An update on my post op-ness

Hello everyone,  First of all I would just like to say thank you to each and every one of you *****sponded to my first post.  It meant so much to read all of those posts from you guys.  Going through this transition is difficult and I am very glad that I have found this message board for support.  I have a very very supportive husband and family but to have other people who are going thru the same thing means alot.   Today I am battling the fact that the lortab just doesnt seem to work as good as it used to before I had half my intestines bypassed.  Of course this makes sense because of the malabsorptive part of the procedure.  I feel all kinds of little gas bubbles going on in there.  KINDA personal BUT hey how can you not be when you're dealing with this stuff....I've never been so happy to fart....because I felt an immediate relief in my stomach.  I've got some bruising going on all over my stomache, even in places where there are no incisions.  But I do want to tell you that the pain is definately not as bad as I was imagining.  Don't get me wrong...I'm feeling a good amount of pain.  But if you are like me....then you may have watched a few post op video blogs on YOUTUBE and heard some of the crying that was going on there.  That had me scared to death and I honestly feel that this is nothing like that.   I was however suprised this morning to get on the scale and find that I had gained 12 pounds since my pre-surgery weight of 248.  I am holding water like crazy.  I was just now able to get my wedding ring back on and I just wish that I could put out a good amount of urine.  I am drinking my fluids, my husband is making certain of that.  My body is probably going through a bit of shock and once it decides to let go a little bit I am certain that I will lose like 15 pounds, lol.  It is sooooo hard to be drinking all the time because I just truly do not feel like eating or drinking ANYTHING (thank God).  Ever so often, if I go without having a sip for 30 minutes or so (during nap time)...I feel so parched.  I am honestly not hungry a bit....I can see how head hunger may become an issue but as of right now I am despising food.  Thank you LORD for this opportunity to have this procedure done.  A part of me still feels that I'll never be that skinny, pretty girl again.  It's been 7 years since I gained my weight and never in those 7 years have I NOT had my weight in the back of my mind just taunting me.  My husband and I tried for 7 months to have a baby, on some pretty strong fertility medication and I only ovulated ONE time.  The fact that I would be able to have children and be one of those cute little healthy pregnant women just amazes me.  We are going to wait for a while for that though...I don't want to get all my weight off and then immediately put my body through that.....we'll probably wait even longer than the 18 months.  I'm sorry this post got so long....I just went with it.......and it feels nice to talk about it..  Thank you everybody..... Shauna  

Shauna, I'm so glad you're here and feeling better. Each day will be better than the day before.

Don't worry about being too personal  .... we're a pretty open, honest, and personal group. ; ) We all understand how happy we were to pass gass post-op!

Water gain ouch! Try drinking lemon juice with you water it is a natural diuetric... For the first few months I hated food and did not experience any head hunger now it is a constant battle espeically when I am under alot of stress and emotional  garbage...It does get easier but when you are dealing with it, it seems never to go away...

I am very happy you are feeling better.  We are a pretty honest group around here.  You can't embarass us very easily.  We've discussed many bodily functions at some point.  All the rules of your body have changed and you will need some help to figure out what is going on.  Someone on this board will happily answer your questions.  If you are too embarassed to ask a question on the open board them PM one of us. Denise

Glad you are feeling well enough to keep us posted!!!!!  Hang in there tha****er weight will soon disappear right along with some other excess that you will be happy to see disappear...  DOnt worry about getting to personal here we are adults here and we all have to have some where to go where the people understand and go though the same things.  We are always here no matter how gorey or personal.

I want to have a baby too.  I am unsure about losing all the weight just to put some back on too.  I am pre-op, and I feel like I will never be skinny again either.  But, here's to hoping!!

I guess I can be the little ray of sunshine on post-op baby-ness lol.  I'm on my 2nd one and proud to say I am maintaining over 160 lbs of weight loss almost 4 years after my RNY.  Just because you get pregnant doesn't mean you're going to gain all your weight back, just do things right and you'll be fine.  I read your entire post from start to finish, Shauna... I just want you to know I'll definitely be here for you.  Feel free to talk about whatever is on your mind.  Everyone here is so supportive.  Have a good evening all!

I'm a little unsure about trying methods to get rid of the excess fluids because I know if my body is hanging on to it then I must need it in some way.  Jess (dietician) told me that the reason we can't have caffeine is because it is a natural diuretic and we don't want anything working against us.  But thank you so much for the suggestions.  I sure didn't know that about lemon juice.  Have you guys ever tried diet snapple tea?  It is soooooo yummy.  You can get a variety of flavors at the store for about 6 bucks.  Rasberry, "plumagranite", lemon and peach.  Just a suggestion.  Are there any suggestions for different "meals" during the liquid phase? What about tomato soup?  We were unsure so we just skipped it and went for some strained minestrone soup.....definately beats broth...

I strained all the liquid off Campbell's Vegetable soup.  I really liked it a lot.  Made for a yummy liquid.  You could give that a try and see how you like it.

Shauna, No tomatoe soup.You need to follow the list to a tee that Jess gave you. This is very important  since you are a new post op. Your body has to have time to heal inside before you introduce certain foods. You can break down your stapleline among other things. Everyone that leaves the hospital usually always leaves weighing more than when they came in. It is from all the IV fluids you were given. It will go away, I promise. Be sure and stop by when you come in for your nutrition class, Rita