Gastric bypass RNY 7/24/23

[MsTeeTee 71]

Surgery was successful. Pain I could definitely do without. But 🎶 I’m still alive 🎶

[GreenTealael 24,881]

Congratulations on the safe surgery!
Speedy recovery ❤️

Edited July 25, 2023 by GreenTealael

[CarmenG 151]

Yay! Congratulations! Take it easy, slow and steady, start taking steps as soon as you can.

[CarmenG 151]

Yay! Congratulations! Take it easy, slow and steady, start taking steps as soon as you can.

[MsTeeTee 71]

I’m staying an extra night. Was ready to go home. But the pain broke my confidence. Scared the crap out of me. The nerve blocking medication is wearing off early. Omg. Why can’t they send us home with this instead 🥹

[NettyD 93]

Did you get to go home? How are you doing?

[Mike.J.Y 70]

How the pain today ? My date 8/16

[MsTeeTee 71]

3 hours ago, NettyD said:

Did you get to go home? How are you doing?

I’m going home today. Actually right now. I’m feeling better now. I can manage the pain with Tylenol for sure. Crampy pain and spasms. But it’s definitely something I can deal with at home.

[MsTeeTee 71]

3 hours ago, NettyD said:

1 hour ago, Mike.J.Y said:

How the pain today ? My date 8/16

The pain can be intense. I will definitely be different for everyone I’m sure. It was different for me because apart of nerve blocking medication did not cover my upper left portion of my abdomen. Only thing that was helping the pain was the oxy. Now I’m ok with Tylenol.

Edited July 26, 2023 by MsTeeTee

[Mike.J.Y 70]

Great to hear your doing better, and that Tylenol can manage the pain.

[MsTeeTee 71]

@Mike.J.Y practicing breathing thru the pain helps a lot too instead of holding it in. I normally grunt and hold my breath. But a slow deep breath in and out during painful moments also helps me out a lot.

[Christina B1128 22]

Congrats! Welcome to the other side to a new beginning. Wishing all the best moving forward on this journey.

[Guest]

I also had surgery on the 24th. How are you doing this far out?

[MsTeeTee 71]

7 hours ago, Jessica19922 said:

I also had surgery on the 24th. How are you doing this far out?

I’m finding out that i no longer love food the way I use to anymore. I just flat out don’t enjoy it as much as I really use to. Kinda annoys me a lil bit. Maybe it’s because of the purée stage. Maybe it will get better during the soft food stage. At this point I’d rather go back to liquid tbh. Idk. Just my opinion. As for weight loss I’m doing ok and I enjoy exercising now. So far just walking. Compression on my tummy makes me feel better too because my tummy feels like Jello or pudding lol I like to be out all together in my opinion. I’m down 25lbs post op. If I add the 2 week liver reduction diet weight loss a total of 34lbs. How about you?

[Guest]

6 hours ago, MsTeeTee said:

I’m finding out that i no longer love food the way I use to anymore. I just flat out don’t enjoy it as much as I really use to. Kinda annoys me a lil bit. Maybe it’s because of the purée stage. Maybe it will get better during the soft food stage. At this point I’d rather go back to liquid tbh. Idk. Just my opinion. As for weight loss I’m doing ok and I enjoy exercising now. So far just walking. Compression on my tummy makes me feel better too because my tummy feels like Jello or pudding lol I like to be out all together in my opinion. I’m down 25lbs post op. If I add the 2 week liver reduction diet weight loss a total of 34lbs. How about you?

I’m down 13 pounds. It was 15, but somehow I’ve put on 2 pounds. I spoke to my surgeon and he said he didn’t want me to weigh myself at all because what’s happening now is not indivisible of the next few months. But I can’t not weight myself. I’m also stayed on the liquid diet as well through the purée stage. I’m now on soft foods. I had soft scrambled egg yesterday and it was fine. No issues.

I’m so constipated though. And I worry maybe I’m retaining Fluid. I was on a fluid pill for years before surgery. I feel like I need to go back on that or something. Idk. I’m a mess.

but I’m glad to hear your doing well 🩷