Ulilrat
ONE WEEK POST OP
Oct 03, 2010
Hi all,
I will be offically one week post op tomorrow and am doing well. Went into the hospital on 9/27/2010 my check in time was 8:10 am and surgery at 10:10. I can say I was very calm the whole way through and the staff was very freindly and helpful every step of the way. The doc and all the operating staff came in and meet with me about 9:45 and at 10:00 am I was walking in to the operating room. Boy was is cold... the last thing I remember was the doctor confirming with me and the staff what surgery was to be performed and then lights were out until I woke up in recovery.
I made it to my private room by 4 pm and was up walking the hall by 4:30. They are quick to get you on your feet which I was ok with because I knew the sooner I did what they wanted I would be out and on my way home. I did my regimented walking every 4 hours as they wanted me to and was allowed to have ice chips that night. I had a rough night as they wake you every 2 hours for vitals and Im not a big fan of the smell of hospitals.
Then at 7 am Dr. Baggs came in and meet with me asked how I was doing and of course I had been doing greats... He informed me that they would bring me my tray of clear liquids and if I was able to tolerate it and hold it down then I would be able to go home. My tray was brought in and I sipped and slowly got down some jello and water. Around 11 am they were ready to release me. I called my ride and she arrived by 2 and by 2:30 I was on my way home. One thing before leaving made sure I took my swig of liquid vicodin.
Wen and Thur everything went fine and continued to hold down my jello, juice pops, de-caf tea and water and on Fri was able to asvance myself to the next stage per doctors orders. I am now enjoying pureed split pee soup, lentel soup, sf pudding, jello pops and water.
I have a week to go and my dietician will call and then we will determine if Im ready to move to the next stage. Right now Im doing great and have not really been hungry have to remind my self to eat and take vitimans. So I can say to anyone who is getting ready for the process grab a note pad and write everything down so you can countyou fluid intake and make sure you are getting everything done. This way if not you can tell the doc what your problem areas are.
As for me getting around and pain levels. I have been doing pretty well. I have started to wean myself of the pain meds and use them mostly in the evening when resting is the hardest time for me. I have managed to go to the store with my husband today and lasted about 30 min and I was wipped out and needed to go home and rest. Remember to take it slow fuel your body and dont be to hard on yourself.
I am surprised to say and know I should not have got on the scale but I am down 5 lbs already. Woooo Hooo
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I will be offically one week post op tomorrow and am doing well. Went into the hospital on 9/27/2010 my check in time was 8:10 am and surgery at 10:10. I can say I was very calm the whole way through and the staff was very freindly and helpful every step of the way. The doc and all the operating staff came in and meet with me about 9:45 and at 10:00 am I was walking in to the operating room. Boy was is cold... the last thing I remember was the doctor confirming with me and the staff what surgery was to be performed and then lights were out until I woke up in recovery.
I made it to my private room by 4 pm and was up walking the hall by 4:30. They are quick to get you on your feet which I was ok with because I knew the sooner I did what they wanted I would be out and on my way home. I did my regimented walking every 4 hours as they wanted me to and was allowed to have ice chips that night. I had a rough night as they wake you every 2 hours for vitals and Im not a big fan of the smell of hospitals.
Then at 7 am Dr. Baggs came in and meet with me asked how I was doing and of course I had been doing greats... He informed me that they would bring me my tray of clear liquids and if I was able to tolerate it and hold it down then I would be able to go home. My tray was brought in and I sipped and slowly got down some jello and water. Around 11 am they were ready to release me. I called my ride and she arrived by 2 and by 2:30 I was on my way home. One thing before leaving made sure I took my swig of liquid vicodin.
Wen and Thur everything went fine and continued to hold down my jello, juice pops, de-caf tea and water and on Fri was able to asvance myself to the next stage per doctors orders. I am now enjoying pureed split pee soup, lentel soup, sf pudding, jello pops and water.
I have a week to go and my dietician will call and then we will determine if Im ready to move to the next stage. Right now Im doing great and have not really been hungry have to remind my self to eat and take vitimans. So I can say to anyone who is getting ready for the process grab a note pad and write everything down so you can countyou fluid intake and make sure you are getting everything done. This way if not you can tell the doc what your problem areas are.
As for me getting around and pain levels. I have been doing pretty well. I have started to wean myself of the pain meds and use them mostly in the evening when resting is the hardest time for me. I have managed to go to the store with my husband today and lasted about 30 min and I was wipped out and needed to go home and rest. Remember to take it slow fuel your body and dont be to hard on yourself.
I am surprised to say and know I should not have got on the scale but I am down 5 lbs already. Woooo Hooo
In the process...
Jul 22, 2010
Started my journey with pursuing Gastric Bypass Surgery on May 27th. Went to my doctor (Dr. Bera) and spoke to her regarding my wants and how I wanted to live a happier, healthier life. She was very helpful and understanding and proceeded to tell me about the next step in the process. My next class was June 4Th for an overview of the procedures offered, I attended this class and then was scheduled for my next class on June 15Th. I attended the class on June 15Th (WT 273.9) and was very interested to hear when they had to say. I listened with intent and hear people making excuses of how it would be hard to change the eating habits. The nutritionist that was teaching the class mentioned that we had to give up GUM... I about sunk in to my chair as I love gum and had just bought a new pack that morning and was chewing a piece at that time. I decided with in seconds that I wanted to be healthy more then chew gum. I took my gum out and threw it away that day. I went home with my next appt in hand that was scheduled on June 25Th and my binder with all the information I needed to learn. I started the Pre-Op meal plan on 06/16/2010. I went in on 06/25/2010 to meet with the surgeon and weighed in at 264.7 (down by 9.2lbs). Dr. Baggs listened with intent and asked me all the necessary questions, we determined that the RNY would be the best option for me. He gave me my goal weight of 256 and gave me blood work and my next appt. I meet with the phyc on 7/16/2010 and weighed in at 260.5. was hopping to be at goal but new that it would not be long before I was at goal. I completed my phyc appt and went home. I remember thinking that this process is going smooth and fast and I could not weight to be at goal and move forward in the process. On 7/19/2010 decided to go in and do a weight check, and was very bummed 
my weight was at 256.1. YES one stinking oz away from my goal weight. I went home and remember pouting ALL day. This was the first day that I had done NO exercises since beginning the process. I went to my 2ND support meeting that night and shared with everyone my frustrations. It was so warm and wonderful hearing everyone encourage me. The assured me that I would drop the oz with in no time. On 07/21/2010 (Travis Birthday my son) I decided to go in and weigh in again and to my surprise 
I was at GOAL.... That's right 254.4 lbs. I left the doctors office and called Richmond where I would need to go and scheduled my next appt. Aug 2ND is my next appt with my case manager and on that date will receive my surgery date. I am so excited, scared and worried. You wonder why worried, but it is because my cycle is coming and I know I always gain a few pounds before I start, so I and watching my calories close and working out to make sure that I can be at or under my goal weight otherwise I will be sent home.... NO DON'T WANT THAT!!
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my weight was at 256.1. YES one stinking oz away from my goal weight. I went home and remember pouting ALL day. This was the first day that I had done NO exercises since beginning the process. I went to my 2ND support meeting that night and shared with everyone my frustrations. It was so warm and wonderful hearing everyone encourage me. The assured me that I would drop the oz with in no time. On 07/21/2010 (Travis Birthday my son) I decided to go in and weigh in again and to my surprise I was at GOAL.... That's right 254.4 lbs. I left the doctors office and called Richmond where I would need to go and scheduled my next appt. Aug 2ND is my next appt with my case manager and on that date will receive my surgery date. I am so excited, scared and worried. You wonder why worried, but it is because my cycle is coming and I know I always gain a few pounds before I start, so I and watching my calories close and working out to make sure that I can be at or under my goal weight otherwise I will be sent home.... NO DON'T WANT THAT!!
About Me
Galt, CA
Location
28.1
BMI
Surgery
09/27/2010
Surgery Date
May 24, 2010
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