Hey all, I am preop and am one of those who really wants to know and not be surprised. When I was pregnant, I watched all the horror story videos and asked tons of questions. I am reading lots and lots about:

THE GOOD - losing weight, healthier lives, feeling younger, etc.

THE BAD - gas pains, being hungry, preop diets, postop diet, etc.

What I would LOVE to hear more about is the UGLY. And I would invite the squimish to not read further. Can folks please share the really ugly? I m aware that everyone is very different and nobody is going to have the same experiences or have the same doctor rules. I would still rather hear about all the ugly stuff rather than be surprised. Plus, just maybe, it will help with whatever I do go through to focus on some of the ugly I don't go through.

Some of the UGLY I have heard so far:

Sharts (which still makes me giggle like a 9 year old boy when I say it)

colored pee

shots to the belly to avoid clots

drinking nasty stuff

oozy incisions

naked operations

What else?

Are the shots for two weeks standard for everyone?

Not me. Doc's regimen is a baby aspirin a day for 3 months.

I got massive heartburn like you would not believe. I thought I was going to die. I've been taking Prilosec now for almost 2 wks and that should cure it for awhile. Yes, I agree with others. Never trust a fart. And I do get hiccups after I eat. But they go away quickly. Lately, I've been getting nauseous almost every day for the past couple of days and I don't know why. One of my wounds came unglued and it scabbed worse than the others, but thankfully no infections at all. I'm still very tender in my gut. It's still too tender to wear tight jeans or tight fitting waistbands. I seem to be very constipated more so than not. I take a stool softener twice a day and still only have one BM a week if that. Other than that, I don't have much to complain about at all. Awesome thread! I've learned a lot about how well I've had it! Thanks everyone for contributing! Good luck to everyone!

This thread is amazing! I'm so glad it's been kept up these past few months! I'm still preop so this is great information for me!

Happy to report that for me, day 5 post-op I have had very little "ugly". First day I was nauseas and had hard hunger pangs. But once they adjusted my meds and I stopped the pain pump, I felt really good. No gas pains, no constipation, no drain, thankfully. Walk walk walk. I've been home two full days and have walked a mile each day. I have no trouble drinking 64 plus ounces of fluid and have managed 50 or so grams of protein in liquid form daily. I am surprised how good I feel so far. I wish the same for everyone!!

So glad you're doing well! Keep it up and walk, walk, walk!!

I just had surgery on Tuesday and the most ugly for me about the whole thing was I got the dry heaves the 2nd night so bad I thought I was going to rip my stomach out. They made me stay an extra day because of it. I was very thankful for the nurse that was on that night, he did everything he could to help me.

It's been said before but worth repeating: Never trust a fart!

DITTO! I had to be readmitted 5 days post op for nausea/ vomiting' date=' my ugly:

*7 pokes for an IV (dehydrated veins are difficult to find) now my arms (between IVs, blood draws, and heparin shots) make me look like a battered woman... My boyfriend actually get dirty looks when we are out in public...

*in ED, while on stretcher I passed some gas. Oh wait, I mean I sharted. Big time. BIG TIME. It was nasty and incredibly embarrassing, and worst of all I had to throw away my favorite sweatpants

*cant tolerate any medications orally (or else I throw up)... So now I'm home giving myself tylenol and compazine suppositories... Oh joy!

I'm sure there will many more uglies before my journey reaches goal, as I am still so new to my sleeve. But those are some pretty bad ones there... Winner maybe?

I had surgery a week ago today. No problems no uglies some pain no drains. But I must say explaining what a shart was to my husband was funny. I went in at 6:15 am Monday and left a round 11 Tuesday. My dear hubbie has been great as my nurse.

I've only read the first page and I'm already scared to death.

NAUSEA!!! And moodiness...it's been rough...but oh so worth it:)