update

well hello my january friends i go to see the Dr this thurs for my second follow up and hopfully he will remove the staples. i am now 428 lbs and sleeping in my bed. there is just one problem and that is getting out of bed. thank god for Mom's she helps me out but boy it hurts. i am still on pain meds and some nasty tasting pill for my gull bladder. dave

Hey Dave, good luck with your follow up appointment. I am just 6 days out and have slept in my bed a couple of times. I am short so I put a kitchen stepstool next to the bed and I can use the step and the back of the stool for support. Helps alot Kim

Good Morning Dave! Good luck with the Dr visit! I was sleeping in my bed when I got home and the only reason is because the Physical Therapist made me get in and out of bed with the bed flat and no railings. Guess that helped me learn how to do it. I didnt have the staples tho so it made it easier! Hope all goes well with you and keep us posted! -Sue 242/???/130

Hi Dave, The pain will subside soon enough. Glad to hear you are now sleeping in the bed. I am still in pain getting out of bed also. Keep up posted. ~Dawn

I had lap so didn't have that much trouble with WLS getting out of bed and pain. But I did have open galbladder surgery years ago. I had/have a water bed. What I found worked that might help you is rolling over to your right and roll out of bed onto your knees and then use the bed to stand up, that might be a way to get yourself out of bed. I don't know if this will help, it did help me. I found as time went on I would roll to the right and eventually roll to a sitting position using my legs to pull as my arms pushed me up. Hope I explained this well enough.

Hi Dave, Congrats on your weight lose, I hope you can get those staples removed. It'll make you feel so much better. I go to the doctor on February 7th so I'll keep you posted also. Take care & rest up. Carly

Hello Dave; I was lucky and had lap, it hurt getting in and out of bed for about 5 days, now it is nothing. I heal quickly. Good luck with your appointment, mine is next Wednesday the 8th of Feb. Karen

hi karen i had lap rny but hurts were the camera was used.dave

i ment kristi. dave

mine still hurts where the drain was. Guess the stapler was there. Try to rolling out of bed to the feet thing, it really works and is the least painful, but it does get better.