Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.
It is day 3 already and I have been sleeping at night pretty well. They had me up about every 4 hours at the hospital and I did the same last night at home to take my meds and to walk a bit. Slept a little to well and went past my med time and was in a bit of pain for a while. Had some difficulties at the hospital for them to find a med that would work on me. Oxycodone is definitely not for me. Doesn't do a thing. Finally found one and it doesn't make me so stoned feeling, which is even better. Some of those meds just knock you on you butt. Good heavens! But they don't seem to last the full 4 hours till the next dose, so for about an hour I am pretty uncomfortable. But other than that, my swallow and x-ray were excellent and I am easily getting fluids down. I was so worried that I would not be able to drink very much, but not a problem. I did so well with drinking and walking they had me out of there by 2pm. Yay!
My surgery did take about and hour and a half longer than normal, as they had to remove a lot of scar tissue from my previous surgery. But it all went well. I keep getting up and moving and doing that breathing thingy and sipping, sipping and more sipping. Overall, not bad for such a major surgery.
My surgery did take about and hour and a half longer than normal, as they had to remove a lot of scar tissue from my previous surgery. But it all went well. I keep getting up and moving and doing that breathing thingy and sipping, sipping and more sipping. Overall, not bad for such a major surgery.
GOOD LUCK AND WALK WALK WALK
Keep up the good work =)
Never needed pain meds myself.
Welcome to the loser's bench! Take care of yourself and give yourself time to heal. Listen when they tell you no lifiting or a limit. Walking is good. So's resting!
I keep feeling like people are saying I am being a wimp and can't handle pain because I am needing so much medication, and that kind of makes me feel bad. My partner was like she didn't really need much pain meds and that I am just being a wimp about this, but she had a lapband not a Reux n Y gastric bypass with a hernia repair. I am not asking for pain meds for light pain. It has been pretty intense, even making me have the chills and body aches from it and my fever went up for a while with it. But thankfully it has gone back down and is manageable in the time frame of my med doses now.
In any event, I'm glad they got the pain under control for you. There is no reason to be in pain with the meds we have available in this day and age. So I'm glad you got the pain meds that worked for YOU. :-)
It is day 4 already, I can't believe it! When I was first in the hospital time moved so slowly, now it is just flying by. The pain in my stomach is so much better now! I keep feeling better by leaps and bounds! Yay!
Getting all the liquids in, but found I can not take one of my prescription meds I have to crush up due to burning and nausea, so I am going to have to find a solution for that or stop taking it. I don't really want to take it any more, but I am going to consult my PCP about it first.
My partner has been very supportive through all this. She took two days off to be with me, and has encouraged me to seek out all the information I can about things before the surgery, and told me what she could of her experience with lapband. She was there with a back rub and a hug when the pain got really bad. She was just teasing me about being a wimp. With this surgery I am just to overly sensitive about things.
Take care and keep up the great work! Glad to have you on the loser's bench!