I had my surgery on Tuesday. I'm home and resting but is it ok if I'm laying around most of the time? I get up every few hours and walk around the house for 5 minutes or so. I'm very aware of complications like DVT and PE but the painkillers make me sleepy and I am in a lot of pain without them. Thoughts?

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I hear you I just had mine done 07/02 feeling not so good when in movement

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Just take it easy our bodies are healing

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I did that for the first few days, too - though I was getting up at least every hour to make sure I got my little cups of fluids.

Truthfully, I got up more in the hospital than I did at home! Once I went off the pain meds (day 5ish), it was much easier to get up and around.

As long as you get up every few hours and move around and keep yourself hydrated you should be fine. I slept A LOT the first 2 weeks and I didn't even take my pain meds (cept 1 pill on day 3 cuz I had a migrane as well ugh!). It may not just be the meds making you tired. I tend to get very tired whenever my body has a major injury that needs to heal.

Just keep sipping approved liquids and get up and walk as much as you can. It is the gas they used that causes most of the pain.

Honestly the only thing that gets rid of the gas is moving it through your system. That pain get even worse when your bowels start working so walking is best.

The pain killers will make you so sleepy which keeps you from hydrating and walking as much as you can. Try using a heating pad on your belly which helps provide comfort and also gas x tablets help with your bowel gas pain.

The first couple of day are the roughest but I promise that pain goes away the more you move around. I know that sounds crazy but having 6 abdominal surgeries have taught me that.

Honestly you heal much faster from a laparoscopic surgery but I swear that damn gas they pump in you makes it worse than an open surgery. My gallbladder was an open surgery and I had a lot more surgical pain but did not have the gas pain that RNY brought.

Walk walk walk, sip sip sip and be good to your body.

Take care

I had my surgery on Tuesday. I'm home and resting but is it ok if I'm laying around most of the time? I get up every few hours and walk around the house for 5 minutes or so. I'm very aware of complications like DVT and PE but the painkillers make me sleepy and I am in a lot of pain without them. Thoughts?

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As long as you're getting up every so often you should be fine. You'll find that you'll have more energy as the days go on. Getting up and moving around will help you feel better in the end - hang in there, you're going to be great!

Rest rest rest! You cannot get enough rest and sleep in the beginning! Make sure you get up and do your walk and take your liquids but the rest of the time, my guidance is to rest and let your body recover.