Hi Jenny. My name is Rebecca and i live in England and have had a gastric bypass on the 25th september 2007. I was supposed to have keyhole surgery but on the day of my op i was told that it would be better if i had open surgey as the results would be better. The surgery itself took about 3 hrs and i remember coming round and and as the room was white i thought have i died and gone to heaven (lol!) but then someone gave me a pat on my shoulder and said well done! the first night i was in the ITU (intensive care unit) this is normal here they keep a good eye on you but i was knocked out with all the anesthetic i slept like a baby and was pain free, then the next day i was encouraged to walk but as i had an epidurial my legs were numb so on day 3 i was up and about walking and by the 4th day i was having showers and walking upstairs and all! on day 5 i was discharged my surgeon was so shocked as he said my recovery was real quick and i was the first patient he's had *****covered so fast and i didn't even use any of the pain relief i was offered such as morphine, so i tell you if i can do it so can u. I know exactly how u feel but rest assured you'll be just great.

according to the nutritionist i saw, some hair loss is expected 5-6 months out following ANY major surgery, but everyone else is right that more protein will help you lose less, also it is NOT permanent, your hair will grow back if you keep taking your vitamins

I will be praying that all goes well with your surgery,mine is Oct. 25th. so I know how excited you are! Best wishes.viola

My surgery date is October 26th. I am really excited.

Thanks for the update. My prayers are with John and his surgeon. Blessings to John & family, Angel