hi everyone!!!!! back home

i have been back since sat afternoon but i have been feeling like s**t beside that DR Polh said everything went well during surgery......im doing every like i have been told to do but i feel light headed,i have diahreah i dont know if that is common so can any one give me some pointer on what to expect to compare notes and stuff man seriously i will thank you from the bottom of my heart and who know may be someone out there had some concern and never try to ask for help well to bad i am and will ask for it help!!!!!! 

Hi there glad to hear your  home .  I had the band but I did have diahreah for two days it was bad . I just didn't leave the house lol. I am not sure if u can do anything other than let it run it's course. I also had bad gas it went away too. You just have to think about the out come in the end,  these 1st few weeks will have been so worth it.  It really is hard work but we are strong and we can do it!! Hope you are feeling better soon :-)
Kathy

first i would like to congratulate you on your surgery! Your profile says 2/17/09, but I believe you mean 2010.  All I can say is make sure you get ALL your fluids in.  You could dehydrate extremely fast.  Your supposed to get 64 oz of fluid in normally, but with the diarhea, you should get more than that in.  Also, very important to get all your protein in too.  Protein shakes count as protein AND fluid.  If your still have diarhea tomorrow ( Thursday) I would call  Dr. Pohl's office for advice.  You may need an anti diarheal medication. But dont take anything without the ok from the surgeons office. Everything is different now after the  bypass.  Good luck and keep us up to date with you.  You did a wonderful thing for yourself with this surgery.  Be proud of yourself.  Your friend,  Eldy

Hi, glad everything went well. As far as the diarrhea goes I had a problem with it too for about a week after surgery. I actually ended up back in the ER for IV fluids because I just couldn't take in as much fluid as I was putting out. Unfortunately the diarrhea can also be caused by the antibiotics they give you during surgery so if it continues you should get check. especially if you are feeling light headed...that's a sign of dehydration. Good luck
(Oh This is Chele129.....I'm posting from my husband's computer)