DeathToHarold

I am 5 days post-op from duodenal switch. As of today, most of the gas pains are gone. There is still a little bit I am feeling in my shoulder. My abs feel like they have had the work out of their life. I have not been nauseated and I haven't felt any acid. Sure those thing may change but for now nothing.

I was really worried in the days leading up to surgery, but the day before and the day of I felt really calm. I owned my decision, it was happening, and that made me feel better.

I was in the hospital for three nights, and they managed my pain very well. The first night out of the hospital was the worst for pain, but I made it through. And that pain was from the gas inside.

My advice is do everything they tell you leading up to the surgery and after. Don't skip any steps or ignore any suggestions. And while you recover, walk your ass off. I don't think I walked enough in the hospital which is why the gas pains were so bad when I left. Walk, walk, walk. You won't feel like it. It will wipe you out. But walk as much as you can to get that gas worked out of your system.
You can do this. Just be patient with yourself and your feelings. Before you know it, it will all be done and the next step of your life will be underway. You can do this.

I am 5 days post-op from duodenal switch. As of today, most of the gas pains are gone. There is still a little bit I am feeling in my shoulder. My abs feel like they have had the work out of their life. I have not been nauseated and I haven't felt any acid. Sure those thing may change but for now nothing.

I was really worried in the days leading up to surgery, but the day before and the day of I felt really calm. I owned my decision, it was happening, and that made me feel better.

I was in the hospital for three nights, and they managed my pain very well. The first night out of the hospital was the worst for pain, but I made it through. And that pain was from the gas inside.

My advice is do everything they tell you leading up to the surgery and after. Don't skip any steps or ignore any suggestions. And while you recover, walk your ass off. I don't think I walked enough in the hospital which is why the gas pains were so bad when I left. Walk, walk, walk. You won't feel like it. It will wipe you out. But walk as much as you can to get that gas worked out of your system.
You can do this. Just be patient with yourself and your feelings. Before you know it, it will all be done and the next step of your life will be underway. You can do this.

I am 5 days post-op from duodenal switch. As of today, most of the gas pains are gone. There is still a little bit I am feeling in my shoulder. My abs feel like they have had the work out of their life. I have not been nauseated and I haven't felt any acid. Sure those thing may change but for now nothing.

I was really worried in the days leading up to surgery, but the day before and the day of I felt really calm. I owned my decision, it was happening, and that made me feel better.

I was in the hospital for three nights, and they managed my pain very well. The first night out of the hospital was the worst for pain, but I made it through. And that pain was from the gas inside.

My advice is do everything they tell you leading up to the surgery and after. Don't skip any steps or ignore any suggestions. And while you recover, walk your ass off. I don't think I walked enough in the hospital which is why the gas pains were so bad when I left. Walk, walk, walk. You won't feel like it. It will wipe you out. But walk as much as you can to get that gas worked out of your system.
You can do this. Just be patient with yourself and your feelings. Before you know it, it will all be done and the next step of your life will be underway. You can do this.

I talked to the PA today and one of the nurses. Apparently this is not uncommon after surgery, or at least they see it enough that they have a plan for it. I'm going to check my glucose a few times a day and if it's running too low the suggestion is to make a shake with milk and powdered mix (instead of the pre-made I've been using) because the milk should have enough carbs and sugars to bring it up without spiking too high. The hope is that this issue is temporary and once I transition to actual food I won't have to worry as much about it.

I was a Coke Zero girl. Drank 30-60 oz a day. Even more if we were camping. I quit drinking it 2 weeks before my surgery but had a sip of it about 2 months post-op. It didn't even taste the same. I'm 3 1/2 months post-op and 4 months now without Coke Zero. I miss the burn of the fizz but that's about it. I'm a never say never kind of person but I don't think I will ever drink soda again.

My drink of choice is iced tea. I like it sweetened with Splenda or Stevia. Wish I could eliminate sweeteners completely but I like my tea sweet.

I still won't drink anything carbonated. I think it is a personal choice that each of us have to decide yes or no. I am almost 4 years out and have not had 1 drink that has carbonation. Yesterday we went to our get together with family. They had Barbqued hamburgers and all the fixings with chips and dip and of course ice cold beer!! Before muy RNY if I drank (very rarely) my choice was COORS LIGHT!! Nogt had anything but I did have some wine. That is a different story. So as I a eating my hot dog (without anything on it) and my little tablespoon of potato salad, I said that I was extremely thristy. My SIL said why aren't you drinking. Which I said because I still try to follow all of my guidelines from my surgery!! She couldn't beleive that I still follow what I was told to keep myself at my goal weight of 125#'s. I also know that it hurts my pouch if I drink to soon. For me I try to stay on the safe side when we are out because I don't want to get sick around everyone. But I can share a few things that I use for drinking. I love love Diet Peach Snapple tea, the little packages flavored water packs work great for me. If you are missing soda they carry ROOT BEER (SF of course) Orange grape to state a few of them. These taste just lie pop without the carbonation. Great stuff. I guess what I was trying to say is only you can make the decsion if you will drink pop or not. Good Luck