Hi Rycat, I've copied an old post of mine 5 days post-surgery below for you to see. it really sums up my first few days and my early experience with VSG. It's only 9 months ago and it is hard to remember everything so I thought the post would speak for itself. I guess it started to get better for me once I could use the bathroom which took 9 days due to horrible constipation caused by pain meds. If I can give advice to anyone is would be  get yourself some SENEKOT and don't suffer it out! Also a heating pad  for the stomach and/or back and A535  rubbed on the back was great to help with soreness from all the extra laying down and sitting down.

Originally posted Dec 15th ---

I have had rough time. I think it started with me throwing up immediately after surgery and then dry heaving and throwing up saliva for a lot of my first night even though I was on high doses of anti nausea meds, I think all that pressure on my new stomach set me back. Then I found out about 14 hours after surgery that they had me on no pain meds and that was after I asked at 2:30 am what I was getting for pain and the nurse said nothing. I was so upset but could only focus on getting through all the nausea and pain. I threw up in bed and had been given no tray to spit it in, couldn't get up because of the compression socks and could almost not reach my button which had not been placed near me When I did manage to reach it I could only gargle with the throw up in my mouth, that was another low point. I was discharged by 10:00 the next day but didn't feel ready to leave so I slept for another hour and a half. I had an old cot that had to be cranked up and down and was uncomfortable. My first room mate was an adult mentally challenge woman who yelled screamed cursed swore and cried constantly saying I cant do it you *** ing guy or lady on repeat and buzzed the nurses non stop . I asked if I could be moved and they said I could just get moved in with someone else like her but eventually they must have realized how difficult she was and moved her. I started throwing up dark brown bile in Borden on the way home, I did that four or five times that first day/night home.That scared me so I called Monique the next morning and left a voice mail and she called me back later that afternoon and since I hadn't thrown up the bile in a while she thought I would be ok. My pain has been high and they only gave a Rx for 5 days so I started Tylenol 1's this morning to save a few of the Dilaudid's for sleeping which thank God is getting better but I still wake up about every hour and have had to sleep in a recliner for part of the last few nights. That about sums it up for me right now, wish me luck that this gets easier, I know it will and the worst is behind me now.  My family was also upset that when Dr B eventually came out he said I was fine and would be releassed in 24 hours and nothing else and then walked away. They couldnt believe he didnt wait for any questions at all. That has been my expreience, I know everyone's will be different. Tonight I am feeling a bit better, I'm on Tyenol 1's, finally passing some gass, sleeping a bit better, but it's been one of the most challenging things I have ever come though and Ive had three C Sections, a hernia repair and a pulmonary embolism to compare this to. JILLIAN.

that's good news that you are home! It's no walk in the park but oh it's going to be so worth it! Trust me as someone who had it rough, it gets better every day and you are on the road to health and a better life!

Hi Jen...Co gratis!    The only things they told me was that now it was out of their hands and in or booking...but anywhere from 2- 6 month wait. I figure I have waited this long lolol what's a few more lolol

Monique said that they don't give pain meds for the trip because it doesn't work on the gas pain. Is that the pain you had, or was it the actual incision site of the stomach or little holes?  What did you take for stool softeners?

Hi Kim, I am going to sign my consent papers on October 3rd...when you signed yours did they give you any kind of timeline for how quickly the surgeries are being scheduled?