Hi all I am new to this forum and have tried multiple times to reach out to the surgical team and they never get back to me. I am sick of it. My post op care has been horrible. I am having abdominal pain that seems to never go away. I am so exhausted and weak I can barely get dressed. I am extending out my FMLA for at least 6 weeks of recovery. I have had diarrhea so bad I got dehydrated and I am following the plan that was given to me as a soft food diet. with no potatoes, corn or pea's, lamb, pork or beef for the first 60 days. I have moved over to clears to see if I can get my stomach and intestines from stop moving in my abdomen like a snake. I have a lot of pressure that star bursts out around the belly button every time I eat. Can this be normal. I am a revision from a 30 year stapling and had to have the RNY with a gastrectomy. Any advise..

Call and demand an appointment or go to the ER.

I did that and did go to the ER. And of course I was dehydrated and needed Fluid but I should not have to do that.

You shouldn't have to. Have they run any tests to make sure you don't have any complications? I know that it's not unusual to need 6-8 weeks recovery.

Advice - let's see!

I became lactose intolerant after my RNY gastric bypass surgery. So every time I drank milk or anything that contained lactose, it was upset stomach and a quick trip to the bathroom with diarrhea. Beware some Protein drinks contain lactose.

While in the hospital they tend to give patients antibiotics to kill bacteria that you might encounter during surgery and your hospital stay. This kills not only the bad bacteria but also the good bacteria that resides in your gut. You need to reestablish the good bacteria by taking a probiotic.

The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

Weight loss is achieved after surgery through meal volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as Protein shakes.

So the main focus should be on meeting your daily protein, fluid and vitamin requirements.

Thank You.

My energy didn't start coming back until I took B12