5 Days Post Op.

Apr 03, 2009

I am 33 year old male recently had the RNY surgery on 3/30/09.  I guess what I am feeling right now is concern and possibly regret.  I am not sure that this was the wisest the move.  The pain for the surgery was much worse than I expected.  Following surgery I have struggled to consume the adequate amounts of fluids, partly because of the size of the pouch and also because every time I consume something I start belching.   Its been kinda scary and difficult.  I am scared to drink too much or drink too little.  My surgeon was pretty clear drinking too much could rupture my pouch and be catastrophic.  I am able to drink more each day though.  I had about 4 ounces of a shake today.   A lot of the liquids seems to go right through me.  I am not hungry really, and I'm also afraid I will die if I eat anything or drink too much.   

My stay in the hospital, three days, was horrific.  The staff was overworked and short staffed.  I practically had to beg for pain medication and track my other medications myself.  Just out of surgery a nurse was requiring me to drink 4 ounces of fluid an hour, I couldn't even keep my eyes open.  Later my surgeon discovered this and was furious.  Apparently drinking this amount of fluid, with the pouch size he gave me, could lead to rupture.  I spent the next day and half trying to drink 3 oz an hour.  On the third day he would not let me leave the hospital because I was not drinking enough.  I basically had to bargain my way out of there.  It was a truly crazy place, loud, nothing conducive to healing.  I have been home two days and doing better each day.  I am concerned about the belching and diarrhea.  On two occassions I have found I was running a low grade fever, below 101, for a short time.  

I will update more latter. 

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