anything you know now that you wish you would have known then?

Robin R.
on 12/9/11 2:59 am - PA

RNY on 10/12/12

I've just started my insurance's 7 month process before getting surgery. I was just wanting to know if there was anything that you learned post surgery that you wish you knew ahead of time? Anything you wish you would have prepared better for or anything just was just pushed under the rug that shouldn't have been?

macortiz
on 12/9/11 3:19 am - Royal Oak, MI

RNY on 05/17/11

Um...for the electric bill.

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Marianne H.
on 12/9/11 3:41 am - Alanson, MI

Revision on 03/31/15

The gas! Not just in the immediate postop but likely for the rest of my life. I can clear a room, and it is not nice! I fart all day long and if i try to hold it back my tummy hurts :( Ask your doc about GAS!

motherofe
on 12/9/11 3:58 am

The first time you have a BM accident and think to yourself, "OMG, I am so embarrased", and worry that its something that will never go away. Don't worry it will go away.

laura_vermont
on 12/9/11 4:20 am

RNY on 03/31/10

Immediately after surgery I had bloody / tarry black stools -- scared the hell out of me -- it was just the combination of cut intestines & blood thinners. I wish I had known that it was a possibility, it would have saved me some panic.

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oxfordcat
on 12/9/11 6:30 am - NJ

agreed. Mine came whooshing out liquid like and thought i was bleeding out. Scary.

And gas pains really sucked.

"Something has changed within me. Something is not the same". Elphaba

(deactivated member)
on 12/9/11 5:16 am

RNY on 08/29/11

That despite having an IUD I got my period in recovery and several months afterwards.

Robin R.
on 12/9/11 5:20 am - PA

RNY on 10/12/12

i hope i can remember everything i need to and have no surprises post op. i'm following in my mom's footsteps with this and i think its harder for me to see what she's gone through and know how hard the first couple of days were after surgery. it might be easier if the pain level was still an unknown. oh well, every time i think about that i start looking at more before/after pics and i start to realize it will be worth it. still nervous though...

Rdy4change11
on 12/9/11 5:41 am - GA

RNY on 11/10/11

Use this site every chance you get! I did for several months before surgery and I learned so much. It's great to hear about all of the different experiences. People ask questions on here that I would've never even thought of when I started the process. As far as knowing what your Mom went thru right after surgery...it may not be the same for you. There are a lot of people on here that only had minimal pain after surgery. Good luck with everything!

Lorrainecma
on 12/9/11 6:33 am

RNY on 03/22/11

Research!!!! It is your best friend. I love my RnY, but I just may have gotten the sleeve had I known more about both surgeries prior. Not saying that I would have changed. Just saying that it never hurts to look at all your options.