Hello everyone. I was sleeved on Monday 9/8/14 and my recovery has been pretty good. My starting weight was 250 I didn't have to do a long liquid diet before surgery so I've only lost like 5 pounds from the 4 days I havnt been eating. My goal weight is 170

The only thing that is really hurting me are the gas pains. I'm just constantly nauseous and sore and I can't sleep.

I am having a lot of nerves that all started the day before surgery. I'm so happy but I keep getting very stressed and just crying out of nowhere I'm just scared I guess mainly about being in pain any longer. I got it still I just would love someone who also had this surgery around a younger age like myself or anyone really to let me know if there are any tricks to making these gas pains go away. They make it so I can't sleep. Also if you know about how long the pains last such as soreness or the sharp pain from rotating my body too much. I am on oxy and some anti nausea which helps a bit but not all together

Xoxo

Maddy

Hey Maddy....

Yeah the gas pains were uncomfortable....Thats from all the gas they blow us up with in the ER....I did what I could of walking up and down the hall slowly...I was told to get liquid Tylenol Extra Strength which to be honest I felt fine with that more than with the pain meds.....It seems like it took a few days to get over that....The tears, we just had someone else with that topic....You are gonna find you are more emotional too....You won't know why, frustration, irritation, just plain pissed off at the world, but remember you just went through a major surgery and hormones are gonna be screwy for a while....This will all even out some after you've healed a bit and if it doesn't I would call your doc. But give this some time too. Hey, my neighbors dog was just lucky I felt like crap and couldn't walk fast or I woulda shoved his toy ball in his nose for barking all day, I got very touchy....Relax this is truly worth it and you will forget what you're going thru now until you read a message like what you have written then it all come flyin back at'cha.....

Hang in there...I'm here usually late if ya need a shoulder....

kim

Thanks so much for your kind words. Do you remember how many days it was for you till the gas pains got better? I feel like everywhere I read it says 2-3 days and I feel like it has to last longer than that.

Nope 5 at the most...It kind of depends on your system....Kinda personal but, if you can pass gas that helps, don't hold it in...And you gotta relax your self to let your body do what it needs to do to pass that gas....Make sense??? Just like if you know ya gotta pee but it helps to hear Water run cuz it relaxes you....Breath deeply, walk around....I still have to walk around after I eat because feel sickish for a bit....Sip on your water.....a warm shower maybe....See what works for you but if its too long seriously call your doc....

kim

Okay good to know. Yeah walking has actually been harder since I have been home I think it has to do with recieving less pain medication. Is it better to do small walks throughout the day like just a couple walks back and forth from the bed or is it better to wait and just do like 30 minutes walking straight

I had to walk every few hours to prevent blood clots in the legs so my dad would wake me up and make me do my "walk abouts" as he called them....But walking, like I said up and down our hall way was my start then I walked around the house, I just kept pushing myself....Now I walk all over school campus and my hip joints hurt but thats a whole other thing....You do have to push yourself a little but don't hurt yourself.....The insicion that hurt the worst was where they pulled the drain tube out and the same one was where they removed the leftover stomach piece....hurt like hell....I held my left side every time I tried to stand up....but once I got moving I was good....You just had your surgery so take it easy but don't let your legs get those clots either....

Keep on movin Sister!!!

Thank you so much for your great words of advice. I just got up and walked around a bit and was finally given some relief through burping. Also I'm trying a heating pad on my stomach and that seems to be helping a lot

Oh good...See you're stress is letting up too...I forgot about using the heating pad, great idea...I did a warm shower that way I had some peace and quiet but thats just me....

But things are gonna b good for you....Time is all....

Chat later....kim