ladykatdancer14830
My journey
Apr 23, 2009
I haven't had a chance to write about my experience with gastric by-pass surgery. Everything did go well except for some unexpected bleeding complications that made it necessary for me to stay in the hospital a few days longer than normal. No one was sure what was going on but I guess they had to take me back into surgery a few hours after I had come out to check for the bleeding and cauterize whatever they found in there. It wasn't from the surgery, I guess it was from the tube they put down your throat to help you breathe. Luckily they got it taken care of and after of few nights in ICU, I was sent to my room. Trying to get comfortable in a hospital bed after surgery is impossible. Mine was more difficult because I had strained my rib cage from all the wretching so trying to cough or breath was horribly painful. I had wonderful nursing care from everyone I encounterd in the ICU and on 2B at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY. I had to stay in the hospital because my swallow study done on the day after surgey and 3 days following were not good. Monday the 20th I had another one done and that came out grat so what ever was casuing the problems was gone. I had to stay that night just to make sure I was able to tolerate the broth and jello and skim milk and the next day I was released---exactly on week later.What a couple of days it has been since coming home. I am still very tired and feel like I am in a fog most of the time. I weighed myself yesterday morning to have a base weight since the surgery. It was 247. I am not sure just how much I have lost since the first consult apt in December but I believe it would be 10 lbs. I am finding it hard to sleep in my bed or even in my recliner for that matter. It hurts to lie down and if I sit for any length of time, my tailbone area starts hurting and it gets very uncomfortable. I am also trying very hard not to be bothered by the fact that all I can eat right now is broth, sf jello water and juice. I think about the stuff I can't have but it doesn't consume me. I fixed a sandwich for my husband today and just looked at it like "Man that is a big sandwhich, how did I ever eat something like that before?" I hope I can continue on with good thoughts.
Guess I had better get going and to the store and stuff.
