My gastric bypass was on Monday and everything went fantastic. The worse part was riding an hour to the hospital having to use the bathroom because they needed to do a pregnancy test. Surgery lasted 3 hours and was robotically assisted. I have six 1 1/2 inch slits on my abdomen. After the surgery I was only allowed to have ice chips for the rest of day. I did get up and walk the hospital floor twice on Monday. I wasn't able to fall asleep but managed to stay relaxed through the night.

Dr. Dietrick came in Tuesday morning and explained that I would need to drink 1oz. of protein and 1 oz. of water every hour (alternating) and if I could keep it down I could go home. I also walked the halls six times. Fortunately, I had no problem drinking and keeping it down so I was able to leave the hospital at 6:30 pm.Once again the ride was horrendous. The pain on the way home was my body is shock for what has been done to it.

Today has been pretty good, I have been experiencing some pain on the left side but once I find a comfortable position it goes away. I walked 1/3 mile around the block. I have finished one shake and I am half way done with my second. They don't taste the same as before but I am hoping that will change as I get farther out from surgery.

I hope my surgery buddies are having good experiences.

Hi lakelandgirl, So please to read that you are doing well. I had my surgery on the 22nd Of March 2015. Have a beautiful evening. Prada

Sounds like you are doing great. Congratulations

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Glad to hear you are doing ok! I'm 9 days out and still a little uncomfortable at times, but headed to Universal Studios tomorrow, so I know I will be worn out. How did you like the staff at Tampa general? I thought they were amazing!

Sounds like your doing fantastic. I have my surgery April 13. I hope I do as well as you r doing. Congrats to you an keep up the good work. ????

Hi lakelandgirl, So please to read that you are doing well. I had my surgery on the 22nd Of March 2015. Have a beautiful evening. Prada

Thanks Prada, How are you feeling now that you are two weeks out? Have you had any issues? Have a great day!

Sounds like you are doing great. Congratulations

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OregonTeacher so far so good. Where are you in the process? Have a wonderful day.

Glad to hear you are doing ok! I'm 9 days out and still a little uncomfortable at times, but headed to Universal Studios tomorrow, so I know I will be worn out. How did you like the staff at Tampa general? I thought they were amazing!

skc72 My only problem was the constipation but that was expected. How was your day at Universal yesterday? My surgeon was Dr. Dietrick at Florida Hospital and the staff there was amazing too. Have a great day!

Sounds like your doing fantastic. I have my surgery April 13. I hope I do as well as you r doing. Congrats to you an keep up the good work. ????

tcouperus, Good luck with your surgery. I tried really hard to emotionally set myself up for success, it wasn't easy but I think it worked, so far. Have a fantastic day!

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, OregonTeacher so far so good. Where are you in the process? Have a wonderful day.

I am just waiting for my day to come. My surgery is on the 21st and I start my liquid diet on the 13th. My pre-op appointment is tomorrow. I am starting to get a little nervous now that it is so close and real! I think reading about everyone else's struggles has a good and bad side. Good because I/we can all know what we might expect, but bad because we know what we are facing.

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OregonTeacher so far so good. Where are you in the process? Have a wonderful day.

I am just waiting for my day to come. My surgery is on the 21st and I start my liquid diet on the 13th. My pre-op appointment is tomorrow. I am starting to get a little nervous now that it is so close and real! I think reading about everyone else's struggles has a good and bad side. Good because I/we can all know what we might expect, but bad because we know what we are facing.

Here's my good... Pre op was great I had no problem with shakes I drank 2-3 Premier Protein shake a day and I was allowed 4oz of protein if needed. I took "infant gas relief" drops to the hospital with me and the first night took one dropper full and two droppers the next day. I didn't have the gas pains that others had reported.

The Bad...Two nights ago, I slept 11 hours, which was great but I didn't feel very good all day. I was calmy, had no pain but I just was not myself. I think it was to long to go without protein. By 6 pm I was much better. Last night I woke up to let the dogs out and took and drink of protein. I felt good when I woke up. The the worse thing so far happened. I had impacted constipation, It was extremely painful and took over two hours required two enemas to relieve. I just took some Miralax in the hope that this won't happen again.

I read that a lot of people have this happen but I am not sure why the doctors don't address it. You may want to ask yours if there is something you can do to prevent it. That is all I have for you right now. I know we are all different so it is really hard to know what to expect. Stay positive! I will keep you in my thoughts.

So happy for you and very encouraging!

So happy for you and very encouraging!

thanks ohjul!

I just started my 2 weeks liquid diet and my surgery is April 23rd. Question? My friend had bypass done in February and she told me that was ate hard boiled egg whites (no yolk) throughout the 2 week liquid diet. She said her surgery was fine and the doctor said everything looked good. Has anyone else tried egg whites or other alternatives?