Home from RNY yesterday
Here it is, I'm home and feeling pretty good. I came home Friday morning and was excited to be back. As you know hospitals are the best place to stay. My check in and surgery went without any issue I got into my room about 12:30 on Wednesday after recovery.Between surgery and recovery it was a little over 4 hours. i don't remember getting from here to there. The first day all I was allowed was ice chips and water. That wasn't any issue at all. I would doze in and out of sleep and actually felt pretty good. My only issues was tenderness to the abdomen when trying to move in the bed. I made lots of calls and was doing really well that day. My nurse told me I would be much sorer the next day. She was right! But I can tolerate it.
Day 2 I had 3 tests scheduled in radiology to monitor the esophagus and the stomach with drinking 3 different vile tasting magnesium's for each test. After those I started feeling more queasy and half sick. Remember no food whatsoever and that laying on my stomach. Awful. I finally got a cherry juice bar in the late afternoon and my dinner tray was 2 oz of chicken broth and 2 oz of jello. I ate about half of broth and never touched the jello, but at least is was something warm and tasted good. I got sick at 1 am from the crap I had to drink from the tests. They called my doctor in the middle of night and asked if samples should be sent to the lab and he said NO I was ok and it was understandable. The nurses were concerned for me. They were worried of the red in the mess and I told them it was from my cherry juice bar. I was right. They had the cleaning crew in to wash the floors in the middle of the night, so humiliated but everyone understood.
I am taking it easy, sleeping on my couch downstairs since I can't sleep on my tummy as normal.I had a drain tube for the 2 days and happy to have that removed. I have 5 incisions and am sore.
Minor gas, little pain and feeling pretty good overall. Today I had 3 tsp on chicken broth and an orange popsicle. Not hungry so weird. I plan on taking it easy until my follow up at the doc on Wednesday at 10:30 Been trying to drink the water and I have it in a shot glass to prevent over gulping. It reminds me to sip it....that is really necessary!!!! be sure and get one if you don't have one. You feel a tightness in the top of your chest if you over do.
other then that, it good, very good.
thanks for all the prayers and thoughts I am BACK.
Nance
Day 2 I had 3 tests scheduled in radiology to monitor the esophagus and the stomach with drinking 3 different vile tasting magnesium's for each test. After those I started feeling more queasy and half sick. Remember no food whatsoever and that laying on my stomach. Awful. I finally got a cherry juice bar in the late afternoon and my dinner tray was 2 oz of chicken broth and 2 oz of jello. I ate about half of broth and never touched the jello, but at least is was something warm and tasted good. I got sick at 1 am from the crap I had to drink from the tests. They called my doctor in the middle of night and asked if samples should be sent to the lab and he said NO I was ok and it was understandable. The nurses were concerned for me. They were worried of the red in the mess and I told them it was from my cherry juice bar. I was right. They had the cleaning crew in to wash the floors in the middle of the night, so humiliated but everyone understood.
I am taking it easy, sleeping on my couch downstairs since I can't sleep on my tummy as normal.I had a drain tube for the 2 days and happy to have that removed. I have 5 incisions and am sore.
Minor gas, little pain and feeling pretty good overall. Today I had 3 tsp on chicken broth and an orange popsicle. Not hungry so weird. I plan on taking it easy until my follow up at the doc on Wednesday at 10:30 Been trying to drink the water and I have it in a shot glass to prevent over gulping. It reminds me to sip it....that is really necessary!!!! be sure and get one if you don't have one. You feel a tightness in the top of your chest if you over do.
other then that, it good, very good.
thanks for all the prayers and thoughts I am BACK.
Nance
Mary Catherine
on 2/25/12 9:37 am
on 2/25/12 9:37 am
Hi Nance,
I had my RNY in 2007 and nothing to eat in the hospital until right before I left two days after surgery. Getting sick is no fun and it was probably way to early for the juice bar. Just rest, sip and do a little movement every 15 minutes or so to prevent clots.
In time you will be capable of eating and drinking again. For me, the hunger never did come back. I love that about the surgery.
I had my RNY in 2007 and nothing to eat in the hospital until right before I left two days after surgery. Getting sick is no fun and it was probably way to early for the juice bar. Just rest, sip and do a little movement every 15 minutes or so to prevent clots.
In time you will be capable of eating and drinking again. For me, the hunger never did come back. I love that about the surgery.
Glad you are doing well! Hang in there!
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Hi Nance,
I am so glad things went well for you. I am sure Bella missed you too.
It is wonderful to have the surgery over with and the recovery under way.
I wish you all the best. If I were closer I would come and help you, but Upland, CA
is a bit out of reach. I still haven't got the word on my surgery date. I called
Friday, but was told they aren't scheduling people from my Options class yet.
I left a message for my doctor to see if he could do anything to move it along.
Just a little worried about the insurance thing. I am sure it will all work out
the way it is supposed to. Take care of yourself and give Bella a hug from me.
Barb
I am so glad things went well for you. I am sure Bella missed you too.
It is wonderful to have the surgery over with and the recovery under way.
I wish you all the best. If I were closer I would come and help you, but Upland, CA
is a bit out of reach. I still haven't got the word on my surgery date. I called
Friday, but was told they aren't scheduling people from my Options class yet.
I left a message for my doctor to see if he could do anything to move it along.
Just a little worried about the insurance thing. I am sure it will all work out
the way it is supposed to. Take care of yourself and give Bella a hug from me.
Barb
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