Question:
How soon after wls is it safe to have sex?

   — STACEY M. (posted on June 16, 2002)

June 16, 2002
Well, I have heard people getting pregnant 3 weeks after surgery, so I hope that answers your question! I am a little over 3 weeks post op and my boyfriend is coming to see me next week. We haven't seen each other since March, so i'll let you know! ;)
   — Tamara F.

June 16, 2002
My husband and I waited for about 4 weeks post surgery. I wanted to make sure that there wouldn't be any problems with my incision. According to BTC, it's typically after your 3 week check-up.
   — dolphins94

June 16, 2002
My doc said as soon as it was comfortable...we managed to wait about a week after open RNY, you have to be creative with positions, tho!!
   — beachbum6264

June 16, 2002
My surgeon said "when he says so", but I had NO interest in it for about 2 months because I was sore/tender and having shooting pains when I put pressure on my stomach at all for the first 2-3 months. After about 3 months, I was back to normal. Be careful if you have an open RNY, all that squirmin' around could open your internal stitches and make you prone to hernias.
   — Paula Prichard

June 16, 2002
My doc said as soon as I felt like it...... Thay said that was the first question out of recovery!!!!!
   — Linda M.

June 16, 2002
I asked my doc that same question. He said that as long as I was comfortable and there wasn't gymnastics involved, lol, that one week post op was acceptable. Well, I waited 5 days and all was fine. Good luck!!
   — Kris S.