I'm in canada and really most ppl here do rny. Wondering if anyone ran into any complications after vsg.

Also how long did your surgery take in the OR?

Thanks any feedback would be great

Op was three hours? But with the laparoscopic procedure means you are up and walking within a few hours. Good luck.

I had LGS on March 3rd. My mom said I was in surgery around an hour and a half - two hours. It was outpatient and I was out of the hospital within two hours after surgery on my way home. The gas pain so bad I had to get out of there and start walking lol. I haven’t had any complications. My dr had me come in for IV fluids the next day at his office and that helped a lot. Day 7 post op today and feeling great! I’m happy to be off the pain meds and out of that fog.

My Doc made me walk for at least 30 minutes, three times a day, for a week. Up and down the corridors, take it slow. He said that a slow walk is the best for keeping your digestion moving.

Yes, walking is soooo important I was roaming the halls of my home like a ghost. The first couple of days I held a pillow to my stomach for a bit of pressure and the past few days I’ve been walking our driveway like a mad woman.lol

4 minutes ago, CammyC said:

Yes, walking is soooo important I was roaming the halls of my home like a ghost. The first couple of days I held a pillow to my stomach for a bit of pressure and the past few days I’ve been walking our driveway like a mad woman.lol

Thank u walking is I guess same as c section . How long was your procedure?

@Socee Mine lasted about 11/2 to 2 hours. Gastric sleeve

31 minutes ago, CammyC said:

@Socee Mine lasted about 11/2 to 2 hours. Gastric sleeve

Thx u so much @CammyC

I had bypass and a hiatal hernia repair. I think total time was about 3 hours. I was walking as soon as I could get out of bed. I was up to 10,000 steps by day 7. Even so, I developed 3 blood clots in my left leg and had to go on a blood thinner for 3 months. At 6 months, I developed an ulcer, even though I do not drink any alcohol at all, do not drink coffee or any caffeinated drinks or soda, and eat a very clean diet. It just happened. But it is all under control now with omeprazole and I go back in 3 weeks for another scope. Then I will be off the omeprazole, hopefully.

Still, I do not regret the surgery at all. My little complications are nothing compared to the life I was literally losing to obesity. WLS was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

Vsg 8 October 2019, op took around 45 minutes, no complications at all.

Vsg 8 October 2019, op took around 45 minutes, no complications at all.

59 minutes ago, AZhiker said:

I had bypass and a hiatal hernia repair. I think total time was about 3 hours. I was walking as soon as I could get out of bed. I was up to 10,000 steps by day 7. Even so, I developed 3 blood clots in my left leg and had to go on a blood thinner for 3 months. At 6 months, I developed an ulcer, even though I do not drink any alcohol at all, do not drink coffee or any caffeinated drinks or soda, and eat a very clean diet. It just happened. But it is all under control now with omeprazole and I go back in 3 weeks for another scope. Then I will be off the omeprazole, hopefully.

Still, I do not regret the surgery at all. My little complications are nothing compared to the life I was literally losing to obesity. WLS was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

Wow scary stuff so glad your are okay

Well... technically I didn't have any complications. But, I have EOS (Eosinophilic Esophagitis), which is an immune disorder that causes narrowing in the esophagus and leads to choking. Because of the narrowing I had to warn the surgical staff that they would likely need a pediatric intubation kit to intubate me (learned this hard way when I had brain surgery in 2017 and the surgical staff hadn't listened to me and they had to stall my surgery to hunt one down when they couldn't intubate me. they should have listened!). So, they give you those blood thinner shots before your surgery and so when they intubated me, even though it was the pediatric one, it was still a tight fit and because of the blood thinners... blood settled in my stomach. A couple hours after my surgery I started vomiting blood which freaked me and everyone in my family the hell out! The doctors and nurses were all "It's just old blood, you're fine" They told me it was probably a combination of my EOS and also having 80% of my stomach removed and the blood just sat there. It happened four times in those first 24 hours and it HURT! But it probably explains why I honestly couldn't eat or drink anything after my surgery. I struggled with getting more than a bite of jello or two sips of broth in my stomach and they had to keep pouring water into those little medicine cups that I literally had lined around the bed tray because I was sucking on ice rather than drinking. They took my ice away! T^T

4 hours ago, NovaLuna said:

Well... technically I didn't have any complications. But, I have EOS (Eosinophilic Esophagitis), which is an immune disorder that causes narrowing in the esophagus and leads to choking. Because of the narrowing I had to warn the surgical staff that they would likely need a pediatric intubation kit to intubate me (learned this hard way when I had brain surgery in 2017 and the surgical staff hadn't listened to me and they had to stall my surgery to hunt one down when they couldn't intubate me. they should have listened!). So, they give you those blood thinner shots before your surgery and so when they intubated me, even though it was the pediatric one, it was still a tight fit and because of the blood thinners... blood settled in my stomach. A couple hours after my surgery I started vomiting blood which freaked me and everyone in my family the hell out! The doctors and nurses were all "It's just old blood, you're fine" They told me it was probably a combination of my EOS and also having 80% of my stomach removed and the blood just sat there. It happened four times in those first 24 hours and it HURT! But it probably explains why I honestly couldn't eat or drink anything after my surgery. I struggled with getting more than a bite of Jello or two sips of broth in my stomach and they had to keep pouring Water into those little medicine cups that I literally had lined around the bed tray because I was sucking on ice rather than drinking. They took my ice away! T^T

@NovaLuna you are okay now?? And the issue with your esophagitis was prior does that affect you now? When eating?

I'm pretty much okay. However the EOS won't go away. It's an immune disorder and allergic inflammatory disease. I know one of the triggers is my allergy to high fructose corn syrup so I avoid that and that's helped a lot with stricture issues, but the other triggers are seasonal allergies and things they can't pinpoint. Unfortunately I learned the hard way that the stricture has gotten worse as I currently can't swallow pills after I choked on a multivitamin -_-" So I'm stuck taking chewables for the foreseeable future until I can have my throat stretched again. As for eating... due to my EOS I have the doctors permission to keep liquid on hand in case I choke. I, unfortunately, need it for at least one meal a day as food gets stuck. Other than that I've been fine though. I figured the EOS would be an issue, but it's not been as bad as I thought. Once a day is better than every time I eat. It's usually lunch or dinner that I have issues though yesterday it was my evening snack. I haven't had any vomiting issues (blood or otherwise) since the hospital.

8 minutes ago, NovaLuna said:

I'm pretty much okay. However the EOS won't go away. It's an immune disorder and allergic inflammatory disease. I know one of the triggers is my allergy to high fructose corn Syrup so I avoid that and that's helped a lot with stricture issues, but the other triggers are seasonal allergies and things they can't pinpoint. Unfortunately I learned the hard way that the stricture has gotten worse as I currently can't swallow pills after I choked on a Multivitamin -_-" So I'm stuck taking chewables for the foreseeable future until I can have my throat stretched again. As for eating... due to my EOS I have the doctors permission to keep liquid on hand in case I choke. I, unfortunately, need it for at least one meal a day as food gets stuck. Other than that I've been fine though. I figured the EOS would be an issue, but it's not been as bad as I thought. Once a day is better than every time I eat. It's usually lunch or dinner that I have issues though yesterday it was my evening snack. I haven't had any vomiting issues (blood or otherwise) since the hospital.

@NovaLuna your awesome I would freak out If I choked on food ... my anxiety works up.. so glad you are okay..