did any of you come home after surgery alone with nobody to help you? and if so was it that bad? i amy have to be by myself and just wanted to be sure i could do it...thanks...nay

Hey fellow Eeyore lover! Lol, I might have well have been alone. DH was working 16 hour days. It wasn't too bad honestly. Aside from the fact that no laundry or housework got done since I couldn't carry stuff downstairs. But I was happy to be by myself. I think I got more rest and took better care of myself. And there wasn't really anything I thought I needed him to be there for. Good luck!

I was ok alone. I didn't actually start feeling bad until day 5.

I ended up spending the night because of late surgery. I had my sister for the afternoon but was alone at night. My second day post-op was the worse - shoulder, neck, and just pain! I laid low. Just be sure you can get a hold of someone.

I was home alone. I was fine. I did take more pain meds than I thought i'd need.

teri

did any of you come home after surgery alone with nobody to help you? and if so was it that bad? i amy have to be by myself and just wanted to be sure i could do it...thanks...nay

You will be fine. You will be sore, and the gas pain is icky. Have your sugar free Jello and popsicles ready, they will taste good tomorrow. Rest, but be sure to walk, don't go too far, you will be able to do more and more. Remember, your port is the most sore, but it gets better very quickly.

My Mom came over the day after I WISH I had been alone. Oh how I wish, she drove me crazy.

Take care Debbie

hey i spent one night at the hospital but the next day i was home alone with my 3 year old son and it was not bad at all.! i think you will do fine

How far away will someone be? I can't necessarily advocate for the Jewish mother division invading (the way mine did ...) but I think having someone being nearby is good. Make sure that someone checks in on you even if it's just telephonic ... volunteer your nurse at the doctor's office if necessary!

thanks for the input guys...i have actually been ok, but my husband decided to stay home with me instead of going out of town...surgery was 10/16...i checked my blood pressure and it was really low yesterday and today...very odd for me, feel like i could sleep standing up...did this happen to any of you...bp=80/60, and i usaully take bp meds but have not since surgery...??

I had my band 10/7 and my BP was low like yours for about a week, then gradually came up to a better level. Don't get up too fast!!!!

Mimi

I've had the opposite happen with bp. They're considering adding meds for it. Because all of a sudden I'm high. :tongue2: But I'm off my sugar meds since the surgery.

teri