absolute worst

the1ruth2000
on 6/14/07 2:30 am - sumter, SC

What was the absolute worst part of having the gastric bypass? I have heard that the tube they pull is the worst?  How bad is it?

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on 6/14/07 3:21 am - PA
The gas pains. The drain is nothing.  Sometimes the area where it is inserted gets sore and painful after a while, put pulling it is nothing.
Stephanie R.
on 6/14/07 3:33 am - Greer, SC
The head hunger was the worst for me... I honestly thought I was going to lose my mind. I remember my second day home.. screaming into my pillow it was that bad.. But that, like all the physical stuff passes...

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Debbie62
on 6/14/07 3:47 am - Summerville, SC
The drain tube didn't bother me at all when they took it out.  It didn't hurt or anything.  I kinda felt like a male bull with this thing hanging around for 4 days (I am so glad I don't have nads)  lol. I think for me it was figuring out what to eat the first month.  I didn't do the baby food thing so I mostly lived off of soup, Wendy's chili, baked potato with cheese and won-ton-soup. The other bad thing for me was to take the pills.  I didn't like taking pills or vitamins before the surgery, and I still don't like it.  But crushing that pill and then swallowing the crumbles was yuck. I think for me, the good things out weighed the ruff moments so much, all I could do was be excited for the way my body and life was changing right before me.
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Tamiwho40
on 6/14/07 8:32 am - Simpsonville, SC
The worst part for me was waiting over 30 hours to get something to drink.  I had to have the X-ray before I could have anything and my mouth was like sandpaper.  Then on top of that, they come in every few hours and make you do the breathing treatments.  I was in tears before I got the  X-ray and even the barum tasted good. 

Tammy P.




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