How long did your surgery take (RNY) ?

Mine did have a few complications but it took about 3 and a half hours. I was in the hospital for 6 days. I wasn't able to walk the first couple of days as I was passing out and throwing up even water. Mine was a little bit more difficult in that week. I wasn't allowed any pain killers, only nausea and tylenol. They said it seemed to be from a sensitivity to the anasthesia.

Now two weeks post-op.

Wow! I couldn't imagine! Kudos to you for getting through without pain meds past Tylenol! Glad things seem to be a bit better right now? Are you able to keep things down? I would assume you are on the soft stage?

I started processing yesterday but it's still pretty difficult. I have two different types of nausea as the Zofran just wasn't doing much and they wanted to get the vomiting stopped. I can get down about 2 oz twice a day for now but sugar free popsicles are my lifesaver. I can now get down one atkins shake slowly and I add genepro to a 32 oz glass of water-makes 30 p for that. I am adding now around 450 calories but up until yesterday was realistically at around 120 or so.

I see my surgeon and nutritionist tomorrow-hopefully they can let me understand how much more the bloating and swelling will go. I can update after that as well.

again, wow. Thank you for the honest response as I want to be prepared for anything and I get nauseous with other things, so I am hoping surgery doesn't trigger it. Hopefully your meeting with the surgeon/nutritionist went well.

Mine took a bit over an hour and a half and he repaired a hiatal hernia too. I was walking an hour after I got back to my room and home the next day. I had a pain ball filled with numbing medication and took nothing else except Tylenol.

I am told I have a hiatal hernia as well so that will be repaired (hoping good thoughts for surgery soon). I had minimal heart burn so I am hoping that when everything is repaired I won't have to worry about it again

Mine took around 40 mins according to my surgery report. I was up and walking as soon as I got back to my room. Had my last narcotics in Recovery.

Up next day and home. No pain, slight discomfort, zero complications.

that's awesome. Hoping to have the same results! Fingers crossed!

I was 350 lbs but followed my pre-op diet to a t. Mine was 1.5 hours, I woke up in recovery, and had to stay the night at the hospital. It was super annoying, I had no problem peeing and no gas pain, but they kept coming in all night to wake me and ask me questions. I was so happy to get released the following morning to go home. I had no pain and no complications and I frankly wondered if they had actually done the surgery.

When I lost 100 lbs in 4 months (massive drop thanks to my massive starting weight), I believed I had surgery. But that first week, I wasn't so sure!

When people say what should I bring to the hospital, I say, chapstick, a pillow, a cell phone charger. Don't over complicate.

Good luck!

Great tips! Thank you! Have you maintained or kept losing? How far out are you?