home from open rny surgery

Annette, thanks for your prayers. yes im home tomorrow been a week and tired of clear liq already and have another week to go .any diffrent ideas?

Welcome home Darlene. We had our surgery on the same day. It is nice to be sharing this path with you.  I wish you well with the healing....open is so much more of a big deal than lap. Remember - do not lift and do not overdue. You've got lots of healing to do.

Adele

Adele, did you have lap or open.i have to be on clear liguids for 2 weeks and tomorrow has been 1 week getting tired of clear liquid. let me know how you are doing?

Mine was lap and it is far less invasive (I had an open abdominal surgery) 20 years ago. I'm doing well enough. I keep thinking that I have more energy than I really do and that hits me for a surprise every time. Food wise - it is clear liquids supplemented with Carnation Instant Breakfast drinks. I'm supposed to have 5 a day but I'm only at 3. They are going down with greater ease and I think I might be able to take in a 4th today. I wander around the house a lot but add to that with two walks/day - either outside or on the treadmill. The pain has been minimal right from the beginning. Had a lot more trouble with back pain (where'd that come from?) and nausea. It is a good thing the pain has been light because I've not tolerated the pain medicine well.

Stay in touch. It is nice to have a partner.

Darlene.......YAY....another LOSER!!!!

Glad things went weel and you are home recovering.

Keep sipping....walking....sipping....resting ...sipping....you get the idea!!
Let us know if we can help!

Hugs, connie d

Connie , yah it finally over .have been doing some walking ,just so exhausted .sleep for a couple hours than awake with achy feeling all over and have to get up.

Congrats Darlene on your recent surgery. I hope that your recovery is quick and easy and welcome to the losers side of all this ...Patricia

Pat, thanks for your note and i do hope for a speedy recvery, go tomorrow and get staples and drain taken out ,so maybe will feel alot better.thanks

Glad to hear you're home and everything's o.k.      Take care of yourself & stay in touch!  HUGS!

Jan, thanks for the thoughts and yes im trying to baby my self.think im doing a little better every .day