Hi everyone who is having surgery in October 2014. We can start a new topic for those of us who have had surgery already.

This is the spot were we will all end up, were we'll share our stories and recovery. It will be a new dawn for so many of us. Let's stay close as united we will conquer anything that comes our way!

BEST WISHES GLADIATORS

I found y'all! 6 days out here!

And how're you doing / feeling? Hope you're well 5 days post and feeling good about all! Getting that drain out was evil!

@@Bronxmerci and @@layknee you guys have been through so much! You both take it easy and I hope you recover soon.

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by kimodell69

went grocery shopping for the next stage pureed that I start tomorrow, wish me luck.

@smiley922. Wishing You Luck with Day 1 Puréed Food! I start WK 3 Puréed on Wed.

Just weighed myself 4 more LBS since Friday. Yeah! I start Puréed food Wednesday looking forward to Greek Yogurt & scrambled eggs. But I guess my weight loss will slow down with more calories in. I actually got 2 Protein drinks in yesterday & the liquid is going down easier so I guess swelling is down.

Now to focus on keeping to small sips & drinking 30 mins before & after soft food come tomorrow. ????

My surgery was at 7:30 yesterday morning. First day was kind of rough. Woke up in post op with a problem with my drain so there was blood everywhere and I had to be changed. Took one short walk but was very nauseous. Next few times I tried to get up were worse. But my nurse got on touch with my doctor and we switched to plain old Tylenol which did the trick. Went for a walk at 1 and 3:30 am. Got my cath out at 6 and went for a longer walk on my own. Things are moving along.

My surgery was at 7:30 yesterday morning. First day was kind of rough. Woke up in post op with a problem with my drain so there was blood everywhere and I had to be changed. Took one short walk but was very nauseous. Next few times I tried to get up were worse. But my nurse got on touch with my doctor and we switched to plain old Tylenol which did the trick. Went for a walk at 1 and 3:30 am. Got my cath out at 6 and went for a longer walk on my own. Things are moving along.

Hope you have a speedy recovery!!

My surgery was at 7:30 yesterday morning. First day was kind of rough. Woke up in post op with a problem with my drain so there was blood everywhere and I had to be changed. Took one short walk but was very nauseous. Next few times I tried to get up were worse. But my nurse got on touch with my doctor and we switched to plain old Tylenol which did the trick. Went for a walk at 1 and 3:30 am. Got my cath out at 6 and went for a longer walk on my own. Things are moving along.

@@Glyndalin glad your doing better! - keep walking to feel even better

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by Jyoyonomore

Ginger, just wondering why you didn't get the gastric bypass surgery done?

Oh goodness! Glad they got your drain straightened out. Gotta love that cath. So thankful when that came out. Good to hear you're up and walking about! Get that gas moving out before it causes pain. I had no has pain in the hospital. Mine was once I got home. No one to encourage me to get up and walk like the nurses did. :-) keep up the good work!

@@Bronxmerci and @@layknee you guys have been through so much! You both take it easy and I hope you recover soon.

thanks kim

Hell yeah @@layknee ugh pain sucks. So I got the info now from my surgeon. Its not directly on my surgery, its a bloodclot on my main artery that goes to my liver, he said this is very rare and that I may have a genetic trait for bloodclots and stuff in the hematology lingo. I am going to be here for 4-5 days getting my blood monitored and getting those painful shots we got to soften our blood in the beginning of post op. They are going to have hematology visit me to see which tests they should do to find out why I got this. After I get discharged I'm going to have to take a blood softener for 6 months and they will control my pain via pain meds, which I don't want because they constipate me, but I don't want to ever feel that pain again. The doctor said that this bloodclot is the reason for my pain, my not being able to pass gas, or go number 2, and why I'm not hungry or thirsty. My lips are about to fall off so they are gonna start the ivs soon. Thanks for the well wishes guys ( @@freelyme )I am now on another vacation! Lol. Layknee how are you now? Are you able to get stuff down? Its crazy we're both having issues I wonder if our surgery day was a bad day for surgery. I was having a moment earlier of wishing I never did this surgery, but after the pain went away I'm still happy with my decision.

Glad you're getting taken care of. My mom had a stroke because of a wayward blood clot so it is serious business. When I started birth control as a teen they checked my clotting factors because of my mom's strike history. Keep up girl. We're praying and sending good vibes your way.

Good luck beni!

@@layknee How are you feeling today?

And @@Bronxmerci how are you doing today?

3 weeks out- Is anyone else having weird stuff with their body temperature?

Sometimes after I eat I get freezing cold. My hands and my feet are literally cold to the touch, and I get the chills. I've been spending an hour after each meal snuggled under a blanket.

Alternatively I walked to work today (3/4 mile) and while it's not the easiest walk - it's not like a march through Death Valley. Nevertheless now I can't seem to cool off! I've been here an hour and my skin is still hot. My face is so flushed that the mailman just asked if I have sunburn!

Anyone else experiencing anything similar?

@@layknee How are you feeling today?

i was in pain earlier because I was trying not to use the pain medicine. I'm going to ask my APN tomorrow whether the pain in the lower left side is normal, especially for it to be there this long. I still have some my neck pain on the right side and right chest from the accident.

I finally broke down and took some pain medication and I actually feel better.

I'm down 36 lbs already. Started at 303 was 278 by surgery day and even with all the fluids from the surgery and the ER last week I'm down to 267.8.

Today I got down a cup of tea. A cup of Jello and 1/4 of a Wendy's frosty. 1/2 cup of strained mushroom Soup with some puréed babyfood meats.

Pms cramps are about gone.

So hopefully things are looking up.

My aunt who is scheduled to have gastric bypass in December, she asked me if I regretted doing the surgery. I said everybody doesn't have the same reaction that I've had. But everyone at some point goes through buyers remorse.

I'm sure if I can get past this point, I'll feel much better about my decision.

I just realized today the best thing about having the surgery done is that I haven't had any symptoms of my diabetes. I used to get really sick in the week if I didn't eat at a certain time. I've not felt that since the surgery.

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by layknee