Well I am home

Nessy2976
on 8/19/11 3:46 am - MD

Seems the gas is the worst part of the whole deal! I hit the pump 3 times and it made me so sick I decided it was easier to not hit the pump. The pain was not that bad anyway. I really feel pretty good. Tired, but good. Not liking carrying this pump around, but oh well. So I am now on the losers bench !! Can't wait to get really started going. I am so filled with fluids I am swollen!!!! When do you start to feel like drinking....I am but don't even want it.

airforcewife78
on 8/19/11 3:56 am

RNY on 08/03/11

YAY I am so glad your surgery went well. I knew it would. I know the JP drain SUCKS! I hated it. I didn't drink right away when I got home because I wasn't thirsty. The next morning I did start to drink but I had glass in a shot glass every 15 minutes it kept me hydrated.

wynter57
on 8/19/11 4:29 am - Panama City, FL

RNY on 08/22/11

So, you have a JP Drain? How bad of a pain is that? Can people see it under your clothes? Did they say how long you have to keep it?

Glad you are home!!

I hope I don't have to have it, lol.

Wynter

VBG Surgery 4/17/1989 - Revision TO RNY 8/22/2011 - 4 Days Prior To Surgery WT: 309.5

poet_kelly
on 8/19/11 4:54 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I'm glad you're feeling pretty good. What kind of pump are you carrying around at home?

Kelly

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Eliza55
on 8/19/11 4:54 am - PA

RNY on 08/11/11

Glad to see you're home. It's a big step, and you'll recover quickly if you don't overdo it.

I was very thirsty when I got home from the hospital, and continue to be very thirsty. I can't tolerate as much as a shot glass every 15 minutes except for very short periods of time. Everything just sits in the tiny pouch. So I need to be very focused to stay hydrated.

I didn't have too much pain - mostly from all the gas in my digestive system that took a few days to work out of my system.

Eliza

Consult:239 SW:217 1mo:195 2mo:182 3mo:169 6mo:139 9mo GOAL CW: +2 from underweight

(deactivated member)
on 8/19/11 5:17 am - MD

VSG on 10/04/11

YAY I know you are glad to be home ......the drain will be gone before you know it look how fast everything else went

Before you know it you will be one skinny minny

Jessica L.
on 8/19/11 6:12 am

RNY on 08/15/11

GLAD EVERYTHING WENT GOOD. I ALSO HAVE THE DRAIN AND I HATE IT IT'S THE WORSE OF THE PAIN FOR ME. I ALSO AM HAVING PROBLEMS DRINKING. I CANNOT DRINK THE 64 OZ THAT THEY WANT ME TO. THERE'S JUST NO WAY!!

petiteposies
on 8/19/11 6:43 am - FL

Hi everybody ! What is a drain, please? and I have an idea ... how about one of those things that has a rubber squeeze thing on ( ha! an eye dropper, by golly!) you suck up a little bit of water at a time? Somebody used a spoonful every so often, that would work too ......Sam

Nessy2976
on 8/19/11 6:51 am - MD

RNY on 08/17/11

It is a JP drain and it isn't all that bad. I have it pinned to my nightie, so it stays put. It will come out next week when I go back. I am finding drinking very hard also. I feel full after one of those little meds cups they sent me home with. I am guessing it takes time. I imagine it is swollen in there and as that goes down I will be able to drink more. I am just really glad to be home