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So I’m two days post-op from my gastric bypass. Still in the hospital because I am not able to hold down more than 3 ounces of liquids. I am able to get up and walk around and there is zero pain from the incision sites (I have 5 of them). The only discomfort I am experiencing is from gas. Just today I was finally able to start passing gas and what a relief it was.

Hi Everyone!!! Sorry didn’t post yesterday on our 7 month anniversary....was super busy! I am feeling great and am down about 57 pounds which I will take...I’m down to a size 6 in pants and either an extra small or small in shirts a size I never thought I would wear! Here is my before and after pic for this month! Hope everyone is doing fabulous!!

Dang saying prayers sweetie! Glad you're passin gas!! Toot! Toot!!!!

So I’m two days post-op from my gastric bypass. Still in the hospital because I am not able to hold down more than 3 ounces of liquids. I am able to get up and walk around and there is zero pain from the incision sites (I have 5 of them). The only discomfort I am experiencing is from gas. Just today I was finally able to start passing gas and what a relief it was.

So I’m two days post-op from my gastric bypass. Still in the hospital because I am not able to hold down more than 3 ounces of liquids. I am able to get up and walk around and there is zero pain from the incision sites (I have 5 of them). The only discomfort I am experiencing is from gas. Just today I was finally able to start passing gas and what a relief it was.

Sorry to hear your stay has been extended i pray you’re back home with Your family soon. That gas pain was the worst but Just hang in there ...it will pass #literallyandfiguratively lol

So I’m two days post-op from my gastric bypass. Still in the hospital because I am not able to hold down more than 3 ounces of liquids. I am able to get up and walk around and there is zero pain from the incision sites (I have 5 of them). The only discomfort I am experiencing is from gas. Just today I was finally able to start passing gas and what a relief it was.

No, this surgeon does them open only, esp when his is taking the band out too. He hand sews, not staples, and feels he gets a better result.
No real pain from incision at this point, and a scar no-one but me and mine will see, so I was ok with that.

Congratulations! You will be fine! First advise... Walk! Walk! Walk!

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I know the feeling. I was woken up at 3 as well and the discomfort from gas is the only issue I am having. Such a headache. So now I am up walking around. Did they say when you are able to go home?

Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I slept almost all day. Immediately after surgery I felt fine, the anesthesia was still kicking in. I was able to get up and use the bathroom with ease. With my first once of Water I did great but when I drank my third I got the worse gas EVER and was begging for pain meds lol. As soon as I got the meds I fell right to sleep. Now I’m up walking around in attempt to move the gas around, it’s so bad, I can walk with ease but the discomfort from the gas is a bit much.

Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I slept almost all day. Immediately after surgery I felt fine, the anesthesia was still kicking in. I was able to get up and use the bathroom with ease. With my first once of Water I did great but when I drank my third I got the worse gas EVER and was begging for pain meds lol. As soon as I got the meds I fell right to sleep. Now I’m up walking around in attempt to move the gas around, it’s so bad, I can walk with ease but the discomfort from the gas is a bit much.

Very true. It’s best to stay on top of them. Luckily I was able to have pre-op visits in the same hospital so they all used the same system for document management but that didn’t stop me from emailing and calling after each visit lol. Pretty sure I drove my patient coordinator insane

Gotcha...that is the way my Drs office does it too. Awesome way to be proactive. I had to call my Drs office to see if they had everything twice and I'm so glad I did. I did not want missing items not to be checked off the list. The first time I called, they said they needed the EKG, but they had it. The EKG was embedded within the many pages of the stress test and the second time I checked in with them they were missing my preop physical, so I called my primary Dr and the paperwork faxed to them. Sometimes it is good to be proactive and check on theses different offices. I believe they have so many patients and they do not have enough staff to keep up with all the paperwork.

Sorry to hear about your gas pain. Hopefully it will subside soon for you.

Just seeing the difference in my face makes me happy not yet ready for the full body action lol

This is my first time ever posting anything on here. My name is Katrina and I live in MA. I'm getting sleeved on 12/14, and I've been experiencing major cold feet. I been really worried the past few days that I might be making a big mistake. I'm also being really hard on myself because I researched and planned on getting this surgery for years. Now that I'm finally getting it I'm having doubts, which then makes me feel even worse.
I tried losing weight in many ways over the years, that didnt work. I have hypothyroidism, which made losing weight in the past 10 times harder. My reasons to get sleeved is to feel better about myself physically and mentally. I also want to prevent getting diabetes, and high blood pressure that's very prevalent in my family.
My family also has bone and joint dysfunctions. I have a joint dysfunction in my jaw, called TMJ. At times I experience lots of discomfort and pain from it.
My fears are that I'm afraid that there maybe complications during, or after surgery. I'm also worried that my TMJ will get worse, or other joints in my body will start to have issues. Im worried that I won't be able to take anything that will help it, or help with the pain that isn't a heavy narcotic. I don't want to be taking strong opiates for long periods of time, and after surgery anti-inflammatories are out of the question.
Have any of you experienced something like this, where your scared but some what excited before getting sleeved? Have any of you have any joint problems before or after surgery? If you do and are post-op, what do you do about the pain? (Sorry for writing so much [emoji26][emoji28])

Praying you have a speedy recovery! Congrats on your surgery!

Thank you. They gave me my date before the approval. I was so afraid I wouldn’t get approved by the date but I called insurance every other day lol. Recovery is going well. My only issue is the discomfort from gas.

Thank you everyone for your well wishes. I slept almost all day. Immediately after surgery I felt fine, the anesthesia was still kicking in. I was able to get up and use the bathroom with ease. With my first once of Water I did great but when I drank my third I got the worse gas EVER and was begging for pain meds lol. As soon as I got the meds I fell right to sleep. Now I’m up walking around in attempt to move the gas around, it’s so bad, I can walk with ease but the discomfort from the gas is a bit much.

Good luck on your surgery. I will pray for you.

Hi [emoji1423]. How was the procedure. I’m waiting now to be called in to change into my gown. [emoji51]

Within an hour I will be undergoing gastric bypass. A bit nervous. Will post recovery

I have a tentative surgery date (pending insurance approval) for December 14th. I started my pre-op diet yesterday. So far so good.

Within an hour I will be undergoing gastric bypass. A bit nervous. Will post recovery

Within an hour I will be undergoing gastric bypass. A bit nervous. Will post recovery