Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🎉 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

OMG October 2013 Post-ops

DevilBlueDress

Recommended Posts

debbiedenise    33

debbiedenise
Posted

I am 2 weeks out and feeling ok. I don't think I am losing like I should. Idk ....starting to feel down became of it. What can I do....help. well to make matters worse I have come down with a severe cold. I am just miserable at this point. My first Dr appt is this Wednesday I hope att goes well....

Cassi reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Cassi    4

Cassi
Posted

I am 2 weeks out and feeling ok. I don't think I am losing like I should. Idk ....starting to feel down became of it. What can I do....help. well to make matters worse I have come down with a severe cold. I am just miserable at this point. My first Dr appt is this Wednesday I hope att goes well....

I'm also two weeks out! At this stage you're probably on liquids. Relax. People lose at different rates. N Tylenol has liquid cold meds. I think they even have a severe child one. A little tip tho. Drink it slow. I know it tastes gross (I use liquid Tylenol extra strength for headaches) n it burns the crap outa my stomach if I drink it fast.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

pumpkin73    21

pumpkin73
Posted

I got my drained pulled out today. Very happy about that. I can breathe better. The drain didn't hurt coming out just felt weird having something pulled out of my body. It will still be awhile before the soreness is gone due to the hernia. They said it was pretty big. Hope everyone is else is doing good.

Cheryl_S and Doing It 4 Them reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

jmarruda    22

jmarruda
Posted

I am 2 weeks out and feeling ok. I don't think I am losing like I should. Idk ....starting to feel down became of it. What can I do....help. well to make matters worse I have come down with a severe cold. I am just miserable at this point. My first Dr appt is this Wednesday I hope att goes well....

Just take it easy, having a cold on top of having surgery is a lot.. Don't focus on the scale right now.. I lost 17 pounds in 2 weeks, and I haven't lost a pound in 5 days.. My aunt had the surgery a week after me and only lost 8 pounds in two weeks.. Everyone is different.. Try not to compare yourself, and just wait a week until you check again.. and feel better!

Cheryl_S reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Cheryl_S    16

Cheryl_S
Posted

Im about 10 minutes from being wheeled into theatre.....so I'm soon gonna officially be a post-op!! excited!

Hope you are doing okay! Hang in there! It gets so much better after the hospital - especially about a week out.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Cheryl_S    16

Cheryl_S
Posted

I got my drained pulled out today. Very happy about that. I can breathe better. The drain didn't hurt coming out just felt weird having something pulled out of my body. It will still be awhile before the soreness is gone due to the hernia. They said it was pretty big. Hope everyone is else is doing good.

I got my drain out today too! I'm so glad it's gone. Hope your soreness goes away soon.

pumpkin73 reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

sandy purple    16

sandy purple
Posted

Hello all, i got my surgery on Oct 9th, I am doing great, other than some pain when I get in or out of bed I am feeling great. I had some Constipation issues but now I am trying to avoid what can make me constipated. According to my scale i have lost 15 pounds already... I have my post op appt. On Wednesday 24th. Wish me luck.

Cheryl_S reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

SAinAUS2012    29

SAinAUS2012
Posted

Everyone out there, what would you say the typical time on hospital is. I have been advised of 5 days.

sandy purple reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

SAinAUS2012    29

SAinAUS2012
Posted

I got mine on wednesday 9th at 9 am and got discharged on Friday afternoon. I dont know but 5 days seems to be a lot to me

Thanks Sandy! I hope it is 2 nights for me too!

sandy purple reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

pumpkin73    21

pumpkin73
Posted

Everyone out there' date=' what would you say the typical time on hospital is. I have been advised of 5 days.[/quote']

I went in @ 10 am Oct 10 and was discharged on the 11th late that afternoon.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

SAinAUS2012    29

SAinAUS2012
Posted

I went in @ 10 am Oct 10 and was discharged on the 11th late that afternoon.

Geez, there is hope! My surgeon is very particular and think he is being cautious.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

pumpkin73    21

pumpkin73
Posted

Geez' date=' there is hope! My surgeon is very particular and think he is being cautious.[/quote']

I probably could have stayed another day if needed but I was doing good and was ready to just be at home.

sandy purple reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

sandy purple    16

sandy purple
Posted

I probably could have stayed another day if needed but I was doing good and was ready to just be at home.

Goof for you pumpkin They had me stay one more day because I wasnt eating anything and didnt had a BM. How are you doing? I go very constipated and I am scare to eat now... tomorrow will be 2 weeks but I am not sure if I am eating right since I am doing Protein shakes (2) i put more powder and less Water so I can have down easily. chicken broth, mashed potatoes and or carrots, i eat pureed Beans and I tried pureed eggs too. I dont have any nausea or stomach pain, I eat very slow and very little portions.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

pumpkin73    21

pumpkin73
Posted

Goof for you pumpkin They had me stay one more day because I wasnt eating anything and didnt had a BM. How are you doing? I go very constipated and I am scare to eat now... tomorrow will be 2 weeks but I am not sure if I am eating right since I am doing Protein shakes (2) i put more powder and less Water so I can have down easily. chicken broth' date=' mashed potatoes and or carrots, i eat pureed Beans and I tried pureed eggs too. I dont have any nausea or stomach pain, I eat very slow and very little portions.[/quote']

I'm ok. Still dealing with a lil pain. I am having trouble with Protein. I had an issue last week with a Protein shake made with fat free milk. I guess my system wasn't ready yet. I was put back on Clear liquids for another week. I did have a BM (several times). The dr office had to drink some citrate stuff. I will be glad when I can have pureed food so I can have some energy. I ate some applesauce today & so far it was been good to me. Hopefully I'm getting back on track.

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
Go To Topic Listing Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • LeighaTR

      LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Doughgurl

      Doughgurl

      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
      · 1 reply
      1. Selina333

        Selina333

        I'm so happy for you! You are about to change your life. I was so glad to get the sleeve done in Dec. I didn't have feelings of regret overall. And I'm down almost 60 lbs. I do feel a little sad at restaurants. I can barely eat half a kid's meal. I get adults meals often because kid ones don't have the same offerings at times. Then I feel obligated to eat on that until it's gone and that can be days. So the restaurant thing isn't great for me. All the rest is fine by me! I love feeling full with very little. I do wish I could drink when eating. And will sip at the end. Just a strong habit to stop. But I'm working on it! You will do fine! Just keep focused on your desire to be different. Not better or worse. But different. I am happy both ways but my low back doesn't like me that heavy. So I listened (also my feet!). LOL! Update us on your journey! I'm not far from you. I'm in Houston. Good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly! Would love to see pics of the town you go to for this. I've never been there. Neat you will be traveling for this! Enjoy the journey. Take it one day at a time. Sometimes a few hours at a time. Follow all recommendations as best you can. 💗

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 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

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×