Hi! My name is Wendy and I am from northeast Massachusetts. I am in the middle of the "tests" phase of this journey. I would love to have a mentor who has gone through the gastric bypass surgeryand has done well. Please write back!

Thank you!

Wendy

Hi Wendy,

I am a little more than 1 year out. I went through more than 1 year of testing. Then a cancel led surgery put it off for another 3 months. I think the waiting is the hardest part. Hopefully you have a support system of family and friends at home. You will need someone there to take care of you for a few weeks until you are up and around. The more protein and liquids you get in, the faster you will recover. And your protein shakes count as liquids also. I'm from western mass. I live in west Springfield. My hospital is bay state medical center. My surgeon was Jay Kuhn. The only issue I had was complete exhaustion for a couple months. But that was because I wasn't getting enough protein in. So make sure you get enough. That, plus sleep will help recovery. So take care and you will do fine.