How are all the June 13th people?

I know there were quite a few of us. I'm doing okay. I'm just really, really tired. And my mother, while also being quite helpful, is being pestery as well. Beyond that, though, everything is going pretty well. I've been getting my liquids in and even a good deal of protein. Walking around a little, too. So how's everybody else doing?

HI brianna ( my daughter is a Brianna S. too, have to add) I am not a june 13 th surgery person but I am a JUNE 1st and life is normal for me now. I am working stepping up my foods as my doctor allows and feeling great. EVERYTHING sits well in my pouche so far. COULDNT be happiers... FEEL good bri lisa

Hi Brianna!! I am a June 13th person!! I have been home since the 15th. I did really well. I am too excited to be tired I think. I have been getting plenty of fluids in. How are you getting protein? I didn't think anything on the 1st week list had protein in it. Fill me in! I am a little bit concerned about that, although, it's only going to be till I see my surgeon on Tuesday and then I believe my menu will increase. Hope you stay on the road to recovery and listen to your mama. She means well for you! I took a walk today about 3 blocks total. My husband walked with me. It's been great having him off of work this week! Ok, let me know how you do! Glad to hear from someone else on the same date! God bless! Rossana NJ

Protein shakes! Are you on clear liquids now or full liquids, though? 'Cause I don't think they're allowed on clear liquids. Glad to hear you're doing well, too. Keep up the great work!

Hi everyone this is my 9th day in post-op and I'm still doing great, I came home on last friday so far I haven't gotten hungry, I go back to the dr. on monday. I've been getting my fluids in & walking as much as I can, so Brianna hang in there it will get better, but whatever you do please do what your dr. & nutrientness tell you to do because that's the key to being successful on this journey, I know you can make it because god said you can, just trust in him. I would like for someone to tell me if ther're having any trouble sleeping at nite. Right now as far as I know I haven't loss anything. I will update in a few days on my progress. May god bless each of you. Bea

Hi Brianna! I, too, am a June 13th-er! I was sent home the morning of the 15th as well, my follow up is on Tuesday and my mother has come accross country to help me out! I am sooo blessed to have her here, but I've been a cranky recovery patient! (oh... and I live in a tiny one bedroom apartment, so the 24/7 thing is challenging!). Let's see... I'm getting my protein and vitamins in ok... probably need a little more liquids and probably need to walk a bit more. The first night I could not sleep in my bed... I had to sleep in a chair (which is what I also did on the second night at the hospital). I was worried about the incisions. Tonight I just slept over 4 hours in bed... so, I think I just need to be patient! I have to admit... I'm still a bit nervous/uptight! I think it's my "perfectionism" disease! I let myself sometimes feel like I'm doing it "wrong", then I just end up sitting there. I need to kick this "poor me" attitude in the butt! I've just been given a 2nd chance at life and I cannot afford to screw it up. Thank you for starting this thread. I will keep everyone posted (as I hope you all do as well), even if I have to wake up in the middle of the night to get on line! Take care everyone! Love, Kathy

Glad to hear you're doing so good, Kathy! I haven't had too much trouble sleeping in my bed. I just have a bunch of pillows piled up behind me 'cause it hurts to lie down flat. But other than that, the bed has been fine for me. I've actually been having trouble getting *out* of bed 'cause I'm just so terribly tired. They said it was normal, though. I know my body has been through quite a trauma. It's just... it's not acting like it! I'm not hurting AT ALL. So why can't I just get up and act normal?

Hi - June 13th RNY here. doing just great and right on schedule. doing everything Dr Laio said and not veering ! I find I must stay on the pain meds tho because they apparently are hiding lots of pain when I dont take them regularly. I walk every day and today walked the one short block down the hill to the strip center to buy a newspaper with my dad who is here to take care of me. Anyone know know how much walking is TOO much? i walked slowly both directions and am in a little pain now - not much (and ofcourse on my meds too). thanks Linda in Baltimore and very happy with my decison for surgery

My surgery was 6/13/05 AM. I was in released from the hospital 6/15/05 PM to come home. During the hospital stay, they had me hooked up to fluids as well as pain meds so that was not really an issue. At the hospital, on the second day when I was allowed to drink clear liquids, it was from these very small one ounce plastic cups. In the hospital, for my official meals, they brought be four choices 1)sugar free Jell-O, 2) clear broth, 3**** tea, & 4) something else that I can't remember what it was at this time. They said that I could have 30 CC (2 tbs or 1 oz) total for the meal and I could take 10 or one, 10 of the other and 10 of another or how ever I wanted to break it down. I did this while in the hospital and I guess forgot about the rule of drinking water all during the day because what I was getting from these little cups was that was all the intake I was going to be allowed 3 times a day for a meal and I was scared to do anything else because I did not want to mess up the surgery. When I came home 6/15/05 PM, I really did not have any seen problems - - however -- did not have to use the restroom at all for that evening or really throughout the night if I remember correctly. 6/16/05 PM, I began to hurt feeling like I needed a bowel movement that would not come. I could not understand why or how my body would even get a bowel movement because it had only been getting these small ounce size cups (up to 60 cc now) per meal and water as I thought I could get it down without hurting my stomach. My husband said that I needed to drink more water in order to get things straightened out. He did not think there was a need to call the doctor or be concerned - -just drink more water. Meanwhile -- the pain got worse and worse and it seemed that this pain what hitting me at least once every hour if not more. I turned on the water drinking in hopes of helping straighten everything out -- and had more trips to the restroom for urination as well as attempts for bowel movements. 6/17/05 AM, the pains are frequent and I must not go too far from the restroom. I have bubbling gas sounds but little relief. Movement feels like razors trying to get out of my body. 6/17/05 PM, I call the surgeons office and am transferred to the nurses voice mail line and leave a message with return call information. 4-5 hours later, a nurse calls me and tells me that I can use over the counter suppositories or milk of magnesia, however, if I don't get my 62 ozs of water in daily -- this type of thing will happen and since I am on an all liquid diet currently, everything I am putting in would go towards the 62 oz and would bypass the stomach pouch (since it is liquid) and go right through my system. After this call - -for my meals -- I am not using the small ounce cups -- since it is all liquid and it seems these cups are to help me more when I eat puree and solid foods. I also took 2 1/2 teaspoon of milk of magnesia (liquid chalk). By the time I went to bed -- I don't think I could had even fit one more CC into my system. 6/18/05 AM, I was up on the hour at least each hour of the night with this harsh urge to have a bowel movement. By this morning, the pain on each is not so horrible but the urge itself to have to go to try to allow my bowel to move and maybe get just a gurgle or two without anything to write home about. During this one post, I bet I have left the computer screen 3-4 times to go back to the restroom to try to have a bowel movement due to strong urges I just can't seem to get past -- other than that...I think I am on track. I haven't had my morning meds (or muli-vit) yet - -or my liquid breakfast but I have been sipping on my Fruit2 o flavored spring water while sitting here posting. This is the first time since 6/16 that I have got back onto the computer since being home from the WLS. 'Hang in there everyone - -we can make it.

Hi Brianna, This one is doing great! I hope everyone else is doing this well. I had lap RNY on the 13th. Went home on the 15th, but back in very late that same night because of extreme pain (for which they'd given me a totally inadequate pain medicine). The extra couple of days in the hospital sure put the healing on the right track. I came home on Friday and have been walking approximatly 1/2 mile each morning this weekend. plan on increasing that a little starting tomorrow. I find that I'm very very thirsty, but not having problems getting my liquids and protien in. I'm on a full liquid diet and hope to start introducing "mushy" foods into the diet in a week or so. The pain is still with me, but much less now. Let's get walking June Losers! That's the best way to kickstart this process.