Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🎉 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

Surgery Day!

Holls06

By Holls06, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

Recommended Posts

Holls06    98

Holls06
Posted

I'm all prepped! Ready to do this. Just a bit nervous

Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

march1, Diahanna and 1234567890 reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Creekimp13    5,841

Creekimp13
Posted

Best wishes for a safe effective outcome! You got this:) Remember....walk as soon as you can. Sip, Suck, Stroll:)

march1, BrownsugarNY and Diahanna reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

BlueCrush    408

BlueCrush
Posted

Good luck! Before you know it, it's over and you're walking laps around the hospital floor. :)

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Diahanna    9

Diahanna
Posted

Good luck! I agree with Creekimp; sick, suck, and stroll! Those are the keys to successful, quick, recovery!

You got this!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

TakingABreak    2,733

TakingABreak
Posted

Good luck. Thinking of you today!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

1234567890    328

1234567890
Posted

Good luck Holls.. wishing you the best and stay positive.. you own this.. it’s “show time” 💪💪

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Holls06    98

Holls06
Posted

Thanks everyone for the kind words. So far I'm doing pretty well, the gas pains are whats getting me down right now. I can't sleep, just can't get comfortable.

All my nurses were very impressed by me. I was up and walking as soon as I was in my room. My fluids went down good on my release day.

Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

1234567890, march1 and BigAussieGirl reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

mikemack    4

mikemack
Posted

I'm all prepped! Ready to do this. Just a bit nervous [emoji37]
Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app


Me too, same day! At home now. Recovery is going well, just the gas pains with sipping liquids and mobility is getting to me. Hope your recovery goes well.


Holls06 reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

mikemack    4

mikemack
Posted

For everyone, ‘The Weight is Over’! We can take our lives back now.


BigAussieGirl and Holls06 reacted to this

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Holls06    98

Holls06
Posted

Tmi question: when should I have a bowel movement? It's been like 5 days...is it normal not to have one after surgery?

Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Brittanyblue    55

Brittanyblue
Posted

Tmi question: when should I have a bowel movement? It's been like 5 days...is it normal not to have one after surgery?

Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app



They should of sent you home with a stool softener to take once a day. I had a BM the first day home, but I know people that hadn’t had one for up to a week. It’s normal, your body is trying to figure out what happened.


Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Creekimp13    5,841

Creekimp13
Posted

Constipation after surgery is very common. it's often due to the pain killers slowing your digestion.

Get off narcotics as soon as you can.

Dehydration will make it worse, so keep sip, sip, sipping.

Ask your surgeon's group about remedies. Mine had a post surgical sheet all about what to try first, and how long to wait, what to try in case of emergency, etc. all about constipation.

There are several constipation threads here if you look for them:)

Good luck!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • LeighaTR

      LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Doughgurl

      Doughgurl

      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×