Question:
Anyone Have Info on surgery immediately after Birth?
I have 11 weeks pregnant with my 1st child and weigh 266 pounds. I want to have the surgery but curious if having the surgery immediately after birth is feasible or a good idea. — slhooker (posted on November 27, 2006)
November 27, 2006
Congratulations on your pregnancy! I believe that if you are not going to
be nursing it would not be a problem having surgery after your hormones get
back to normal. This is something you need to discuss with your PCP and
Gynocologist. RNY surgery is a malabsorption surgery so you can not get
pregnant up to 1 1/2 or 2 after the surgery.
Good luck with your journey.
Cira
— Cira S.
November 27, 2006
Hi... Congrats on the pregnancy. I believe this is a question for your
primary dr/OB. My belief is that they are going to want you at least 3-6
months recovery from the pregnancy before considering WLS. As the last
respondent said, it is a malabsortive surgery and you want your body in the
best condition it can be before undergoing the surgery. But, ask your doc
first. If you watch what you eat throughout your pregnancy, it is possible
to go through the pregnancy gaining very little. I was 310 when I got
pregnant and didn't gain any weight until the very last week and that was
due to pre-eclampsia. Good Luck on all........
— Kari_K
November 27, 2006
Is it possible to have RNY immediately after pregnancy? Well I suppose yes.
However, pregnancy makes the risks of blood clots worse and so does
surgery...that is an increased risk. Also, every surgeon recommends that
you ahve RNY during a time in your life when you can focus on YOU. You need
to learn to eat, deal with the emotions (not to mention the emotions post
pregnancy). You will be sleep deprived and that does not lend itself well
to a quick recovery. I wish you all th ebest but there are definitely
things to think about... congrats on the baby!!!
— SteffieBear15
November 30, 2006
I think its highly unlikely that you will be able to go directly from Labor
and Delivery to the OR for an RNY. After childbirth, your body is going to
have lots of funky things going on--reversing the changes from the past 9
months, adjusting to breathing/beating/filtering for one, large amounts of
hormones, recovering from all the extertion---your body isn't going to be
in top condition like it should be before surgery.
Regardless of the health stuff, I think that unless you have a
mother/sister/husband/friend around to take care of you and the baby,
you're gonna have a really hard recovery. Your going to feel tired,
probably exhausted. You'll be sore and probably have difficulty with
things like reaching, bending, pickip up, etc. Your body needs rest and
energy to heal and this might be difficult if you have a child who is not
sleeping through the nights. You may not be able to breastfeed (or may
have to wait) if certain meds/anesthesia is used. You're going to need to
spend time following the post-op food plan, monitoring your drinking,
measuring your food, chewing and eating.
Another thing to consider...if you have a complication, delayed healing, or
longer hospitalization, will someone be available to care for your child
(and you)? ----- I'd suggest waiting for a bit after birth--enjoy your
new baby and get to the point where you feel comfortable letting someone
else take care of you baby.... then have the surgery.
Good Luck!
— mrsidknee
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