I'm home...don't know what to think....

Hey, I just read your post. I am hoping that you are feeling better at this point. You have had a couple more weeks of recoup time and wanted to let you know that I thought it would have been easier too. I had 3 c-sections and I handled those pretty good. I assumed that I would handle this just as well. I WAS WRONG!!!! I am now one month post op (Open RNY 11-16-04) The only thing I can say is that it does get better. every day gets a little bit easier to handle. When I first got home I was always so hot-I wanted a fan on me all of the time. I couldn't sit comfortably, sleep comfortably, I didn't want to drink at all, It felt like i was sipping all day and the glass would never empty. The pain meds gave me really weird dreams and tasted absolutely vile. One week after being home I slept 6.5 hours straight and this was when things turned around for me. I was able to cook light meals, sleep on my side with a pillow to support my back. Started taking in protein so my energy level went up. When I spoke to my Mom about the possibility of reconstructive surgery later on I told her that I did not know if I would or not because I have heard that the pain from this is worse. But even now at a month out the pain was all worth it. The pain is completely gone, I am never hungry. I am now eating to live instead of living to eat. I am down 26 lbs and fitting into clothes from the "too tight" drawer. Anybody who says that a person that had bypass surgery took the easy way out doesn't know ANYTHING about the struggle we go through in the process. Keep your chin up and hang in there.