Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

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LAST MINUTE ADVICE WELCOMED - 5 DAYS UNTIL GBS

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Good afternoon everyone!
My GBS is in 5 days and I am very anxious. Can you "vetrans" provide me some advice on the following?:
I. Do you have any helpful tips for before, during, and immediately after surgery?
II. Any input on severity of pain expected for the first few weeks following surgery?
III. My doctor is also planning on implanting a port into my chest for IV's; is this what most of you had, or did you have your IV's in your arms?
IV. My doctor does not believe in using laproscopic surgery for GBS; does the old fashioned method method (5" opening in my chest)cause more pain?
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Hi Allysonone,
I wish you the best of luck with your surgery. Mine was 3 weeks ago yesterday. I won't lie, the first couple of days after the open procedure are a little rough. If your Dr. hasn't ordered a binder for you, ask him about it. It has been a life saver for support when getting in and out of bed. They will have you up and walking the same day as surgery,or the next morning. Keep telling yourself you can do this, the more you walk the better you will feel in the long run. I had a pain pump, so I could control how much meds I was getting. I promise you will feel better each day. Keep your determination up, follow the rules your Dr. gives you, and you will do great!
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I can honestly say that I have never heard of implanting an iv port in the chest....and I have never heard of a surgeon that didn't believe in not doing laproscopic surgery! And I know quite a few people that have had the surgery.
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I don't believe that your doctor doesn't "believe in" laproscopic surgery, I just think he never trained to use a laproscope. Is he an older doctor? The IV port boggles my mind. Do you have trouble with your veins or something? I have never heard of putting in a port unless you have bad veins due to chemo or something. That's a new one on me. I will tell you to use your morphine (pain) pump often. They told me I didn't use mine enough. Get up and walk around asap and often. It helps the circulation and prevents blood clots. Make sure the nurses dilute your juices with 50% water. I always had to remind them. And I PRAY you don't have the roommate from hell that I had! Hopefully you'll have another GBS patient, who understands what you are going through. I had a burn patient that kept me up all day AND all night with incoming phone calls and calling for the nurse every 10 minutes. UGH!! But, like they say, you don't go into the hospital to rest! LOL! Good luck and prayers for a safe surgery and speedy recovery.

Charlene
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oh my, I had mine done lapisocipcly on Tuesday the 11th. I had pain, but not as bad as I thought It would be. I think I really psyched myself out a lot. I never had an IV port in my chest, the doctor never even discussed it. I had a IV in my arm. I have pics of what my surgery looked like on my profile. I added them today. My stomach is soooo bruised. Also I would stick to liquids for as long as possible. I was told to start applesauce and yougourt, but it feels to heavy in my pouch. I have not thrown up since after surgery, yay!! But after surgery I threw up about 12 times because of being put out.
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