3 days Post-op!

Mar 09, 2012

I got home from the hospital yesterday and I'm doing pretty well.  The surgery went well - 2 hours and no complications.  The incisions seem to be healing well (9 incisions), and I'm tolerating 8 oz of crystal light per hour just fine.  They already have me on protein shakes (2-3/day) and although yesterday I had horrible diarrhea (sorry too much information I know) today I seem to be tolerating it well. I also switched to a lactose free shake, and was told sometimes people become lactose intolerant after RNY surgery.  

The worst pain of the surgery was the 24 hour nasal-gastro tube I had in. That was really uncomfortable-- and the 24 hour catheter (again - sorry too much information).  Stomach pain has not been too bad.  The super neurotic side of me has worried that if I'm able to tolerate things like shakes, then maybe the surgery didn't work too well, but the nurses were making fun of me for worrying that I didn't have any digestive complications yet.  The Dr said that will likely change when I move to solids in a couple of weeks.   

My wife and parents have been amazing, although I'm not as bedridden as I thought I would be. For a couple of days I was pretty stiff and sore, but now I'm pretty mobile.  I'm ust not allowed to lift anything over ten pounds - and that's tough because my 13 month old baby is 20 lbs. But she seems to get that I'm not supposed to pick her up and isn't whining for that.  I wound up telling most of my close friends, and that has been a real relief.  I was considering not telling them because I'm embarrassed that I needed this procedure, but everyone was really amazing.  When you get other surgeries, like gall bladder removed or hernia repair, it's not apparent to everyone afterwards, but unfortunately (or is it fortunately?) after this surgery it's apparent to everyone that your body is changing.  I don't want to be like Star Jones and lie to people - it makes it seem like a more shameful thing.  People seem to be responding really maturely and kindly so far.  I hope that's consistent with how people are talking with each other about it when I'm not there.

So far, no regrets, and just very hopeful this makes an enormous dent in my weight problem.  My only neurotic fear right now is that it has not made me sufficiently full, and that I'll still be able to eat whatever I want.  But so far I've just had water, crystal light, and protein shakes-- and not even as many as they set as my goal. And so I think I'm probably doing just fine.  

Ok - I'll post again soon.  Thanks for listening to my story.  

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