I'm home after Surgery!!

Hey everyone!... wow, that was quite the experience i'll tell ya.. I had my surgery at 9am on the 17th and it took 1.5 hours. I don't really recall all that much that day but that's okay... they came in to do the leak test on me and well..let's just say that the fluid didn't have a chance to make it to the drain.. they make me try again later and I managed to hold it down long enough so they could tell that there were no leaks.... then a couple of hours later (barf-ola) again... This happened 3-4 times during the day when i was just taking sips of watertown.... anyway...they took me for an upper GI series on Sunday (yeah..now THAT was fun hehehe) and found out that I just have a lot of swelling at the base of the pouch where it empties...so I'll have to hang at the hospital until I can get liquids to go through. Like I said,.. I am now home but am having great gas discomfort...it has now moved from the area of the pouch to my bellybutton area..is this normal? I have had my first BM(such as it was) this morning..but the gas pains are crazy.. how long do they go on?? Oh and I know that I wasn't supposed to get on that scale until next week but I couldn't help my self... Last Wednesday I was 261 and as of this morning I am down to 250. I am in shock Thanks everyone for your support... jenny

Jen, Glad all is well and give the gas some time, it took me a while to work it all out. I know the protein I was drinking was adding to it also but I also knew I had to get my protein in so I was eating Gas-X like crazy. Walking really does help so make sure you take little walks when you can. Glad all is well hun and keep us posted! Debra P

Hi, Jenny. I'm glad to hear that you're home and everything went well. Keep walking and do only sips of water. Gas X works well, I hear. Wow.... 11 pounds in 4 days! Woo hoo! Take care! Traci

Yay Jenny! Congrats to you! I hear walking helps a lot with gas pains. Gas X too. Way to go on the 11 pound weight loss! It's only just the beginning..... Yeeha! xox Amy

welcome to Looserville the excessive gas problem will fade.....sorry I cant remeber when mine faded away

Jenny: Warm liquids such as broths or decaf teas/herbal teas may soothe the pouch ! Gas pains are individual, walking is the best thing you can do to help them moooove and go away! HUGS~ Welcome to the other side! Take Care, Jamie Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh 320/163 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/profile.php?N=c1132518510 "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"