HELLO EVERYBODY IM A NEWBIE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER, I DO NOT HAVE MY SURGERY DATE AS OF NOW, BUT I AM AFFRAID OF SHOTS, AND I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO GIVE THEIRSELFS SHOTS IN THE STOMACH TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS. HOW TURE IS THAT AND IF SO HOW BAD IS IT???

I heard of that too, but I won't be required to do that myself. I know I will be given blood thinner shots in the stomach while in hospital by the nurses. They're given to prevent blood clots, which can be life threatening.

I had to do them for 7 days. I'm not afraid of needles, but I certainly didn't love doing it either. Just like anything-- you get past it. Its such a minor blip in the grand scheme of all thats going on...

THANKS YOU GUYS, HOPEFULLY I WILL NOT HAVE TO DO THEM WHEN I GET HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. I THINK ITS JUST THE THOUGHT OF ME GIVING MYSELF A SHOT THAT HAS ME A LITTLE WORRIED

I have to give myself shots for migrane headaches with a pretty large needle. I too was not looking forward to this at all and in the beginning I was having to do it almost everyday for 6 months.

I promise after the first time or two I got used to it.

I did not have to do this for my bypass, they did in the hospital but once I went home I was good.

WOW DJMOHR YOUR HEADACHES MUST HAVE BEEN EXTREMLY BAD, BUT YOUR DOING GREAT YOU HAVE LOST ALOT IN A FEW MONTHS, IM CROSSING MY FINGERS TO DO THE SAME AS WELL

I had the shots in the hospital and then I had to give myself the blood thinner shots for 10 days.

Is this something unique to bariatric surgery or any type of surgery that a morbid obese person has ?

I would think the quicker we get up and get to walking the shorter the duration we'd have to undero such, no ?????

Edited July 20, 201511 yr by Dub

Is this something unique to bariatric surgery or any type of surgery that a morbid obese person has ?

I would think the quicker we get up and get to walking the shorter the duration we'd have to undero such, no ?????

I think this is more unique to the surgeon. I had a thryroidectomy last year and didn't need the shots-- and I was certainly morbidly obese then.

I did heparin shots for ten days post sleeve. The way they were prescribed it wasn't so bad because I didn't see the needle. They didn't really hurt.

Is this something unique to bariatric surgery or any type of surgery that a morbid obese person has ?

I would think the quicker we get up and get to walking the shorter the duration we'd have to undero such, no ?????

I think this is more unique to the surgeon. I had a thryroidectomy last year and didn't need the shots-- and I was certainly morbidly obese then.

Okay. I'll ask my program's nurse and see what the norm is for my surgeon. Not that knowing one way or another will make a difference.

I can handle stitches with no problem. Needles in veins are something I whip out on, though.

I did heparin shots for ten days post sleeve. The way they were prescribed it wasn't so bad because I didn't see the needle. They didn't really hurt.

Cool.