My surgery date is this coming Wednesday, October 8th!
Help, I don't feel prepared yet! The last two months have been a whirlwind of change and commotion for me -- especially at work -- and I feel like I'm missing a lot of things.
Does anyone have a checklist of things I'm going to need post-op? Any words of encouragement? Warning? Words of anything?
:-)
Thanks,
David
Does anyone have a checklist of things I'm going to need post-op? Any words of encouragement? Warning? Words of anything?
:-)
Thanks,
David
Welcome to the right best place to get information and support.
Hang on it going to be a bumpy ride. LOL Just relax and enjpy it.
Here is my post op list
Protein Supplement Sample packs not jugs as your tastes may have changed if you were doing them pre op
Vitamins B12 sub lingual Iron sodt and a chewable adult multivitamin
Crystal light I bought bottles but the little packets work well
Soup broth for liquid stage
And the #1 thing Sugar free popsicles. Great for that sweet tooth n water
I probably left out a few things
Hang on it going to be a bumpy ride. LOL Just relax and enjpy it.
Here is my post op list
Protein Supplement Sample packs not jugs as your tastes may have changed if you were doing them pre op
Vitamins B12 sub lingual Iron sodt and a chewable adult multivitamin
Crystal light I bought bottles but the little packets work well
Soup broth for liquid stage
And the #1 thing Sugar free popsicles. Great for that sweet tooth n water
I probably left out a few things
David, if you have not heard them let me leave you with the Four Mantras of Life Post-WLS:
1. Sip, sip, sip. Got to get the fluids in.
2. Walk, walk, walk. Got to avoid blood clots and get you ass moving.
3. Any problems - CALL YOUR DOCTOR!! Nuff said.
4. Okay board in unison - NEVER, and I mean NEVER trust a fart!! You may "redecorate" your surroundings. 
Good Luck and Enjoy the Ride!
Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!! 
I am 1 week post op and I feel great.
At the hospital I appreciated the following:
1. slip on shoes - I wore new balance flip flops for lots of walking. Try to be as independent as possible
2. Chap stick
3. stretchy pants and comfy shirts for after the cath comes out.
At home hopefully you will have someone there to help you out. You need to focus on healing and not on your food prep. When I say healing your whole life will revolve around getting in the nutrient you need, rest, and walking - thats it. Let someone else prepare your food and take care of the mundane stuff. I was released to puree foods which my wife prepares. Everything is set up on a schedule so nothing is missed. I have a highly organized wife who takes care of all that even though she is back to work. Made sure you get all the vitamins in and all your protein in. Start with smaller amounts of proteins. I bought 5 lbs of vanilla protein before surgery and couldn't get enough of it. After surgery it tastes horrible to me. Remember you can't take your calcium citrate with your multivitimin with iron.
Also at home have comfy stretchy waist band clothes.
Until last night I was unable to sleep in bed. Too soft and I couldn't bring my head down low enough. Have sleeping place prepared that you can get in and out of. Recliners work best. Also with a chair you don't have to rotate your body to get in. As you will find out there is some discomfort with this. Getting out of a chair is easier than getting out of bed at first.
Hope this helps. Just make sure all is organized prior to going in. Your job is to focus on healing your body.
At the hospital I appreciated the following:
1. slip on shoes - I wore new balance flip flops for lots of walking. Try to be as independent as possible
2. Chap stick
3. stretchy pants and comfy shirts for after the cath comes out.
At home hopefully you will have someone there to help you out. You need to focus on healing and not on your food prep. When I say healing your whole life will revolve around getting in the nutrient you need, rest, and walking - thats it. Let someone else prepare your food and take care of the mundane stuff. I was released to puree foods which my wife prepares. Everything is set up on a schedule so nothing is missed. I have a highly organized wife who takes care of all that even though she is back to work. Made sure you get all the vitamins in and all your protein in. Start with smaller amounts of proteins. I bought 5 lbs of vanilla protein before surgery and couldn't get enough of it. After surgery it tastes horrible to me. Remember you can't take your calcium citrate with your multivitimin with iron.
Also at home have comfy stretchy waist band clothes.
Until last night I was unable to sleep in bed. Too soft and I couldn't bring my head down low enough. Have sleeping place prepared that you can get in and out of. Recliners work best. Also with a chair you don't have to rotate your body to get in. As you will find out there is some discomfort with this. Getting out of a chair is easier than getting out of bed at first.
Hope this helps. Just make sure all is organized prior to going in. Your job is to focus on healing your body.
Clapton 
It took me a long while to get used to the new routine of eating and taking vitamins. It is not hard but it is just so different than your old routine. You actually have to THINK! Ugh.
I did the comfy easy clothes and something easy to read in the hospital. I get bored with TV and did not want visitors. I also brought cards and played solitaire when not sleeping off the pain meds. Other than that in the hospital it was walk, sip and sleep. Not too hard.
For home the Dr Office had given me a list of foods that i could eat when I got home. I made sure to have a small bit of just about everything on the list except the things I could not dream of even trying (I hate yogurt). I made sure I had some very small bowls. that held a cup or less and small kid size utensils. They helped remind me to eat smaller bites and slower. The pain is ugly when I forgot that and still do.
You never know what you are going to want to I had everything I could think of for food choices. One that helped me a lot was Organic Creamy Butternut Squash Soup (Imagine Foods) sounds odd but it really hit the spot when I was so tiered of the sweet protein drinks. Wolfgang Pucks Beef Stock was also worth its weight in gold.
I looked into the on line protein companies and two had sample packs that I bought. Got me through the early phase and I could always choose a different one if I hit one I did not like.
Start walking in the hospital and keep it up as much as you can. Oddly even concentrating on walking made the pain seem not as bad. The pain was not to bad just very uncomfortable. Walking defiantly helped.
OK that is it for a very unorganized post. Take what makes sense to you and toss the rest.
Marc
I did the comfy easy clothes and something easy to read in the hospital. I get bored with TV and did not want visitors. I also brought cards and played solitaire when not sleeping off the pain meds. Other than that in the hospital it was walk, sip and sleep. Not too hard.
For home the Dr Office had given me a list of foods that i could eat when I got home. I made sure to have a small bit of just about everything on the list except the things I could not dream of even trying (I hate yogurt). I made sure I had some very small bowls. that held a cup or less and small kid size utensils. They helped remind me to eat smaller bites and slower. The pain is ugly when I forgot that and still do.
You never know what you are going to want to I had everything I could think of for food choices. One that helped me a lot was Organic Creamy Butternut Squash Soup (Imagine Foods) sounds odd but it really hit the spot when I was so tiered of the sweet protein drinks. Wolfgang Pucks Beef Stock was also worth its weight in gold.
I looked into the on line protein companies and two had sample packs that I bought. Got me through the early phase and I could always choose a different one if I hit one I did not like.
Start walking in the hospital and keep it up as much as you can. Oddly even concentrating on walking made the pain seem not as bad. The pain was not to bad just very uncomfortable. Walking defiantly helped.
OK that is it for a very unorganized post. Take what makes sense to you and toss the rest.
Marc
Congrats on your date. I had my surgery at a bariatric hospital. That's all they do. They gave me those angle socks with the "tread" on the bottom. That was nice so I didn't have to worry about putting on shoes when I went walking. You can get them at Walmart. They also provided a little basket of chicken and beef broth, and several different packs of Crystal Lite. I couldn't stand the broths because they tasted greasy to me. Brought me a vegatable bullion cube, which was great. I would only use part of the cube each time so it wasn't so strong, but something warm was great. Take a good lip balm. I was only allowed to have liquids for the first 2 weeks, so I didn't have to worry about what food to stock. Good luck, you'll do great. Michael
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.
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