Question:
I am having surgery tomorrow...

How long did it take you to go from recovery to feeling ok right after your surgery? Were you groggy for hours? Were you ok to see people the same day? My surgery is at 11am.    — MyOrchids (posted on May 28, 2009)

May 28, 2009
I stayed zonked out most of that first day. I was also very lucky because I had no pain from the gas. I hope you won't either. My sis and mom were with me that first day. You need someone there, if at all possible, to help out. It really turned out to be much less of an ordeal than I thought it was going to be. I was in the hospital 2 days, and then 2-3 days after being home, I was able to get out and drive short distances. (Not recommended...but I felt fine.) Try not to worry. The tough part is over with very quickly. And, hopefully, you will breeze through it like I did. God bless!
   — PaulaJ

May 28, 2009
congrats and good luck tomm. i too had no problems after my surgery, i need however stay out of work for 2 weeks and just rested and learned to adjust to new eating habits. take your time and keep on this web site i have learned so much from this site. i am 7 weeks out and have lost 34 pounds and feel great. relax , and know that i new you is on the way.
   — gogirl1960

May 28, 2009
best of luck. i woke up in a LOT of pain and nausea. my hospital stay was pretty bad and disturbing and i felt like crap. the minute i arrived home i dosed up on vicodin for 2 days. after that i was better. i did have visitors in the hospital but i wasn't very nice to them because i was so high from all the drugs they gave me. BUT!!!!! about a week after surgery when i realized i'd already lost like 8 lbs and i was no longer in pain i felt a BILLION times better!! and i feel better every day!!! and you will too! you will do fine!
   — greenpunchbuggie

May 28, 2009
I had the RNY May 12th and went home the next day everyone is different so I will pray that you day tommorw was as good as the one I had. Good luck and keep us up to date Mike
   — matigian

May 28, 2009
I had VSG on March 25, 2009 and the first day I was mostly sleeping did see my husband and daughter. The next day I was out of it a lot too but I'm very sensitive to anestesia like that. I had surgery on Wednesday and by the following Tuesday I felt good enough to clean my house and I vacumed the floor. That was a big mistake too much too soon and I ended up in lots of pain for the next few days. So I slowed down took it easy and reminded myself that I just had major surgery. You should move around and do things as you heal just don't try to over do it with things like vacuming and moping or lifting those are particularly hard on your abdomen. I know now didn't think about it before. I hope everything goes great for you tommorrow and you heal quickly and easily.
   — Lisa von Wallmenich

May 28, 2009
Congrats and good luck!
   — gpcmist

May 28, 2009
Have a fast recovery, and God Bless you. On June 29th is my turn. Just on more month and I will be on the losers bench with you. The best of Luck to you on your way to a new you. Hugs
   — treeeza

May 29, 2009
Well, it all depends on what kind of surgery you are having. If it is the gastric bypass you will be sore but you WILL be up and out of that bed by the end of the day. I felt okay but I had a hard time getting up and down from the bed because I had 2 hernias repaired at the same time as my bypass. The pain was from those not the bypass. You will be up and around before you know it. Remember, the more you move, the more you feel like moving!!!!
   — CAMFR