Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since my surgery. Great surgeon, super supportive family, but I still feel like I want to cry and sleep for days! I have had this discomfort in my chest for over a week now, the only way I can describe it is "chest heaviness" From what I've read it is most likely trapped gas from surgery. I've also read that walking it out is the only cure. But I am so fully exhausted I can barely do 20 let alone 30 minutes of walking.

This is just a small pity party, I don't regret my decision to get healthy and live longer for my kids. I just wish I saw light at the end of the tunnel.

- Go Broncos

Are you taking vitamin B? Have you had a follow up?

Did your doc say you could use Gas-X? Have you talked to your doc's office about this? I was told that exhaustion is one of the biggest battles after surgery. Hang in there! From what I've read, it'll get better.

I am not taking B vitamins yet. Tomorrow is my follow-up. I called the office twice about this, the nurse told me its just muscular. So much worse this evening. I have eaten 2 puréed meals and am going back to liquid, just in case it's digestion related.

Thanks for the support, I know I'll get past this but it's pretty taxing!

Vitamin B is what's going to give you energy. Get a sublingual B12. They dissolve under your tongue. Very important! Along with your other vitamins! Since you can't get energy from food, they're so important. I'm not sleeved yet, but have studied to NO END! Friday at 6 AM!! Yayyy! Stay strong!!!!

Vitamin B is what's going to give you energy. Get a sublingual B12. They dissolve under your tongue. Very important! Along with your other vitamins! Since you can't get energy from food' date=' they're so important. I'm not sleeved yet, but have studied to NO END! Friday at 6 AM!! Yayyy! Stay strong!!!![/quote']

Vitamins going in now. Hope this helps. Good luck Friday!

What a journey! I took myself to the ER with increased pain. After a series of tests, I was diagnosed with a Portal Vein blood clot. This is a clot in the vein leading to the liver. I spent 10 days in the hospital with the threat of a TIPS procedure looming over my head (going through the jugular down to the liver to install a stint to bypass the clot). But in the end we assumed there was a small trickle of blood going through the vein that on US & CT looked 100% blocked. I am home finally and on blood thinners and did not need any procedures.

Trust your instincts, anything that lingers and doesn't make sense... Always better to be safe than re-admitted.

Hopefully this was a minor(!) complication on your recovery road. Good luck from now on.

What a journey! I took myself to the ER with increased pain. After a series of tests' date=' I was diagnosed with a Portal Vein blood clot. This is a clot in the vein leading to the liver. I spent 10 days in the hospital with the threat of a TIPS procedure looming over my head (going through the jugular down to the liver to install a stint to bypass the clot). But in the end we assumed there was a small trickle of blood going through the vein that on US & CT looked 100% blocked. I am home finally and on blood thinners and did not need any procedures.

Trust your instincts, anything that lingers and doesn't make sense... Always better to be safe than re-admitted.

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I would have been freaking out! You seem so calm. I hope all is well. I'm scheduled for 8 oct 12. Did your vsg surgeon give you any blood thinners after the surgery?