Karolina's Post op Update

Hi everyone. I had my Surgery and came home on Friday. I had open Rny. Ouch!! The first three days were miserable. I was in pain and totally out of it. By Thursday I have been improving greatly everyday. I am on a full liquid diet, which is cream soups and puddings, liquidy oatmeal, juice, milk ect. I have been doing well with my eating. I still have to work on getting more fluids in. It has been frustrating feeling like I had my feet knocked out from under me. But I figure one more week and I should be pretty much back to my old self. I just can't lift anything heavy. I am very pleased so far and I would do it it again. The first week is just very hard to get threw. I don't feel hungry at all. I don't really feel full either I just eat according to my plan and all is good. I still am afraid of getting a blood clot, or developing a Stricture. Probably after six week I will confident that I am ok. I don't mean to sound negative at all , I just want to let you know what is going on in my head. Tommorow I get my staples out. Yeah I think I counted 28 staples. I will have to count again. I think it will feel better to have them out. Also the brusing looks awful yellow, Blue, Purple, black. Yuck. But it is getting better that is why it looks so bad. I will keep you all update my fellow Re-Births. Thanks for all you support.

Hi Sweety! I'm so glad everything went well for you! When you get the staples out make sure y ou purchase some vitamin E pods or mederma so you can slather it on the scar to minimize it and help it heal faster! I had lap rny on 5/18 and i'm just concentrating on getting healthier! Hugs, ANDI