SLEEVED AND BACK AT WORK

WELL, HADN'T POSTED RIGHT AFTER MY PROCEDURE.  I WAS SLEEVED ON JULY 19TH.  FIRST DAY WAS ROUGH...BECAUSE OF THE GAS USED DURING SURGERY.  OUT OF SURGERY AT 3 AND UP AND WALKING BY 6...NOT TOO BAD.  THE NEXT DAY I WAS WALKING UP AND DOWN THE HALL A LITTLE IN THE MORNING, BUT BY THAT AFTERNOON, I WAS WALKING AROUND THE ENTIRE 5TH FLOOR TWO TO THREE TIMES IN THE MORNING AND THEN AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  I EVEN HAD A PATIENT ASK ME HOW I COULD WALK SO FAST FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE....IT WAS EASY.

ANYWAY I'VE DONE WELL, I WAS 197 TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO SURGERY, 192 DAY OF SURGERY, 195 WHEN I LEFT SURGERY AND TODAY AUGUST 1, I AM AT 185.  DOING WELL, FEELING FINE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE LOSS.

Im glad to here your doing well. I should be having my surgery sometime in september. How many days did you miss from work?

I WAS OFF WORK FROM THE 19TH THROUGH THE 29TH OF JULY.  I EVEN THINK I COULD HAVE COME BACK TO WORK LAST WEEK, JUST TOOK TIME TO RELAX.  I THINK YOU JUST NEED TO TAKE THINGS AT YOUR OWN PACE, DON'T RUSH INTO ANYTHING, YOU WILL DO GREAT.

Congrats, that sounds awesome! I did well but not quite that well. Walking was shaky even on the second day after surgery, but I did it.

I am 3 weeks out, back at work and doing well.

WOW and congrats on your weight loss. Back at work too..wonderful!!!!!

Have a few questions if you don't mind. (my surgery is Aug 5th). Did you have trouble getting UP from bed or after sitting down? And I get dizzy/off balance from pain meds as I have MS and spinal stenosis..so walking is the BEST thing but getting UP and getting my bad leg going is a challenge EVERY day LOL

Again.. yeah~ how's the eating?

Warmly, Jan

NO I HAD NO TROUBLE GETTING UP.  I MUST ADMIST YOU ARE A LITTLE TENDER ON THE TUMMY BUT NOTHING THAT IS UNBEARABLE.  THE ELASTICE BAND THAT IS ON YOU AFTER SURGERY HELPS WITH THE PRESSURE WHEN YOU WALK OR EVEN MOVE, IT WORKS WONDERS.  I AM SURE YOU WILL DO FINE.  JUST TAKE IT SLOW, GET YOUR REST AND DO THINGS AT YOUR OWN PACE.  GOD BLESS.

Thanks hon for letting me know that. BUT I also will have an umbilical hernia repair incision smack in middle of my body..

I just think my leg will be the hardest part which will take my mind off of my tender areas LOL

It all works out.. I am sure!!

Jan