gastric bypass surgery

peanut_butter
on 11/18/08 3:29 am
i was wanting to know the recovery time,about the food aferward,how painful it is and skin sagging.
Darlene E.
on 11/19/08 6:52 am - Harrow, Canada
Well, the recovery time is different for everyone. I'm 9 days out and I feel great.  Even though I have no pain and I feel like I'm good to go, I still can't lift more then 5lbs for 6 weeks.

I'm on a liquid diet consisting of protein shakes (you can get really creative with them), soup, yogurt, jello, Popsicles and juices....... all sugar free.

As far as pain, I never had surgery before so I really didn't know how bad it would be either.  When I woke up in my room I was in a great deal of pain but can honestly say I don't remember it because I was so out of it. It didn't last long since I slept most of it away.
Everyday was better, pain meds work great, and I couldn't even tell you were the incisions were..... I couldn't feel them.
If the results are what I expect them to be, I'd do it again in a heart beat.

About the sagging skin, I have a long way to go to learn about that and as far as I know, everyone is different in that respect too.

Hope my experience helps.


SINCE MY RNY NOVEMBER 10 2008

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sweetbabi
on 11/19/08 8:21 am - Haines City, FL
yep, Darlene pretty much covered it. I was in very little pain, and when I did feel any I took a pain pill and was happy again.

  
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