Recovery time question for RNY, please read

Hey everyone, I have been lurking on here for a few days, you guys seem like a positive group of folks. I am 29 and am scheduled for RNY on 8/1 (yes another Aug surgery!). My question is, do you think I will be well enough to sit through an accoustic concert on 8/5?  My favorite singer Aaron Lewis of Staind is coming to town and it is a huge deal to me. I already purchased front row tickets and a meet & greet before I knew my surgery date. I am determined to not miss this no matter what, but how difficult do you think it will be?

I dont really know the answer to your question, as I was banded.  (I took my dog to training 2 days after my surgery)  Is your RNY open or lap? Also.. I am so jealous.. if you lose the person that was supposed to go with you.. let me know and I'll go and I'll carry you if needs be. lol   Some RNYer will answer you soon I'm sure! Good Luck! Amanda Oh yeah.. which one are YOU in the picture?  It is so small.. but just curious! Put a bigger version on your profile so we can see ya!

Hey, welcome to our board!

Just based on my own experience, if you have this done laproscopically, which I am assuming you are, and IF, and this is a big IF, you don't have any complications. You should be home from the hospital and able to go to the concert. Normally I would say watch out for the phsical activity in the front row, but you said it as an accoustic concert, so I guess it will be pretty mellow.

That said, you will almost certainly be feeling like crap and I don't know how much you will enjoy. it. You will definatley want to stay on top of your pain pills that day. but you will still likely feel very run down and gassy. Not a type of gassy you have probably ever experienced. I'm talking a consant bloatedness, pressure and discomfort that rivals any bout of gassiness I have ever had. So I don't know....Oh, yeah - and anything that "get's passed around" at the concert is going to be definatly off limits - no smoking! Bad! Bad! Bad! unless you want an ulcer.  So, hey maybe it wouldn't hurt to call the clinic and see if they can switch you with someone the follwing week, I'm sure the person getting an earlier date probably won't mind, you got nothing to lose right? unless you'ee got a lot of plans in place already and it will be hard to move the date..good luck, let us know how things go - I like Staind...and again welcome to the forum!

 

I do not think it would be a problem. I went back to work 3 days after surgery and I did fine. I was tired at the end of the day and had minor discomfort. Also, I did have liquid vicodine so that did help. I had lap RNY and had no complications and no drainage tube. You might want to ask your doctor if you will have it laproscopicly and if you will have a drainage tube. Keep us posted on your journey! ~Diana~

I had Open RNY and I was in the hospital for 6 days. I would ask your Doc to see how long you will be in for

Thanks for the replies everyone. The doctor is doing it the lap route, and I figured I will probably be in the hospital 2-3 days barring no complications. My gf had it done with the same doctor and did have a drain tube so I am assuming I will have one too. 

I really wanted to reschedule it but it would be a real pain in the butt since I just submitted my short term disability paperwork to my employer *sigh*. As far as the profile picture I am on the far left, sorry I didn't have any better pictures here at work when I set it up.

I had my lap RNY done Tuesday and I went out line dancing for my birthday last night. that being said, everyone is different and you may or may not feel as well a I do. I didn't even fill my pain med prescription.....