I am home

I am up and at my pc. I slpet very good last night despite I did not have my sleep apnea machine my doctor wants me to hold off on using it for a week. My doctor dosent like his surgery patients to use thier machines because of the airflow possibly blowing the pouch out. Where do I go on OH to give my input on my care while in the hospital? I plan an contacting patient relations in a few days to report some of the things that happend to me. As far as my surgeon and his team I cant say enough about how great they all were. A warning to anyone having RNY and if you are 5'4"" the bariatric beds are very uncomfortable. Basically I did not fit in the bed I was to short and too small. My friend from OH Tasha who was in the room next to me was taller and she did well in her bed and she was also released yesterday too. I also strongly urge people who are having surgery to have family or a friend with them during thier stay in the hospital. Not only did I have a nurse try to give me insulin twice with in one hour after my first injection at 7am a nurse tried to give me a second injection within an hour to give me another injection it scarred me to death and my anxiety went into full swing. Both my husband and I tried to alert everyone I tend to have anxiety from time to time. I do not take meds for tis on a regular bases and have learned to control it alot on my own. Fortunatly I was alert enough to notice the insulin problem an refuse the second injection. My last night at the hospital the med nurse came in and said "Mrs. Howard here is your evening meds"I told her I was not Mrs. Howard my name was Mrs Adams. Despite some of the problems I had I am still very pleased I have had my surgery and am looking forward to loosing. When I went into surgery I was 342 when I left yesterday I was 348 and I understand most of this could be liquids and holding fluids.                                                                            Annie I will tell you I am not hungery and fill up on my 2-3 ounces of jello and broth I did dream last night I ate a hamberger.

Glad you are home and doing well. KIm

I am so happy for you. I'm glad that you are home and feeling up to using the pc. I hope you continue to feel better and better every day. Hugs and blessings, Annie W

Welcome home, Annie, and welcome to the loser's bench.  I agree with your thought that everyone should have someone with them at the hospital.  Although the doctors and nurses generally do a great job, it's better to have someone there looking out just for you.  It helps if that person is assertive and very knowledgeable about your general health, the specifics of your surgery, etc.  I did not have someone with me all the time after my WLS, but I plan to do so when I have my plastic surgeries.  It will just make me more comfortable.   Good luck as you work on recovering from your surgery.  If you need any support or have questions, you know where to find your OH buddies!  I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers -  Kellie

This is so scary! I am glad you are home and doing well, but that hospital needs to put some checks into place. At my hospital, each nurse had their own locked cabinet with meds and a laptop and scanner. The nurse would come in with the cart and scan my wrist band and then ask me my name. The computer would give her info on when I last had meds and what kind and what was prescribed, etc. Then she would talk to me about what was happening and what type of meds I was getting. Then the med container was scanned in to match it to me and my scan. This got frustrating at times, especially when I was woken up during sleep, but after hearing your story, I am so glad they put these practices into place!