Roux en Y Surgery scheduled January 25th, questions

Hello,
I am scheduled for my Roux-En-Y GBS on January 25th and I am trying to get a sense as to what to expect after the surgery.  How long will I be in pain?  Will I be in pain for awhile?  What is is like after the surgery in those first few weeks.  I go back to work three weeks later and I am wondering what I will be going through when I go back to work.

thanks and I am looking forward to meeting some new friends in this forum.

Joanne

Hi! I wanted to welcome you to the forum!  I can't answer your question about the RNY, as I had the Vertical Sleeve, but I just wanted to say Hello!

I had mine laparscopically.  I went back to work after two weeks.  Worked 8 hours and then went and picked blueberries.  I was fine.  Most of the pain was gone.  I quit taking my pain meds after the first week.  I was just careful about what I ate as I was just starting my soft food phase.  You'll do fine. 

Hi Joanne,

I stopped taking pain meds the day after I got home from surgery.  I was a little sore, but nothing like what I expected.  The worst pain for me was in the hospital the first day or so after surgery. 

I went back to work after three weeks.  I have a desk job and had no problems at all going back to work.  My two boys just had surgery on Dec 13th and both of them are doing very well with getting back into their routine of college and going to classes (just over 3 weeks out).  I think you will be fine!

Good Luck!
Nan

I hope these will be helpful to you they are my blogs for the day of surgery and 5 days after
feel free to read any of my blogs . And if you would like you can friend me and if you have questions ASK AWAY! I help as much as I can.

I may have been rare but I had very little pain and no complications. Remember to Walk and drink your water. Don't worry too much about not getting in all your protein cause it is hard to do at first, but you will eventually get it in. 
Good luck And Have a great Journey!

www.obesityhelp.com/member/marymazilla/blog/2009/11/01/the-grueling-details-how-stitch-was-born-/

and

http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/marymazilla/blog/2009/11/0 3/progress-report-day-5--out-of-surgery/

I was surprised at all of the posts.  Thanks for all the words of encouragement.  I am so excited to start the next phase of my journey and put the surgery behind me.  I can see the site is going to offer a lot of support.   I don't have any friends or family who have had this surgery so there is no one for me to talk to about my questions.

I hope I can share my experiences with people in the future too.

Joanne

I have the same surgery date as you.  I am hoping to be off work no more than 2 weeks.  I have a desk job with no lifting.

I mostly have a desk job too, so I am hoping to be off a little more than 2 weeks. Best of luck on  your surgery.

Joanne

Good luck..I had mine in 2003 and saved my life.  I had a few problems, the nurses didn't read my doctors orders to stop my BP medication and I passed out 2 weeks post op and  had to be re-admitted.    Other that that, still doing great.

Just a hint...if you take any medication, make sure its adjusted before you leave.

Best of luck,

Robin