New to the maryland board

Hello everyone my name is Meaka and I am new to the board, I am scheduled for surgery on 11/09/06 lap RNY at Holy Cross in Silver Spring Maryland with Dr. Gary Harrington. I am excited about this new chapter in my life, but I am also a little wary of how the first few weeks after the surgery are going to go.

Hello Meaka, Welcome! Congrarulations on your surgery. I want to wsh you the best. I haven't had surgery I really do not have any advice about post op but all I can say is that you have found a group of wonderful people that are very supportive. I think if you follow your dr's orders post op to a T you will do great. My girlfriend had surgery in may of 06 she is also a member here and she is doing great. She only had minor issues after the surgery. Like a lot of gas pains and nausea but once she overcame that it has been smooth sailing since. Best wishes to you! The dr's at Holy Cross are great I had my last two kids there and has always gotten nothing but the best care for me and my kids. Hopefully I can meet you on the losing side someday soon. Cira

Welcome Meaka! I had open RNY, so no advice, just do as your Doc says. Best of luck with your upcoming surgery and also your WLS journey. I look forward to seeing posts about your milestones. TraciL

Welcome!!! My surgical pain was easily managed with meds. More trouble limiting my diet and mind to liquids. Good luck.

Welcome Meaka. I am 3 1/2 weeks post op now. I had RNY on 10/12. I went back to work last tuesday. I have had very minor issues. My worst problem was boredom sitting at home. The diet wasn't hard for me to follow at all. I am already down 21 lbs at 3 weeks. I'm sure you will be fine after the surgery. I would recommend that you get the chewable vitamins and the protein mix. I bought liquid vitamins and liquid protein. It is now sitting in my refrigerator waiting for me to toss them. I still have a hard time with waste. I found the taste to be unpleasant. Bearable, but unpleasant. Also, tylenol now has a chewable pill called the Go Tablet. I have found it more than adequate for any discomforts after I stopped the pain medication. Good luck and stay in touch with the group. Aime

Hi Meaka, My name is Chavon and I am also new to the Maryland board. I have been posting to the general board for awhile but I found the Maryland board today. Welcome to you though. My surgery was June 19, 2006. I had open RNY and the first few weeks were not so bad. I followed the dr.'s orders exactly and things went well for me. I actually have more discomfort (after eating something wrong) now then I did right afterward. I am down 90lbs as of Monday morning They say everyone has a different experience. Make sure you have the foods your doctor lists and follow instructions including supplements, you should be good.