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Are you taking your pain medication? Your body has just been though a major operation. Keep those pain meds up. Given that this is so soon after your operation it would be a really good idea to contact your surgeon's office and let them know. It could also be trapped gas from the operation that was pumped into the body cavity so that the surgeon could have a good view on your abdomen. If that is the case the walking a little and often will help to move the gas out of your body. A warm heat pack on your belly will also help the pain. Feel better soon.

Some do more than 4 weeks some less. I needed to do it for two weeks. The time needed also depends on an number of factors. The surgeon may have requirement to do a certain amount of time due to a starting weight and or getting the patient to show commitment to the process. Their primary reason for anybody to do the diet is to shrink the liver so that makes the surgical field easier to access. Asking the surgeon their reasoning. Hope it all goes well for you.

It takes 2 years of consistent over eating to stretch a pouch. Chances ore if you ate too much you would feel uncomfortable. You will be okay.

Yes, It would be a good idea to let your doctor know what is happening with your feet. They may need to do some adjusting. My blood pressure medication was halved after my operation in May this year. I have stopped taking it after I spoke to a doctor 1 month ago. Good luck Monday. :)

Given the fact that you have just had major surgery be kind to yourself. Your body is still in healing mode and exercise should be eased into. I gave myself 6 weeks before I felt comfortable in going for walks. Sadly this operation is notorious for making hormones go haywire and mucking up our periods. It may take them a little while to settle down again though it would be sound to let your doctor know that they are doing. As for reaching the fluid target you are trying to get there and you will, eventually. You said that your team is super nice time for some of that to rub off on yourself. Just breathe.

I had and RNY done on the Monday afternoon. I was in lots of pain afterwards because they had to cut away adhesions and fix a hernia. I had four nights in. They can monitor you much better and give you the follow up medications if you are inpatient. A good question to ask your surgeon or staff - What happens if there is a hitch? Maybe it will all go well and you will be okay. Do they send you home with pain killers? Do you live close to the hospital or not? Cant say that I would be happy to have a major operation (and this is) as an outpatient.

I had IV fluids and just by looking at my swollen feet I could tell that it was water retention. Do yourself a favour and stay away from the scales for now.

Please dont let the doctors fob you off if things havent gotten better. I hope the tests that you had this week have been able to locate the cause of the issue.

Hi jojolynn73 Are you feeling better? Did you check back in with a doctor? Hope things are getting better for you.

Certainly check back in with your surgeon in case it is not related to the vitamins. This certainly warrants looking in to. On another note when I used to take iron there was heaps of going to the bathroom related to that. It stopped when I stopped taking the iron.

Please check in with your nutritionist to see what you will be able to eat and how you need to progress back to solids.

Tinned baked beans. Chew them up before you eat them. Very sloppy scrambled eggs. Yogurt. Custard. Low fat jellies (I made my own and put tasteless protein powder in). Dont let too many days pass without eating.

Ask your dietician of nutritionist about what vitamins are best for you. Your type of surgery will also have some bearing on what you take. Not all vitamins are created equal.

It took about two months to be rid of the pain. I had pain near one of my incision sites on the left side of my abdomen. I told my surgeon about it and he checked it out and said that I had a seroma. (Build up of water). Water clot? He said the pain/water would be dispersed and it would get better. Seromas are not uncommon after major surgery. If you have pain please check back in with the surgeon.

I am also three months out. One morning this week I woke up and my lips were stuck to my teeth from a dry mouth. I have been told to increase my liquids. Seems to have improved the last couple of days.

This is not weird but is something that made my doctor really happy. I saw him this week and he took me off 3 medications because I no longer need them. Yay! It is also so much easier to have a shower now without feeling puffed afterwards.

I was only able to walk past 4 houses and back. That was the most I could walk. Four months have gone by since my bypass. I can now walk 2 km per day. 1 mile? My ankle has been sore from arthritis and arthritis in my lower back. I feel so much better not carrying the weight that I used to. Now things are getting easier like looking after myself and even standing is so much easier. Hopefully your support team will be able to work around your health issues to get you to a better place.

Maybe he is just scared. Surgery never was and never will be the easy way out. You will still need to eat well, exercise and change your relationship with food. Being healthy is a brilliant reason to do this. Your body will thank you for this step that you are taking.

Congratulations on the weight loss. Hair loss starts at 6 months. Be patient it will grow back. A short haircut might help or invest in some snazzy scarves if it is really bad and makes you feel better.

When did you have your surgery? Check back in with your surgeon. Cant give you an answer that will help without the details.

Let your surgeon or office know. Some aspects of of Covid will affect your anesthetic and how you heal. Give your body the best chance it has to recover from this major operation.

Please go back to the surgeon. This needs to be investigated. IV fluids might help her.

Yay!!! Indeed. Happy dance. What an achievement.

We can always what if ourselves into the grave. What if this is the best thing that you will ever do for you and your family? What if you can enjoy food that you might have otherwise missed out on? etc. What if you are like most of those that have this procedure done and have minimal issues? The most important question is Can I continue to live my life the way that I am at the moment? Is your life worth living now? Does your family have a happy and healthy mum? You can choose not to do this. You can walk away now before anything happens. Will you be happy if you do that? Before I had my RNY this May just gone I could no longer enjoy my life, I was just existing and doing it badly. Dont let a few nerves steer you away from the journey that you have started.