I'm wondering how people felt the day you had your surgery, like right after you woke up. I've been put under, as an adult, twice and both times I was ready to get up and leave, or move. I hate being stuck in a hospital bed. Some of my bypass friends insist I'll be wiped out and not want to stay awake or move etc. I heard about the gas pains, but did anyone not experience that?

Everyday gets better. I'm 6 days post op and still feel some pain but that's because I've over done it a little. I tire quicker than I thought I would though. I stayed in the hospital for 3 nights and couldn't wait to get home. Remember take your pain meds, they will help I promise!

I was having o2 level issues (at 70% at lowest) for about 4 days, and spent 2 days in icu. The doctor was not really clear on what caused it, but it was probably related to anesthesia. The hospital gave me a little device to build up my lung capacity (only needed for about 2 weeks post op total).

I also could not eat or drink anything for 3 days post op because of very bad pain after every swallow. Both issues went away by 1 week.

Overall, post op has been great after the first week and am down 85 lb after 10 weeks. The surgery gas took about 3 weeks to go away, but to this day, i still get a lot of bloating and gas. I do not use gasx for it, but may start.

Sorry you went thru so much but glad to hear all is well now. Big congratulations on your success.