Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

2 days post op... needing leave of mind.



Recommended Posts

Hi I am celebrating 1 month today. Concentrate on just healing. It took me about 2 weeks to feel semi- normal and I tried to narrow my focus on getting enough Water. You have been through major surgery. This is a baby step process.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Just remember everyday will be easier than the last!!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

It took me about a month to get back to feeling normal. It just takes time and patience.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thank you all. how long before you just feel ok. Maybe not 100% but just ok? I wish I could sleep through it all.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

*pace of mind, that is... So how long does it take to feel somewhat normal again?

I'll let you know when I get to normal, but I have felt better and better every day since surgery. I had mine March 20, 2013. I am nearly out of pain for the first time in 6 years. So, I guess I am getting more and more normal every day. As I've had to slow down to eat, it's been helping to bring more calm into my life in other areas. My confidence is high, and yours will be there very, very, very soon!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi I am celebrating 1 month today. Concentrate on just healing. It took me about 2 weeks to feel semi- normal and I tried to narrow my focus on getting enough Water. You have been through major surgery. This is a baby step process.

I came out with Water tasting awful for the first time in my life, and everything tasted different than before surgery. I hate sugar and salt now, and foods are much stronger tasting than I remembered. I has been a baby step process. I live in the south, and the one thing that has continued to taste great for me is Chic-fil-a's diet lemonade. It was my savior right out of surgery for hydration. I buy it by the gallon about twice a week. Water is beginning to taste ok now, but it's taken a while.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Day 2 was the worst for me. Day 3 was good, day 4 was better and now on day 6, I feel great! I am exhausted by the end of the day, but I feel fantastic. You will get there, I promise. You really don't have a choice, right? Relax, pamper yourself, let people help you and heal.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thank you all. how long before you just feel ok. Maybe not 100% but just ok? I wish I could sleep through it all.

Hang in there you'll have up and down days at first, but you'll get there. Try and steer your mind off of it, it's hard, but I had to force myself into other things to keep my sanity.

2 days after I got home, I had this OMG, OMG, panic, I cut my XXXX'ing stomach out, what have I done. After about 24 hours I was ok, but geez, even with all the months of prep, it was a mind blower. I was ok when I realized it wasn't going to kill me but make me better.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

So everybody felt pain? You all had a hard time getting in and out of bed? Did anybody cough a lot? I just need to know the discomfort is normal. Pre op everybody seemed to be feeling so great the very next day.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

So everybody felt pain? You all had a hard time getting in and out of bed? Did anybody cough a lot? I just need to know the discomfort is normal. Pre op everybody seemed to be feeling so great the very next day.

You just had major surgery and your swollen, so yes we all have experienced what your going through. Don't concentrate on that, just concentrate on getting in your Protein and warter at about 6 weeks you won't even feel like you had surgery. Oh wait you will because you still won't be able to eat like you use too! :D

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I am day 2 today too and I feel just awful! I can't even stay awake!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

By the 4 or 5th day I felt about 95% back to normal. The first 2 - 3 days were the roughest for both my husband and I. Good luck, feel better soon!

Sent from my iPhone using VST

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I am one month out as of yesterday. the third day was hardest for me. I was sleeved on Monday by early Thursday morning around 3:30 or 4:00 in the am I turned the corner and have been great ever since. It will get better just have to hand in there and drink your liquids...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • BeanitoDiego

      I changed my profile image to a molecule of protein. Why? Because I am certain that it saved my life.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • eclarke

      Two years out. Lost 120 , regained 5 lbs. Recently has a bout of Norovirus, lost 7 pounds in two days. Now my stomach feels like it did right after my surgery. Sore, sensitive to even water.  Anyone out there have a similar experience?
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Eve411

      April Surgery
      Am I the only struggling to get weight down. I started with weight of 297 and now im 280 but seem to not lose more weight. My nutrtionist told me not to worry about the pounds because I might still be losing inches. However, I do not really see much of a difference is this happen to any of you, if so any tips?
      Thanks
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Clueless_girl

      Well recovering from gallbladder removal was a lot like recovering from the modified duodenal switch surgery, twice in 4 months yay 🥳😭. I'm having to battle cravings for everything i shouldn't have, on top of trying to figure out what happens after i eat something. Sigh, let me fast forward a couple of months when everyday isn't a constant battle and i can function like a normal person again! 😞
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • KeeWee

      It's been 10 long years! Here is my VSG weight loss surgiversary update..
      https://www.ae1bmerchme.com/post/10-year-surgiversary-update-for-2024 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×