I keep waiting for the ball to drop, lol -

I had my RNY on Wednesday 8/29, so I am now 4 days out. Surgery went easy as pie, and the nurses on the Bariatric unit even kept saying they couldn't believe how great I looked - one even made a "speed demon" comment about my laps around the unit =P

I have had no nausea, very very minimal pain, pretty good energy- (I sat through 6 hours of vocal rehearsal today for the show I am stage managing!) Only the slightest twinge in my one medium-sized incision when I sit up in bed, and I've been able to sleep on my sides since I came home 2 days post-op, and can also lay on my stomach.

Only on liquids so far, but have not had any issues there whatsoever - hot, cold, ice pops, tea, crystal light, Water - tolerating all just fine, no discomfort, and no problems getting in my recommended amounts.

It CAN'T be this easy!! I'm getting nervous now that something's going to go haywire...

Nothing necessarily will happen. At 4 days out I was doing fine and dandy myself but, I ran into issues at about two weeks with an infection in one incision. Other than that I've been good with eating and drinking.

Sound like you are doing so well, keep up the good work. There are still sooooo many things that can go wrong down the road. Even though you are feeling great don't push yourself, take the time to heal, rest, and ease your body into this totally new thing. I pushed myself a bit by going back to work the following week becaue I felt so good but I was very tired. Please take the time to heal and rest your body needs it.

My surgery was June 21 so about 9.5 weeks ago. Not one problem but I also felt like you...just waiting. I did have some pain once when I ate a little too fast but otherwise fine. I hope this continues for you too

I'm in the same boat as you are. I'm 11 days post op. I can't believe how great I'm doing not to mention feel. It's so nice to be able to sleep on my side and stomach. Only in a hospital bed can I truly sleep on my back. At home not to so much. I'm glad i'm not the only one who hasn't had any problems. :D

My sx was 6/25/12. I had no issues either other than back to the er for dehydration on 7/3/12. I did eat a boiled egg too fast one day about 4wks out. It just sat there and wouldnt go up or down. Otherwise, I've been great, too. No dumping/vomiting/nausea. I didnt even have incisional pain........however beware of gas pain. They were horrible.

Glad to hear your doing great! Hope it continues.

Finally! Lol - just a little something that proves to me I didn't just dream up this whole thing... =P

Finished off a Protein shake (hearty one - with milk, banana, and pb blended in) a little too quickly, and have had a very distinctly uncomfortable *full* feeling for the past 5 minutes or so.

Reminds me of post-thanksgiving dinner where you need to go lay down, and are kind of half contemplating whether you should try to vomit. Where you wonder "How the hell could I let myself eat that much??"

Well, now I know what it feels like with the pouch! It's already passing, but it's a good reminder that slow and steady... and that it SUCKS to feel overfull!

I had no issues after surgery either.

I'm out 6 months. Barely any problems and down 82lbs

Ditto for me. I was shocked at how little post-op pain I had. In fact, so were the nurses. They kept asking me if I needed anything for pain and I kept saying I really feel fine. I'm not saying that there was absolutely no discomfort at all but it really was minimal and I never used the morphine pump that was all hooked up. Amazing how far they have come with this surgery!

Glad to hear! I, too have not had any problems and keep waiting for the bottom to fall out. Now I can relax knowing it is not unusual and concentrate on losing weight .

Same with me no pain

Can lay on my stomach

Only 1 1/2 weeks out lol

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I am almost 6 weeks post op and have had no problems. I ate some scrambled eggs once and felt too full for almost an hour. I do find myself thinking about when the ball will drop, but then remind myself, if I stick to the plan it shouldn't! =)

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First off, congrats on the no pain!!! Woo-hoo!

I have read where many women who have had this surgery, as well as having had a Cesarean Section, compare them and say the Cesarean was more painful. I have had a C-Sec and much like you were, was told to "slow down", "take it easy" and "stop with the laps around the maternity ward". LOL So I hope that my surgery goes just as easy as yours!

PS. During my C-sec, the nurses prepped for additional blood loss and had 2 anesthesiologists in the room...They said that us red-heads bleed more and need more anesthesia than the rest of the population. Did they do anything special in the OR for your surgery?

First off' date=' congrats on the no pain!!! Woo-hoo!

I have read where many women who have had this surgery, as well as having had a Cesarean Section, compare them and say the Cesarean was more painful. I have had a C-Sec and much like you were, was told to "slow down", "take it easy" and "stop with the laps around the maternity ward". LOL So I hope that my surgery goes just as easy as yours!

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Hehehe! I know - when I asked about the gym at my post-op, the NP looked at me like I was crazy. I told her I didn't want to lose any more muscle mass than I already have, as I pointed out the fat mass numbers on my oh-so-conveniently printed slips from the scale - that day compared to the one from pre-op. It does me no good to lose more muscle than fat!!

I can imagine that a c-sec would be more painful - much larger incision, and kind of rough handling!

I wish you the best of luck in the OR! My red is a bottle job, lol, so I don't know from personal experience - but I have heard that from other sources as well.

I do know that I personally have a very high tolerance for pain medications (found that out before I had my spine surgery, and when I had a kidney stone - the E.R. doc couldn't believe what they shot me up with didn't knock me into wonderland, lol) - but I also have a very high tolerance for pain. So... I guess it sort of evens out? Lol