As of now I'm 10days post op and absolutely miserable...can't eat much still, drink..even sleep..It hurts terribly when I try to sleep on my side...now that I'm losing weight the lower abdomen weight feels heavier and almost like it's sitting on my upper legs making it hard to walk around...I still have my stitches and have my follow up on the 17 which is still in about 9 days...thanks for your comments, advice, and/or opinions in advance....

Things will improve with time. I reached my happy state, when everything was working well at around the 6 month mark.

I thought I would feel great immediately after surgery... I was wrong, I am 5 weeks post op and I'm still tired. It's still hard for me to get my fluids in. I'm starting to get energy back this week. Hang in there, it will get better.

Hi jorrin

I am 11 days post op and still don't feel normal , I'm very up and down and been the same weight for three days ! How are you going with your eating and drinking ? All much harder than I thought it would be , hope you feel better soon !

I am still having a difficult time getting my fluids and proteins in. My doctors keeps saying if I don't my fluids in he will have to admit me - I am trying - really.

Omg what happens if we can't get our fluids in? today I did a bit better after I had a protein shake and forced myself out of bed...

Hi Jorrin,

Please be patient with yourself and make absolutely sure you force down as much liquid Protein as you can. It is the key to healing. I am 17 post op and doing pretty good. I only take Tylenol at night as it makes me sleepy, weird huh. I am slowly being able to lie on my sides, right is easier than left and OMG I actually ended up on my stomach last night. Not for long but it wasn't too bad.

Move as much as you can too. That helps. Best wishes!

Hi Jorrin,

Please be patient with yourself and make absolutely sure you force down as much liquid Protein as you can. It is the key to healing. I am 17 post op and doing pretty good. I only take Tylenol at night as it makes me sleepy, weird huh. I am slowly being able to lie on my sides, right is easier than left and OMG I actually ended up on my stomach last night. Not for long but it wasn't too bad.

Move as much as you can too. That helps. Best wishes!

Thanks for your encouragement I'm definitely more up and about today even if it's just around my home...I'm getting my protein in today and maybe tonight I will try to sleep on my side again...I found that if I put a pillow under my side it doesn't hurt as much...my biggest fear at this point is failing to lose weight even without eating...I don't want to disappoint everyone supporting me and myself....oh well I will just continue to do the best I can...best of luck to you also.

Thanks... one other thing avoid the scale as much as possible for awhile. The surgery is only a tool to lose weight. You are healing and your body HAS to have time. (I am not thrilled with that either) Everyone loses weight pretty much the same way we all gain it. Very differently. Have a strong talk with that fear and tell it to take a hike. It is not welcome as you are in charge. :-)

Hi Jorrin! I'm 17 days post op now and totally understand what you're going through. I'm a side sleeper to begin with so it was hard for me to not sleep on my sides. In the hospital I found I could only lay on my right side to much pain laying on the left. When I got home I found if I put a pillow in front of me and hugged it I was able to stand laying on either side. Besides that I also did it to protect stomach from my fiancé accidentally bumping it in his sleep. As others said about getting Fluid in. I'm still having that problem. Just Wednesday I was beginning to get dehydrated and forced fluid down all day and was much better the next day. Energy will come. I find I can now get up and walk 30 minutes. I'm tired after but I'm getting in my 30 minutes of walking 5x's a week. I will usually go take a 2 hour nap during the day and find that really helps. I had staples and found that once they came out I was much more comfortable. We will all have our up and down days. At this point try to worry less about not losing the weight. We all know that if we're not careful we can gain the weight back but with what little bit we are eating while our stomach is healing you will lose weight. Can get frustrating I've not lost a single pound this week but I also know that I'm constipated and that with what little food and fluid I'm putting in that I've lost weight it's just not showing yet. Don't give up! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

I'm 5 days post op and finally had a bowel movement. Maybe tmi. It felt great. Now I've been in the toilet three times since then. Feeling like this was a bad move

I'm 5 days post op and finally had a bowel movement. Maybe tmi. It felt great. Now I've been in the toilet three times since then. Feeling like this was a bad move

Be patient...you just had major surgery.Slowly but surely it will get better. ..

Be patient...you just had major surgery.Slowly but surely it will get better. ..

I feel better after reading more experiences on here. Already today I feel better.

My name is Ruth and am 2 1/2 weeks post op gastric bypass. They also discovered a "giant" hernia which had to be repaired at the same time (apparently most of my stomach was in my chest cavity). It's hard to discern what's "normal" at this point in time. I find my abdomen more sensitive than it was. It feels harder (for lack of a better word) around incisions and almost as if I need something to hold my stomach in place. Still on pain meds and trying not to use Dilaudid any longer so I can have more energy for exercise, etc. Gas pains have only just begun to decrease, thank God for that! Frickin' painful.... Fluid intake is good but I have to watch and make sure I get enough, likewise with Protein.

Can someone help me with what's "normal" or within parameters of what's to be expected. For example, abdominal tenderness get's more severe as incisions start to heal???

Hope some of that made sense....