Sitting here in the hospital 24 hrs after surgery. Really questioning myself. The nurses are telling me I am doing great. But it hurts to drink. Hope to go home in a few hours. Is feeling down normal?

You just had a major surgery that altered an important organ in your body. I'm not sure anyone could expect to feel like a million bucks. I felt like crap the first 24 hours, but I expected to feel like crap. So was I down? No. Was I happy, cheerful, or full of optimism? No. I mostly wanted to sleep and do my walking and that's about it. The pain goes away as does the swelling until then just take it easy and follow your surgeon's directions.

I am 5 days out and completely understand. I did NOT expect to be down for whatever reasons. At day 5 I'm feeling, better. Not 100% but not so regretful. You wanted this for a reason, you went through everything for a reason and someone told me the other day no pain no gain, in our case no loss. Hang in there, you are in the worst of it now. Walking was my BFF even though it took a lot out of me. Hang in there ????

Thanks I think all I needed to know was it gets better. The blues did surprise me though.

I was completely regretful afterwards. I even had several moments for a few months afterwards that I regretted it. This is COMPLETELY normal. Once you start getting used to your new stomach and new life (because yes, this is a sudden life change too) you will start feeling amazing. The compliments about how much weight you are losing will start really soon too and those definitely help get rid of the regret!

I'm still pre-op, scheduled for March 31st. I've come to believe that this is kind of like having a baby in the sense that you hear all the wonderful things and aren't exactly prepared for how the actually initial experience is. Part of human nature is to remember things better than they were so the stories we read don't always include every single bad detail. Also the reward in the end is so great that it's worth the sacrifices in the begin, at least that's what I'm hoping for

Hope you feel better soon and are able to practically forget this in six months.

I've never had a baby but that's exactly how I would describe it so far.

Why did I do this?

@@laura_rose16

because you are a smart "cookie" LOL

don't know if YOU are normal

but your reactions are typical

you are 24 hours post op

try hot to question your first decision

(do of do ot - there is no try!

having problems drinking?

many others have that problem at first

hopefully that will improve day by day !!

put yourself on the front burner where your belong

hope someone is there to help you a little

mom, dad, sibling, friend et al

take care

speedy recovery

kathy

I feel better since I am home. Still hurts to drink but much better. I can actually feel my poor stomach cringe every time I drink.

Walking and a hot shower ... My lifelines

Once you get home you will feel better. For the first two days every sip I took made my stomach spasm. It does get better. by day 3 or 4 I was drinking all my fluids and protein easily.

Laura, are you only drinking cold fluid? In the beginning I only was able to drink room temperature fluid. Now, four weeks post off and now can drink any temperature fluid. Also, the heating pad was and still is my best friend any time my stomach is angry.

Sitting here in the hospital 24 hrs after surgery. Really questioning myself. The nurses are telling me I am doing great. But it hurts to drink. Hope to go home in a few hours. Is feeling down normal?

I was hating life for the first 8 days. But things began to improve noticeably on the 9th day. On day 13 now, and getting in and out of bed no longer a challenge, and my walks are lengthening. It's the long run that matters, in my opinion.

Lukewarm did make a difference. Too cold and my stomach spasms. Better this morning. Thanks for everyone's words of encouragement.

I am 7 days out. I went to Walmart yesterday but my husband wouldn't let me drive, lol. I am sore but I am able to get in and out of bed without any problems and I can even sleep on my stomach. I got 2,200 steps in yesterday, not the 10,000 I usually try to aim for but it's something. I won't hit 10,000 until I can exercise again. My problem is fluid/protein intake. I was finally able to drink 64 oz of Water yesterday. I am nowhere near 70 grams of Protein. It gets better every day. On Tuesday, day after surgery. I thought what in the world did I do. Just take it one day at a time.

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Laura,

I don't know your personal situation concerning weight-loss surgery, but I do know that if you qualified for surgery then it's a matter of health. This matter and health is either consciously or unconsciously defined. I see weight-loss surgery as being similar to medicating an acne outbreak. Things tend to get worse before they get better. I know for me personally, after surgery I could not drink Water without becoming nauseous for a month. I cannot swallow my own saliva for close to two months. What I did do is get off my high blood pressure medicine within the first three weeks after surgery. Also, within a matter of 4 1/2 months I had lost a whole person. So, know that there is a Silverlining in this whole matter. You will do great! Remember to look forward without looking back. Embrace the future that you have ahead of you, because it's bright!

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