I had lapro RNY this past Tuesday and am still very sore and using my pain meds. I'm looking to hear how others' recovery is coming along that had the same surgery within the last 7-10 days.

@@nearnermal78 - you had surgery on the 14th and you're going back to work tomorrow? Do you mine me asking what you do?

@ Angel

I sit on my bottom all day! Lol! I work up front at a medical office and pretty much talk on the phone and roll around my tiny office in my chair. I probably do more at home than I do at work!

@@golden39 - I can't speak for your doctor, so I always say check with them first, but my doc let me bring them to the hospital and I took one the second they put me in my room post op.

@near...NIIIICE!!! Me being home so long is driving me stir crazy but I know there's no way I could go back to work yet. Hope you have a great first day back tomorrow!

Thanks Angel...good to know! I will definitely check

Angel you certainly could be right I never thought about that. I never had trouble with my gut before so I guess I don't think about those things. I guess I better start. thanks for the advice on the Gas-X. Sounds like you're getting better and feeling better I'm glad have a great day!

I went up to put cabin this weekend to recover. I was in so much pain the past couple of days I could barley move. Today all kinds of pus is coming out of one of my incisions. It keeps leaking. I'm on my way back home call the dr and see what I need to do.

On a good note since the pus has started coming out I'm not in south pain.

Angel - so we area allowed to use GasX strips at this point? (6 days post-op)?

If so I will send someone to the store right now!

Both of my surgeons (in the same practice w/ different specialties) let me bring the GasX strips to the hospital for use on the first night and I've never actually heard anyone say they weren't allowed those..they help so much! Good luck

Question: has anyone experienced being sick of counting, measuring and thinking about what you can eat, how you can eat it, when you have to eat it, etc?

Angel you and I must really be in sync. I was thinking that this afternoon. Plus 4 out of the 6 things I've tried have given me terrible gas and time in the bathroom. So far the only things of been able to tolerate is 2 teaspoons of mashed potatoes and 2 teaspoons of sweet potatoes and of course the protein shakes. So now I'm trying to eat a protein shakes at least three times a day and getting tired of them

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So today was not fabulous. Felt nauseous and tired all day and not sure why because yesterday I got all my meals, protein, supplements/vitamins, fluids, AND exercise in. So not sure what gives. I am so looking forward to tomorrow being a better day. Not really feeling like moving backwards in this process! Grrr.....

I had two super nauseous moments today. I also have no clue why... And my shoulder hurts, for the first time, and both forearms? Hmm

My nutritionist moved me back to Clear liquids Friday due to my intolerance to all dairy and 5 kinds of Protein shakes. I was nauseous all weekend, I must have taken in less than 50 calories a day. I dreamed of food like it was a famous super star or an ex who like Liam Neilson had 'a particular set of skills'.

During my 2 week check up today I found that I am apart of the 10% of women who develop a lactose intolerance and an increase sensitivity to smells. Everything I sniff has been turning my stomach including my husbands Axe spray (eeeew). The great news is that i am no on soft solids.

Yeaaa no more broth. I have enjoyed some sweet and sour Soup for lunch which was not good due to my changed taste buds and the restaurant smelling awful didn't help. For dinner I had the most succulent turkey meatballs. I am taking it slow so I only ate 2 of them. I have the rest of the week to enjoy my creation and meatballs with sauce only get better with time. Yummms.

I had my surgery on the 16th of July and I came home 2 days later on the 18th. My fiance' has been taking great care of me but I have been in some awesome pain and the gas from the surgery is just not giving.

I did feel a bit better today. I have only taken my pain meds once today at around 530am and took Tylenol a couple of times during the day. I will be taking the pain med before bed, and I will also be taking the nausea medicine.

I am getting over the wth did I do to myself feeling. I did gain over 10 lbs at the hospital with all of the Fluid but I have lost that and then some.

My stomach is so bloated with gas it looks like I weigh a million lbs.... very uncomfortable.

My fiance took out my on Q pain ball catheter this evening. He has been the absolute best.

Hi all, surgery was last Friday. Got home from hospital yesterday. Doing ok I guess. Trying to get down the required 60g of protein. Can barely do 30g. And water too?? Ha. Every sip hurts like I'm swallowing a big chunk of meat. Pharmacy is out of protonix until tomorrow afternoon.

I'm wondering what a good soup would be that is high in protein? Broth only has 2g. Thx