Questions about laproscopic roux en y procedure

Hi All I am scheduled for the roux en y procedure on August 28 and I have a few questions that I hope someone can answer. I am having the procedure done laproscopic and I was curious to know if I will have tubes hooked up to me when I wake up from the anesthesia. I honestly do not care but my children who are 7 and 13 want to see me afterwards and I am not sure that would be a good idea. I don't want to scare them if I have a NG tube or other tubes. Please could you let me know what to expect so that I can decide if the girls will be seeing me right after the surgery. Thanks Lea

I don't know if everyone is the same but i had no tubes, drains or anything. Just my IV and they wouldn't let anyone see me til i was out of recovery. I have a pic of my incisions on my profile and I was feeling fabulous upon waking, I pulled out my intubation tube in recovery by my self and gave my attending nurse one hell of a time, (drugs ) she said, but as soon as I was awake i had no pain, barely used pain meds and was able to enjoy seeing my son! Good Luck and can't wait for you to join the losing side!

I am one week post-op and afterleaving recovery, I was hooked to the IV's and Oxygen (just for pre-cautions) and was able to remove it at will. Other than having the IV and catheter, I had one drain plug (under my gown that could not be seen). It was removed the day I left the hospital. But, when my visitors came I was sitting in a chair, so I looked semi-normal. Good luck and God bless! Michelle

I am post op 3 days. The only tubes I had in me when my family came was an IV and a catheter. My children are lots older but I remember when they were little and their dad was sick a lot we explained everything and it took the fright away. The fear is in the not knowing. Good luck Becca

I woke up with an IV, oxygen tube and a drain (it was hidden). The 2nd day I no longer needed the oxygen or IV... drain was taken out before I left the hospital!

Lea; The only things that were hooked to me post-op laproscopic RNY were a catheter and IV. The catheter came out about 24 hours post-op and the IV right before I came home from the hospital. However, having seen my mom shortly after she came out of recovery on her DS in 1998. I was 26 at the time, but her color was horrible and she looked on the brink of death. It scared the crap out of me as I'd lost my dad two years earlier to drowning. Before my surgery, I reminded my mom of this and asked her not to panic if I came out of recovery looking pallid. I was the opposite. I came out of recovery looking like I'd spent a day at the park. Pink cheeks and all. Your girls are young. It's probably best not to give them any reason to panic. Have them wait to come see you the day after your surgery if you're up to visitors. Blessings, Jennifer 253 / 159 / 137

Hi, I also had the lap roux en y and I have 3 boys, they are 9,7,6 I also had the I.V and the catheter and drain - they came to see me in the hospital and there were no problems. Prior to going in for surgery, I sat down and explained things to them and told them all the good things I would be able to do with them after I had the surgery and that they shouldn't be scared, I was doing this to make me healthier. I am 3 1/2 mos. post-op and down 70 lbs since the surgery - 82 total and I feel wonderful and am doing those things that I talked to them about - playing soccer with them, swimming with them, things like that. They get you up and walking pretty much right away to avoid clotting, I felt very little pain. Hope this helps, good luck to you you'll be on the losing side soon enough.

I am almost two weeks post-op. When I woke up in my room after recovery, I only had my IV. I had no drains, but I did have a nice little pain pump (looks like a drain but delivers pain meds straight to the belly area). My grand-daughter visited me the following day and was not upset at all about Granny being in bed hooked up to the IV. (She is going to be four in a week.) No catheter, no NG tube, etc. I don't remember recovery - it's just as well! I am a terrible patient in recovery! I warned everyone ahead of time! Anything else is going to depend upon your surgeon and your response to the surgery. You may want to explain ahead of time to your children that things may look a little weird or scary, but that the tubes and things are there to help you recover and not to hurt you. When you are awake enough, explain to them what the specific things do so that they will understand better. You might even ask your nurse to help with the explanation if you aren't sure yourself. Take things easy and you will be great! Good Luck with your surgery!! See you on the losing side!! Ruth