So I have a (likely) surgery date of December 13th, pending insurance approval. Any other people having a gastric bypass in December and want to be buddies? I hope we can keep this thread going as we prepare for surgery, and after!

Got my sleeve yesterday. Had a rough night with a lot of pain and nausea. Not a lot of gas pains like I thought I’d have, but I am burping a lot. My nurse has been great with bringing me pain/nausea meds. How’s everyone else doing?

The support of good nurses is so important. It soinds like you are doing well. It is normal with your new stomach to have the pain/nausea. The key is staying on top of it. My nurses were really good too. I've been home a week and I have no nausea and almost no pain. I just get cramping and bloated a little when I have my shakes (I had bypass surgery).

7 hours ago, MissSimpson said:

Got my sleeve yesterday. Had a rough night with a lot of pain and nausea. Not a lot of gas pains like I thought I’d have, but I am burping a lot. My nurse has been great with bringing me pain/nausea meds. How’s everyone else doing?

The gas pain is honestly the worse right. I had my TNT this morning. Hopefully everything will go as planned!

The gas pain is honestly the worse right. I had my TNT this morning. Hopefully everything will go as planned!

It is, but it doesn't last long. Hang in there and ask for pain meds before you actually need them!

14 hours ago, Francisco82 said:

Have you been exercising since you arrived from the hospital? how many minutes or hours per day? I lost 24 since the surgery but in the last 2-3 days I have not lost any weight. I'm still doing my liquid diet.

I haven’t been exercising, but I do plan to. I’ve been trying to get back to normal life, but I am so tired! I started eating small amounts of soft protein in the second week. It helped. It seems that the main problems are drinking fluids and fatigue.

I have a question I'm reading all of these and people are talking about eating popsicles how soon can you start sugar-free that is

15 hours ago, MissSimpson said:

Got my sleeve yesterday. Had a rough night with a lot of pain and nausea. Not a lot of gas pains like I thought I’d have, but I am burping a lot. My nurse has been great with bringing me pain/nausea meds. How’s everyone else doing?

I just got my bypass Tuesday and I didn't have a lot of gas coming out the other end until just this morning and I felt much better afterwards I'm glad to hear yours is going good I've been trying to reach out and ask some questions to people but I'm not very computer savvy so I'm sure it'll be hit-and-miss I'm just glad to hear that yours came out well

On 12/26/2017 at 2:33 PM, Linz13 said:

How long did everyone that has already had surgery have to wait to be cleared to drive?

My surgeon told me I could drive in 3-4 days as long as they were short drives. 3 miles to work! I had my sleeve on a Monday (12/18) and went to work 1/2 day on Friday. Another few days off for Christmas and now I am back to work full time. I have a desk job that includes getting up off my chair every 5 minutes! I take the long way wherever I walk!

2 minutes ago, Allison H. said:

My surgeon told me I could drive in 3-4 days as long as they were short drives. 3 miles to work! I had my sleeve on a Monday (12/18) and went to work 1/2 day on Friday. Another few days off for Christmas and now I am back to work full time. I have a desk job that includes getting up off my chair every 5 minutes! I take the long way wherever I walk!

Told me as long as I'm under the use of the pain medication that I'm not drive

I had a gastric bypass I think it's wonderful to hear that you're back at work we just leave very encouraging to hear that I just had my bypass the day after Christmas on Tuesday

Sorry I'm using my talk-to-text and it's a little bit messed up so it might read funny I apologize

I heard a lot of people chattering about sugar-free popsicles and that they are a lifesaver have saved their butt but I haven't heard does anybody know how long you have to wait before you can start using the Popsicles

I have a question I'm reading all of these and people are talking about eating popsicles how soon can you start sugar-free that is

I started right away with eating them.

I heard a lot of people chattering about sugar-free popsicles and that they are a lifesaver have saved their butt but I haven't heard does anybody know how long you have to wait before you can start using the Popsicles

I was able to have them right after surgery, it’s considered a liquid.

Stay focused and trust the process. I was one that fortunately had no issues and is feeling a million bucks. The fluid intake takes time but will get better everyday. I also had my surgery on 12/18. This support group has been the key factor for my sanity during the Pre-Op process. Since surgery I have lost 24 pounds in 1 week. 53 pounds since October. Just continue to take it one day at a time and trust the process. We are all here to lean on. We got you!!!

I finally feel better! I had a bad infection in my main incision. It started draining last night and I went to the ER. They drained it the rest of the way and started me on antibiotics.

The amount I feel better and am able to eat and drink is DRASTIC! I hate that there was an infection but I'm sooo glad that's what it was and there wasn't something wrong with my bypass!

Lesson learned-don't ignore your gut feeling that something might be wrong.

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11 minutes ago, Angela L. Morris said:

I heard a lot of people chattering about sugar-free popsicles and that they are a lifesaver have saved their butt but I haven't heard does anybody know how long you have to wait before you can start using the Popsicles

The day I got home from the hospital I started with the popsicles! Remember they are liquids so it counts towards your liquid goal. They were a Godsend! Also, I was off pain meds on day 4. Last time I took them was on night #5 to help me sleep.