My son had his surgery Wednesday

Aug 29, 2009

My son had his laproscopic RNY on Wednesday, was discharged Saturday AM and went to a concert Saturday PM.  He worries me but he will be a tough act to follow.  I told him it was because he was young and bounced back very quickly.  Although he did follow the preop diet, did the 2 weeks of liquid before the surgery and lost 50 pounds before surgery.  Initially they said his surgery could be 2-3 hours and they were done in about 90 minutes.  Once he got to the floor, he was ready to walk about 15 minutes after arriving on the floor.  The nurses said he needed to wait at least 2 hours and they comprised to 1 hour. 

Looking forward to my own surgery and this was a great refresher to see him go through it.  I know everyone is different and I may not follow the same smooth path but I can sure look toward it as my goal. It also probably helps that I am a nurse and I coached him before, during and after as well as helped prep him for what to expect and let him know who does well after surgery.  He obviously remembered my preaching.

I started by predieting and it is not going so well.  I have been writing down what I eat and it is shocking.  Monday will be real diet time, no excuses because I do not what to have to delay the surgery.

Pat

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