has anyone had any complications following gastric sleeve surgery... a little more than a day after surgery i developed breathing issues i got checked out and doc said i had aspiration pneumonia i got treated and i am doing fine now...

25 minutes ago, johnedwin said:

has anyone had any complications following gastric sleeve surgery... a little more than a day after surgery i developed breathing issues i got checked out and doc said i had aspiration pneumonia i got treated and i am doing fine now...

Get well soon ?

I hope you feel better. That is why you have to use that spirometer thingy after surgery - any surgery.

You said it was the day after surgery I spent the night of surgery in the hospital plus one more night - How did you manage to go home so soon?

1 hour ago, Sosewsue61 said:

I hope you feel better. That is why you have to use that spirometer thingy after surgery - any surgery.

You said it was the day after surgery I spent the night of surgery in the hospital plus one more night - How did you manage to go home so soon?

I went home 2 hours after surgery.

Glad you are ok now, but rough start to your post surgery recovery. I’m a few months from having mine done still

OMG! That is horrible care to send someone home two hours after surgery. How would they know if you can even hydrate, or get to the toilet!!!

Plus my doctor does the barium swallow leak test just to be safe and see how it flows.

Make sure you hydrate, sip all day. Do you at least have guidelines to follow? Do you know the food stages to progress through - when was your surgery?

I saw where you drank regular Gatorade? No! Too much sugar, you should be on protein shakes - getting 60-80 grams of protein daily and no less than 64oz of water/broth. Then when you can tolerate it, pureed food - ricotta chesse, Greek yogurt, sugar free pudding, sugar free applesauce. It will take about 9 weeks to get to the texture of steak.

Edited July 2, 20197 yr by Sosewsue61

8 hours ago, Sosewsue61 said:

I hope you feel better. That is why you have to use that spirometer thingy after surgery - any surgery.

You said it was the day after surgery I spent the night of surgery in the hospital plus one more night - How did you manage to go home so soon?

they discharged me as long as you keep fluids down and are able to walk you only need to spend one night in hospital and get released the next day after gastric sleeve...

Glad you are recovering and doing well. I used the breathing instrument in the hospital, very often and used it for 2 weeks while home.