Day after surgery- update
Surgery was the easy part (at least I didn't feel it). dr Gmora decided to go with the sleeve on me as my stomach was nestled in behind my rib cage. I'm ok with that. So now the hard part. I can seldom get comfortable, I can't pee on my own, taking in water is a chore. I've sat on my drainage bag from one of the incisions twice and popped the cap. I'm so tired, it's coming up 6am the day after surgery and I was lucky to get 4 hours of sleep. The pain in my diaphragm would wake me up every time. Oh and the gas! It's not even a lady burb, it's an all out assault! Thank goodness I have a room to myself or I would be doing a lot of apologizing.
Orientation- May 2017, Pre nutrition class- Aug 2017, Blood work- Aug 2017. RPN meeting- Sept 2017. Dietician and Psychiatrist Dec 2017. Internist- Dec 2017. Meet the Surgeon Feb 20th 2018. VSG surgery march 17, 2018 with Dr. Gmora
It gets better. :) I couldn't wait to get home. I was sooooo uncomfortable in the hospital. This is a day by day thing now. Each day a little better than the next.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
I had Dr Gmora as well and was at St. Joe's. The second night they gave me a sleeping pill. Ask for one so you can get decent sleep before you go home. Congrats!
St. Joes Hamilton - Referral June 16, Orientation Aug 16, Group Dietitian May 5, Nurse May 15, Social Worker Aug 15, 1:1 Dietitian Aug 15, Medical Internist Sept 18. Meet Surgeon Nov. 2/17 Preop Feb 12/18 Surgery Feb 16/18
I'm so sorry to learn you're having a rough start. The first few days are quite difficult. It will improve every day, even though right now it doesn't feel like that's possible.
Hang in there. Rest as much as you can. Let the gas rip. Walk when you can. Know it will get better. And welcome to the loser's bench. :)
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Choose happy. 
Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5
Century Club and Onederland in month 7!!
on 3/18/18 6:59 am
Hi Squishy! The "letting go" is a good thing it means it isn't staying inside which is way way worse. Try to walk as much as possible and that gas will get going good and the air around you will smell like nuclear waste! Stay on top of your pain med schedule for the first couple of days, heroes are not required at this stage of the game. The constant sipping is a challenge for everyone so you are not alone but it does get easier every day. Nice to see you haven't lost your sense of humour!
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
Sorry to hear you are having a rough start the first 24 hours were brutal it will get better from here, insist on your pain meds hard to get up and move when it hurts. You can do this welcome to the losers bench.
57 - 6'0" - HW:288 SW:260 CW:185
TWH: Referral Aug. '16, Orientation - Nov. 30 '16, Surgeon Oct. 6 '17, Start Optifast Feb. 5'18 - Surgery Feb. 26'18
Opti -25; M1 -23; M2 -17; M3 -7; M4 -5; M5 -5; M6 -6; M7 -0; M8 -2; M9 -0; M10 -2; M11-0; M12-4;
It will get better! I won't lie, I had issues getting the gas to come out and some tears were shed. But now i'm 6+ days post op and although still sore and having some discomfort I cannot believe how quickly I've turned around.
Take it moment by moment and know that this bad time will not last long. Try to move around, it helps. And keep up with your sipping the best you can.
Humber - Orientation : Sept 2016 - Meet the Surgeon: Nov 2017 - Nurse/Dietitian/SW - Jan 15 2018 - Internalist - Feb 7 2018 - Final Surgeon Appt: Feb 12 2018 - Optifast - Feb 26 2018 - Pre-Op Feb 27 2018 - Surgery: March 12 2018
