3 Days Post-Op and Feeling Fine

Hi- My name is Sharon Ramirez and I had a RNY lap at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on Wednesday. My surgeon was Dr. Raymond Drew and he was just great. I also had a good experience with the staff at the bariatric center, the folks in recovery and the nurses attending to me overnight. I was very surprised at how relatively painless it was (well, initially, they administered morphine for several hours post-op) and that I was already walking about 5 hours after surgery. I have been home for a few days now and have even ventured out and about. Folks that know I went through the surgery are surprised that I am doing well. I hope that this healing and progress continues. My husband was very frightened and hadn't been sleeping well for several weeks, and he is starting to feel less anxious now. Now, I just need to follow the proper diet, get hydrated adequately, get in enough protein and exercise. The exercise will be the toughest but I already started using the treadmill yesterday. I hope I will continue on. I plan to attend the WLS support group at Abbott on Tuesday nights. It was a long journey. It took about 2 years to finally get the insurance to approve my surgery (Cigna PPO). For those of you that want to get info about what I did, you can email me back. ALSO good luck to those that are about to have surgery. I hope your experience goes as smoothly as mine. Sharon

Congrats and welcome to the lighter side of beng healthy. I had mine on the 6th and I am doing wonderful. My hubby came home from Iraq and will be home for 25 days and all he does is stare at me, it is so funny, so I know that I have lost something!! You will be ok, just follow what the dr says and please stay hydrated. I hate water, but I love the crystal lite, so that is what I sip on but I think that I need to some water also, so I am going to go back to getting it in. I get in 50 grams of protein a day and sip the rest of the day on my clear liquids!!!!!!! Just try your best honey and you will do fine! Hugs, Kennie

Glad your back and all went well Sherri

great to hear that, I am waiting to hear back from the insurance co. this week. congrats!!!!! hope to join you