I had RYN on 9/11. As of this morning I am down 25lbs. So yippie! -Mary

Halleleuia! What a relief! I had my surgery on 9/19 and spent 3 nights in the hospital. I would have been out in 2 but I couldn't pee after they took the foley out so they had to put that damn thing back in and the next day whadda-ya-know...we take it out and I can go!!! Yeah!! Foley's are from the devil I know it, lol! I dont really remember much of the first week or so. I was pretty medicated. I remember I did great walking laps at the hospital. At home lately I just feel super , SUPER fatigued and weak. Sounds silly but honestly I feel so weak sometimes it almost hurts...my muscles feel like mush. (I am a pretty strong active person, so this is really, really hard for me). I've been working with the docs on it and they took me off of almost all my pre-op medications and that seems to be making an improvement. Somedays I just feel like I could sleep all day and all night (and I almost have a few times). I am not depressed at all it's just the weak feeling, I'm not sure how to really describe it. I was in the hospital Wednesday for IV fluids. Seems I may have a touch of the flu too. I had been having Montezumas Revenge, lol. BAD!! At the hospital they had me drink this humongous (like 40oz cup!! seriously) of contrast dye for a cat scan to check on my R kidney and my pouch. I thought I was gonna hurl my pouch was so freakin full and tight, but I didn't I made it. That is until they sent me home that night. It was the first night Jason had gone back to work at the base (he took 2 weeks off to stay home and take care of me, so sweet). My mom and dad had kept the kids overnight because I was SO wiped from the hospital visit. I was actually feeling pretty good with the IV fluid boluses in me, evidently I was a bit dehydrated. So...no kids...thought I would just curl-up and go to bed eary so I did about 8:30pm. At 11pm I awoke with horrid cramps and literally projectile, water diarrhea...THANK YOU CONTRAST DYE! Not so much!! I was in the bathroom until J got home the next morning around 7:30am....I guess I scared him (by that time I was going at both ends!!) he immediatly got on the phone and was calling the surgeon's clinic. I dont remember much but they got me in and rehydrated...turns out contrast dye has that effect on some people...lucky me. LMAO I had not had any vomiting or diarrhea at all from the surgery itself...some nausea but honestly except for the weakness until that point I felt like I was pretty good. That night on the porcelin goddess I was crying and wondering what the HELL did I do this to myself for! !! BUT....Today I am feeling pretty good. No nausea, no diarrhea...and even a little more energy than usual. I hope this is all evening out so I can get down to the real good stuff about this surgery and lose some inches. I have been kind of upset with myself for not getting out there and taking walks every day, but honestly it's all I can do some days just to be up and around in my house. Just taking a shower and I am overheated and done. I hope this will pass very soon. I would really like to get some good walking in! Ok 'nuff moaning and groaning. Bottom line I am glad I had the surgery (now 2 weeks out), and it will only get better from here right?! BIG HUGS! ~Tomi

AMEN!! I have found I have to limit my milk-type products in the day. i went a little overboard one day and had yogurt and potato soup for 2 meals and the next day was in the bath room all-DAY. As many new post -ops are I am lactose intolerant. So the next day I stuck to broth and my protein shake and I am back to normal ( GI wise).

Thanks Gloria and Holly. Best of luck to you two.

I am so gassy that i dont know how im not floating around. it gets even worse at the end of the day. i have never farted(tmi i know sorry) so much in my life. my poor family haha. so is anyone else super gassy or is it just me. i take alot of gas x too but it does nothing for me