Hey all! I looked around and couldn't find anything for June surgeries. I don't have my exact date yet, but it will be the 1st or 2nd week of June!! Sooo excited!! I had my lap band out on April 18th and they were supposed to do the bypass, but they weren't able to due to scar tissue. I saw my surgeon today and all should be a go for June! Yay!!!! RNY here I come!!!

What is everybody taking in place of their narcotics? My surgeon said to take children's Tylenol and that just doesn't touch the pain, but I would really LOVE to not be taking the Roxicet anymore. It makes me so foggy and I feel like its just not going to help me recover to be on strong meds. I'm so used to recovering like a beast and being fine within like a few days. At this point, I'm worried about having to go back to work next Wednesday. I'm still in a good bit of pain. This is so sad to me. I'm NEVER like this after surgery.

What is everybody taking in place of their narcotics? My surgeon said to take children's Tylenol and that just doesn't touch the pain' date=' but I would really LOVE to not be taking the Roxicet anymore. It makes me so foggy and I feel like its just not going to help me recover to be on strong meds. I'm so used to recovering like a beast and being fine within like a few days. At this point, I'm worried about having to go back to work next Wednesday. I'm still in a good bit of pain. This is so sad to me. I'm NEVER like this after surgery.[/quote']

I'm sorry you're still having pain. I've been pretty pain free minus a few stuck episodes. I did buy children's Tylenol also in case I need it. I've only taken two doses of the Roxicet since I've been home! Narcotics make me foggy too and I sleep all day and get nothing done. They also can make me nauseated. Have you tried a heating pad for any little pain? That's helped me a lot.

What is everybody taking in place of their narcotics? My surgeon said to take children's Tylenol and that just doesn't touch the pain' date=' but I would really LOVE to not be taking the Roxicet anymore. It makes me so foggy and I feel like its just not going to help me recover to be on strong meds. I'm so used to recovering like a beast and being fine within like a few days. At this point, I'm worried about having to go back to work next Wednesday. I'm still in a good bit of pain. This is so sad to me. I'm NEVER like this after surgery.[/quote']

I bought adult liquid Tylenol. It's actually the cvs brand. I couldn't find name brand in liquid. The nurse told me I would have to drink an entire bottle of children's tylenol for me to feel anything.

I did.. It's so weird... I'm just having bad pain up under my ribs... Above my incisions... That's really the only place, but its pretty strong when its there. I've tried heating pads and they don't work for it... I put a call in to my doctors office to ask if I could try reg Tylenol. It's like I'm all swollen and sore under my right breast... So weird..

Hi to all the losers! I hope you all are feeling better. What stuff did you take to the hospital with you? I'm trying to get my stuff together for Thursday. Thanks!

Hi to all the losers! I hope you all are feeling better. What stuff did you take to the hospital with you? I'm trying to get my stuff together for Thursday. Thanks!

I took my iPhone, iPad, toothbrush, face wash, lotion, lip balm, deodorant, slippers, and my pillow. Hospital pillows are terrible. I also packed yoga pants, tshirt and sports bra to wear home.

What is everybody taking in place of their narcotics? My surgeon said to take children's Tylenol and that just doesn't touch the pain' date=' but I would really LOVE to not be taking the Roxicet anymore. It makes me so foggy and I feel like its just not going to help me recover to be on strong meds. I'm so used to recovering like a beast and being fine within like a few days. At this point, I'm worried about having to go back to work next Wednesday. I'm still in a good bit of pain. This is so sad to me. I'm NEVER like this after surgery.[/quote']

I am taking liquid Tylenol. There is an adult version. It is working pretty good. My surgeon said Children's wouldn't work because you would have to take way too much for it to help. We finally found the adult liquid at CVS and on Amazon.

Hi to all the losers! I hope you all are feeling better. What stuff did you take to the hospital with you? I'm trying to get my stuff together for Thursday. Thanks!

I took a robe, (didn't use it) bedroom shoes, Chapstick, small fan, pillow for ride home, ipad, phone and chargers.

I took a robe' date=' (didn't use it) bedroom shoes, Chapstick, small fan, pillow for ride home, ipad, phone and chargers.[/quote']

I also took toothbrush, brush, and a sundress to wear home.

I've been doing pretty good with pain control only doing my Roxicet before bed. I over did it yesterday though and pushed myself to drink more protein shake than my pouch thought was good. I also decided to clean the kitchen and sweep and mop the floors....needless to say that was a bad idea. I have to put in a call to the drs today to see if I can drive later this week as my husband has to go out of town and I have no one else around here to drive to pick the small children up. We'll see what they say.

The best thing that's happened is I've gone from 307 on surgery day to 295 this morning!

Hi to all the losers! I hope you all are feeling better. What stuff did you take to the hospital with you? I'm trying to get my stuff together for Thursday. Thanks!

Hey BJ. I took the following:

1) Pj's (never put on, stayed in hospital gown)

2) Tshirt & sweatpants (never wore, see above)

3) Deodorant (used day I went home)

4) Toothbrush & toothpaste (used what hospital provided)

5) Hair scarves (wore pretty much the whole time)

6) Slippers (used them)

7) Socks (wore the hospital nonslip socks)

8) Jar of Vaseline (definitely used; mouth super dry)

9) Lip balm (used also but Vaseline gave longer relief)

10) Pillow (used to help with getting comfortable in that uncomfortable hospital bed)

Next day had my husband bring:

11) My temperpedic foam pillow (used in bed and as a stomach-higher on ride home. It's helped TONS on the ride home)

12) Weight Loss surgery for dummies book (never even opened)

13) Samsung tablet my sister brought me with a movie to watch but I could never stay awake long enough so I never even turned it on.

14) I wore home what I wore to the hospital.

Surgery: 6/5/2013

This may be TMI but, I finally pooped!!! Wasn't much but it's a start!!! Maybe everything is waking up finally!!!

This may be TMI but' date=' I finally pooped!!! Wasn't much but it's a start!!! Maybe everything is waking up finally!!![/quote']

Super! When was your surgery?

Super! When was your surgery?

I'm 5 days post op.

Not sure if my scale is working properly but it says that I've lost another 9lbs since yesterday morning. Is that even possible?!?!?

If so I'm super jealous!