 ml lung capacity (500 ml beyond the desired target). I was up and walking almost immediately and by the time I was discharged on Friday afternoon (1/1) I had logged 4-1/4 miles around the ward.
Yesterday was my first day of at home recovery and I generally feel fine. I'm taking my Lovenox shots to help prevent any DVT and have been relatively pain-free. I *did* wake up this morning with a dull throbbing pain in my abdomen near the incision sites (4/10 on the scale) but took one of the Rx pain pills and am monitoring to see if it helps.
My first day at home felt like I was obsessing on the timing of my meals and supplements and shakes. I am confident things will get easier as I gain more experience, but it sure felt overwhelming on Day One.

My surgery was last Wednesday, 12/30, around noon. Everything went smoothly and I woke up all groggy at 4pm in my room. No pain around the incision sites or along my abdomen, just some upper chest discomfort caused by pressure due to the fluids injected into me for surgery. I ewas breathing okay and my incentive spirometer was helpful as I was able to quickly get up to 3000 ml lung capacity (500 ml beyond the desired target). I was up and walking almost immediately and by the time I was discharged on Friday afternoon (1/1) I had logged 4-1/4 miles around the ward.
Yesterday was my first day of at home recovery and I generally feel fine. I'm taking my Lovenox shots to help prevent any DVT and have been relatively pain-free. I *did* wake up this morning with a dull throbbing pain in my abdomen near the incision sites (4/10 on the scale) but took one of the Rx pain pills and am monitoring to see if it helps.
My first day at home felt like I was obsessing on the timing of my meals and supplements and shakes. I am confident things will get easier as I gain more experience, but it sure felt overwhelming on Day One.

My surgery was last Wednesday, 12/30, around noon. Everything went smoothly and I woke up all groggy at 4pm in my room. No pain around the incision sites or along my abdomen, just some upper chest discomfort caused by pressure due to the fluids injected into me for surgery. I ewas breathing okay and my incentive spirometer was helpful as I was able to quickly get up to 3000 ml lung capacity (500 ml beyond the desired target). I was up and walking almost immediately and by the time I was discharged on Friday afternoon (1/1) I had logged 4-1/4 miles around the ward.
Yesterday was my first day of at home recovery and I generally feel fine. I'm taking my Lovenox shots to help prevent any DVT and have been relatively pain-free. I *did* wake up this morning with a dull throbbing pain in my abdomen near the incision sites (4/10 on the scale) but took one of the Rx pain pills and am monitoring to see if it helps.
My first day at home felt like I was obsessing on the timing of my meals and supplements and shakes. I am confident things will get easier as I gain more experience, but it sure felt overwhelming on Day One.

Hello everyone.
I joined the site back in June after my initial orientation meeting and surgical consult, and have been lurking here for the past 6 months. My preapproval process went smoothly - I began meeting with my PCP monthly in July to track my weight and exercise progress, after 90 days of that the Insurance company approved me without a hiccup, and with the medical pre-op testing done I have a surgery date staring me in the face.
Tomorrow is my half-day pre-op dietician meeting up in Indy, and I expect to begin the 2-week liquid diet on Wednesday, with surgery happening on 12/30. In my specific case, I've already been told to expect to stay two nights rather than the typical one night. I am in great shape physically (except for the obesity, of course), but I developed at DVT back in 2011.... so, with that history they want to keep me an extra 24 hours before releasing me to head home.
From my perspective, the entire journey I'm about to embark upon is being done to allow me to live a longer, healthier life. I've been fighting with weight issues my entire adult life, with the past five years having been spent actively working with my PCP to find a solution. But without much success, all I've managed to do is become five years older - five years closer to my grave. And with me past 50 now, looking around, I am having a difficult time finding any REALLY old, REALLY fat guys. Since I can't stop aging, the bottom line is fairly obvious. If I want to continue enjoying life, I need to be smaller.
I don't really have any questions to ask anyone - I've been approaching this procedure with my eyes open and have been doing a lot of research on my own. I *do* recognize that as a man I'm in a fairly significant minority here, but that's not really an obstacle.
-Ken

Hello everyone.
I joined the site back in June after my initial orientation meeting and surgical consult, and have been lurking here for the past 6 months. My preapproval process went smoothly - I began meeting with my PCP monthly in July to track my weight and exercise progress, after 90 days of that the Insurance company approved me without a hiccup, and with the medical pre-op testing done I have a surgery date staring me in the face.
Tomorrow is my half-day pre-op dietician meeting up in Indy, and I expect to begin the 2-week liquid diet on Wednesday, with surgery happening on 12/30. In my specific case, I've already been told to expect to stay two nights rather than the typical one night. I am in great shape physically (except for the obesity, of course), but I developed at DVT back in 2011.... so, with that history they want to keep me an extra 24 hours before releasing me to head home.
From my perspective, the entire journey I'm about to embark upon is being done to allow me to live a longer, healthier life. I've been fighting with weight issues my entire adult life, with the past five years having been spent actively working with my PCP to find a solution. But without much success, all I've managed to do is become five years older - five years closer to my grave. And with me past 50 now, looking around, I am having a difficult time finding any REALLY old, REALLY fat guys. Since I can't stop aging, the bottom line is fairly obvious. If I want to continue enjoying life, I need to be smaller.
I don't really have any questions to ask anyone - I've been approaching this procedure with my eyes open and have been doing a lot of research on my own. I *do* recognize that as a man I'm in a fairly significant minority here, but that's not really an obstacle.
-Ken