Help!!! I'm 6 1/2 weeks out, and regretting having open RNY surgery ...

... I've had a few complications with my incision (It's had to be reopened twice for drainage), being dehydrated (I' can't seem to get enough fluids down), and Urinanry Tract Infection (which I'm worried wasn't taken care of). I had to go to the ER to get fluids beacuse I was so weak. I'm constipated, and tried everything under the sun to help it. The only thing that works is suppositories, and that is extremely unpleasant (ouch). I shake from emotion when I eat because I'm afraid I'll not watch myself close enough and eat too much and get sick. I used food for comfort, and I haven't found an alternative for when I feel like eating A LOT. And having to change my blood-y, puss-y bandages twice a day and having to shove gauze down into my incision for over 6 weeks has really taken it's toll on me. I have a small child under 2 that I thought I would be well enough to take care of on my own without problems by now. Help ...

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