Any Advice?

Hi there all, I am new to this forum or any forum as a matter of fact.

I have decided to reach out as the only other person I know who has had VSG is my mother, who did not have any complications at all.

3 weeks ago today, I had my surgery. I was very unwell and it took me a week and a half to even stay out of bed for more than a hour. Then I started feeling more myself, I had cronic anxiety over that week and a half. for 3 days I was good I felt more myself and was even able to ngo back to university for two days, before I woke up and could not eat or drink due to inflammation, I was sent to hospital for four days on fluids and pain relief. I got out on Friday, feeling much better and ready to go to uni again. Then on sunday night I had emese pain huge cramping and sweating I went to Doctors and my bowels were blocked in my large intestine, (I have IBS) and had to have a enema, (sorry if this is too much information). So it is now Tuesdays, I am very week, drinking all my fluids and eating 3x a day. I am regretting ever thinking about having this surgery let alone actually having it. I had this surgery to help my health and my life, I feel like I have just made it worse. Does anyone feel the same way? Do you actually get to a point where your life does not involve around VSG and you can have a normal life again? I really worried.

P.s I am on vitamins and am intolerant to milk soy and protein shakes since surgery

I am so sorry to hear you are having so much trouble.   You will recover and get to a normal place again.  The first few months were not fun for me as I got used to my new tummy, but now I can eat almost anything, although I avoid carbs like the plague!  I eat dense protein first and lots of low carb veggies, but I can have treats occasionally.  Its quite live-able. 

I find I still think about food and healthy eating a lot.  But mostly I'm just healthier, with more energy. 

Hang in there.  Hopefully, the worst is behind you and you'll feel better every day!

Carol

I'm sorry to hear you had a rough start. I too after 2-3 days of surgery I thought "what the hell was I thinking." But in time and day by day it does get better. Hopefully you're taking in all your vitamins. I started taking the Trader Joe's sublingual B12 immediately after surgery and this gave me a little perk. Hang-in-there. I have to agree with cappy, the worst is behind you and you will start feeling better. Promise. Christine

I'm so sorry to read that your recovery is fraught with complications. I think we're all lured by tales from the lucky few that recover quickly into thinking the same will be true for us. The truth, I believe, is that most sleevers have at least one complication that slows their recovery. For me, it was a massive kidney infection that I nearly died from when I was about 6 weeks post-op. I came out of the hospital so weak and run-down that I was certain the surgery had been the biggest bone-headed mistake of my entire life!

Over the next few weeks, I got stronger, my stomach healed, and now 7+ months later, I've lost 85 pounds and feel wonderful. You WILL get better. You WILL have a normal (and even better!) life again. Take every day a minute at a time if you have to. You WILL get through this.

psychoticparrot

see if you can get tested for food allergies. 

my tests came positive for allergy to some fruits, spices, even veggies. eliminating that really helped with inflammation...

following diet low in FODMAP (google that) , low fiber - really helps my IBS..