Quick question about sex after surgery

jmillz
on 8/13/12 10:06 pm - MD
RNY on 08/27/12
 I'm just wondering how long should I wait before me and my lover wait before sex. I am up for any suggestions on how to make it easier. I know this is kind of a weird question but I didn't want to ask my doctor lol.
Ladytazz
on 8/13/12 10:24 pm
Are you going to be in a private room?  j/k  It really depends on how well you feel.  They used to say 6 weeks but there are many that didn't wait nearly that long.  My surgery was open and I think I waited about 4 or 5 weeks.  Go easy and don't do anything that may cause pain.

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jmillz
on 8/13/12 10:27 pm - MD
RNY on 08/27/12
 Thanks! I didn't want to make people feel too uncomfortable by posting this but I have no idea of a certain time frame that I should follow I hope others reply and let me know how long it took for them to get back into the groove of things. p.s. yes it will be in a private room 
Sara L.
on 8/13/12 11:53 pm
 I was released for any activity unless it hurt.  My surgeon told me I could do anything I wanted unless it hurt.  Ok, I was told no swimming until my incisions healed.  Anything else was ok, and if it started to hurt, I was told to stop.  

Your return to "regular activities" will depend on how you come out of surgery.  Some of us are ready to roll right out of recovery, some of us take a while to feel normal again.

Here 's hoping you have a quick recovery!!

Sara in Maui 
    
marianthelibrarian
on 8/14/12 3:03 am
 I think my discharge instructions say to wait at least two weeks. 

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Paul C.
on 8/14/12 3:07 am - Cumming, GA
 I would have got my freak on with my wife in the hospital had she gone along with it but that was a no go talked her into it after getting home so it was like 3-4 days.
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JJ_
on 8/14/12 3:07 am
Ok.....no lifting more than 10 lbs.....no swinging from the chandeliers.

Judy
jujubee4224
on 8/14/12 4:14 am
RNY on 04/09/12
I asked my doctor about it. He told me as soon as I felt up to it and wanted to. My surgery was laparoscopic though. I think we had sex about 5-7 days after surgery. Doing it modified on the side was the most comfortable. Hopefully not TMI.
        
PamelaNJ
on 8/14/12 7:14 am
My hospital discharge papers said no restrictions on sexual activity, so whenever you feel up to it...go for it! LOL  I had open gastric bypass and didn't feel up to it for weeks, but with laparascopic surgery you will probably feel better much sooner.

P.S. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor ANYTHING...believe me, they have heard it all before!!



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courtwillbehealthy
on 8/14/12 8:21 am - burlington, VT
I had sex less then a week after surgery. 

if tmi sorry. like many others said i was told i could do what ever i wanted as long as it didnt cause me any discomfort. just no Lifting things off the ground more then 25 lbs i didnt feel that had anything to do with sex. lol 
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