Hi, everyone! I had laproscopic RNY on September 15. No real complications from the surgery - just a yeast infection from the antibiotics, but it is gone now. I spent 2 nights in the hospital. I was on clear liquids for about a day, then full liquids. Pureed foods for a week. Now on soft foods, though I have been able to eat chicken and do almost daily! I went back to work after a week off. This week I have been able to start back on my vitamins and I am feeling the energy return. I had lost 11 pounds at my post-surgery appt which was 5 days after my surgery. I am still not getting exercise in and I know that is something I have to make a priority. I have just never been very active and it is really difficult at 60 years old to start new routines! I still have to work at getting all the protein and fluids in. I keep a daily journal of my food and water intake. I will add exercise to that as soon as I start something regular. My clothes are really starting to droop, sag, bunch up and just plain look dowdy! I hope to go through the closets this weekend and clean out the too big and dig out the ones that didn't fit before! Each day just gets better and better! Pat

Nice to meet you Chickita! Good to hear you are not having any problems! It is nice when the DH takes care of us! I could get used to that. Have a great day. Holly

I am glad you are doing so well! Don't worry about the weight loss, it will come off. I have heard that we will all reach a stall while our body catches up with the weight loss. Good luck on the protein drinks, powders, pills...I am just glad I don't have to do them at all. Nice to meet you! Holly

Good Morning Holly Horsman, It takes about 30 minutes. 15 min per mile for now. Yesterday I walked 3 miles, I pushed myself and it took me about an hour(i ran out of steam). I was completely exhuasted!!(i will only do this about once a week for now) I can go to the gym, but can only do cardio and left no more then 10 lbs. I have not gone to the gym yet. I want to enjoy being out doors with mother nature until it gets to cold. Please keep me posted on how you are doing. I wish you and everyone else good luck.

I was glad to see this post as I have a concern about this myself. I had my surgery on 9/26/07 and the entire time I was in the hospital my heart rate would go crazy, setting off alarms and sending nurses running to get me back into bed and the rate reduced. This would happen just in getting out of bed, not to mention going to the restroom or anything else. They wouldn't let me shower the whole time I was hospitalized....then I came home alone, no monitors, no restrictions, no nothing. I'm a 57 year old woman and I have never had heart problems or anything prior to surgery. I feel pretty good overall at one week. I have started walking outside a couple of times a day and this seems to help, but I have more shortness of breath than I've ever had before and wonder if it is due to the increased heart rate or whatever. Guess I'll be checking this all out with my surgeon tomorrow when I go in for my follow up visit.