March 2013 Post Op "A New Life 2013"

[Marisela 104]

I'm so glad to hear everyone is doing so well!! I've been drinking 2 oz of blue Powerade every hour since 8:30. It's all I can do to get that down! I have a spirometer that I have to use 10 times an hour. And I've walked three times today. The pain is a little worse now than before b/c I'm off Morphine and on Loritab. I don't like the way the Loritab feels on my "old" stomach. I'l get through! I have to remember why I'm doing it.

Hi Kathy, glad to hear you are doing well. I wasn't given anything to drink until day 3 which was the same day they took me off the morphine because it made me sooooooo sleepy, LOL. I am still doing the breathing exercises at home, honestly not on the hour, but I can take deep breaths whenever I want so I guess my lungs are doing great. Wishing you a speedy recovery and congrats on taking a seat on the losers bench!!!

[Gurlygirlrcr80 95]

First, I'm glad to hear that everyone is doing well and getting better

Second, the glue on my incisions is starting to come off, but there is no chance I'm gonna pull or pick at it...did anyone else have the glue come off in 1 piece or did u trim the loose pieces or what did u do??

[kraney 219]

One week post op today and I've been doing great. Today I have the headache from hell. I rarely get headaches and this is kicking my butt. I'm still on Clear Liquids. Anyone else having headaches?

I'm having them too mine seem to possibly be linked to the Loratab. Will find out soon, just got my pain meds changed.

HW 227, SW 214, CW 222 - Loss To Date 13lb - Surgery RNY 3/14/13

[cranialmalady 50]

First' date=' I'm glad to hear that everyone is doing well and getting better <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Second, the glue on my incisions is starting to come off, but there is no chance I'm gonna pull or pick at it...did anyone else have the glue come off in 1 piece or did u trim the loose pieces or what did u do??[/quote']

I didn't get any glue. I only had some steri-strips. A couple fell off and I just replaced them with stuff from my stash. I'm a wound care and hyperbaric nurse. You may want to steri-strip over the are where glue is coming off, but it's going to come off eventually. As long as incisions look closed and not draining I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[kraney 219]

I'm so glad to hear everyone is doing so well!! I've been drinking 2 oz of blue Powerade every hour since 8:30. It's all I can do to get that down! I have a spirometer that I have to use 10 times an hour. And I've walked three times today. The pain is a little worse now than before b/c I'm off Morphine and on Loritab. I don't like the way the Loritab feels on my "old" stomach. I'l get through! I have to remember why I'm doing it.

Sounds like you are moving right along! Just make sure you stay on top of the pain. Good luck!

HW 227, SW 214, CW 222 - Loss To Date 13lb - Surgery RNY 3/14/13

[cranialmalady 50]

I'm having them too <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> mine seem to possibly be linked to the Loratab. Will find out soon' date=' just got my pain meds changed.

HW 227, SW 214, CW 222 - Loss To Date 13lb - Surgery RNY 3/14/13[/quote']

I haven't had any pain meds for several days so mines not lortab related:( I think mines pissy because I'm still on clear liquids related

[kraney 219]

I didn't get any glue. I only had some steri-strips. A couple fell off and I just replaced them with stuff from my stash. I'm a wound care and hyperbaric nurse. You may want to steri-strip over the are where glue is coming off' date=' but it's going to come off eventually. As long as incisions look closed and not draining I wouldn't worry too much about it.[/quote']

Nice to know! I'm allergic to steri strips, so men are glued as well. Glad to know what to watch for when they start to peel off

HW 227, SW 214, CW 222 - Loss To Date 13lb - Surgery RNY 3/14/13

[cranialmalady 50]

Nice to know! I'm allergic to steri strips' date=' so men are glued as well. Glad to know what to watch for when they start to peel off <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

HW 227, SW 214, CW 222 - Loss To Date 13lb - Surgery RNY 3/14/13[/quote']

Kraney, I just realized we have almost exactly the same weights. My highest was 228 SW 214 CW 209, surgery date 3/12/13 but I was wighing 221 the day I was discharged from the hospital.

[Gurlygirlrcr80 95]

I didn't get any glue. I only had some steri-strips. A couple fell off and I just replaced them with stuff from my stash. I'm a wound care and hyperbaric nurse. You may want to steri-strip over the are where glue is coming off' date=' but it's going to come off eventually. As long as incisions look closed and not draining I wouldn't worry too much about it.[/quote']

Ok good...my incisions look really good and healthy. I've been kinda coating the area since surgery with neosporin to stop itching and to hopefully help with scarring. I figured the glue was going to come off eventually but I wasn't sure how I'm suppose to deal with it...it's my belly button incision and the one to the left of that. Both look good, but I don't want to "encourage" the glue to come off...where can I get steri strips?

[cranialmalady 50]

Ok good...my incisions look really good and healthy. I've been kinda coating the area since surgery with neosporin to stop itching and to hopefully help with scarring. I figured the glue was going to come off eventually but I wasn't sure how I'm suppose to deal with it...it's my belly button incision and the one to the left of that. Both look good' date=' but I don't want to "encourage" the glue to come off...where can I get steri strips?[/quote']

You should be able to get ster-strips at any pharmacy or Walmart. The Neosporin is great, but it is probably going to cause the glue to come off sooner than you want it to.

[Gurlygirlrcr80 95]

You should be able to get ster-strips at any pharmacy or Walmart. The Neosporin is great' date=' but it is probably going to cause the glue to come off sooner than you want it to.[/quote']

Crap. I'm so itchy I wasn't sure what else to do...ill stop doing that. Thanks for the advise!! I appreciate it

[jen2013 14]

First' date=' I'm glad to hear that everyone is doing well and getting better <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Second, the glue on my incisions is starting to come off, but there is no chance I'm gonna pull or pick at it...did anyone else have the glue come off in 1 piece or did u trim the loose pieces or what did u do??[/quote']

Hey there! My glue started coming up around the edges. I trimmed it as it came up and pulled a little if it was loose. Most of it ended up coming off about 2 days ago. I noticed that it doesn't seem to get loose until the incisions are pretty much completely healed underneath, at least that's what happened to mine. They look so much better now that the glue is off though. That stuff just sealed in the dried blood and scabs and made it look much worse than it was. I am still waiting for my drain site to heal completely, seems to be taking forever since it was left open. And of course after about a week the tape and bandages starting wreaking havoc on my skin so I have left it open the last few days. Hope you are doing well!

[Gurlygirlrcr80 95]

You should be able to get ster-strips at any pharmacy or Walmart. The Neosporin is great' date=' but it is probably going to cause the glue to come off sooner than you want it to.[/quote']

Ideally I'd like to peal off the glue and have perfect fresh skin below it with no scar lol not like that would happen but u know...one can dream lol

[Gurlygirlrcr80 95]

Hey there! My glue started coming up around the edges. I trimmed it as it came up and pulled a little if it was loose. Most of it ended up coming off about 2 days ago. I noticed that it doesn't seem to get loose until the incisions are pretty much completely healed underneath' date=' at least that's what happened to mine. They look so much better now that the glue is off though. That stuff just sealed in the dried blood and scabs and made it look much worse than it was. I am still waiting for my drain site to heal completely, seems to be taking forever since it was left open. And of course after about a week the tape and bandages starting wreaking havoc on my skin so I have left it open the last few days. Hope you are doing well![/quote']

I'm doing good! Everything is healing good and I'm ready for the glue to come off but I'm scared! Lol I won't pull it off till it is ready to come off

[cranialmalady 50]

I think it would drive me nuts. I probably would have picked mine off by now. Your surgery was a week before mine and my steri strips are almost all off and it's healed underneath so I bet yours are going to be fine.