OleHippieGal

How long after surgery did you have a BM?

After surgery how did you sleep? I sit in my big chair all day and at night I sleep in bed. I lean alot on my left side but when I sleep I sleep on my right side. Never on my stomach always had big boobs since I was little and I always thought I was smothering on my stomach

Thanks for that going to download it now

had surgery Dec 31st 2012, I am doing ok, slow going which is best way to go http://youtu.be/abhvbAYJzxg

here is my first vid post op http://youtu.be/abhvbAYJzxg

I honestly dont want anything yet. But ready for the cream soups. Cream of broccoli and cream of chicken. Some refried beans will be good too.

Ok so was your stomach after surgery one huge bruise. My incisions are find but the middle of my stomach has the hugest bruise ever

We all think that but you will be ok.

Yea think we all do that. Trust me i havent been able to swallow anything but my vitamins and one of my pills are huge and even cutting it up to swallow is still to big and my throat knows it. I am not at the stage to eat foods yet i am post op still liquids right now. Next week will be puree foods. Its all about retraining yourself. Just like a baby. We will be ok

They said no gum no cigarettes no caffeine ever after surgery. Gum and straws cause gas and air in your new stomach. And that will cause irritation and un needed pain.

I went in for surgery December 31st 2012 and was released January 1st 2013, I had very minimal pain. the nurses said I did good because I only used the morphine pump 3 times after surgery. I still have not had much pain mostly some soreness around the wounds. but its tolerable.

I have my hubs who i dont cook for because he is all about greasy crap and on a hot wing kick. He believes the best meals come from a drive thru window. Because when i used to cook it was veggies and baked foods. So i don't have to cook for him. He has been fat all his life and doesn't know what is normal. He is over 400 lbs. nothing his parents and i haven't tried to tell him. He is 47 and a grown man. Hopefully me changing will encourage him. Blessings to all

They gave me 2 insulin shots in hospital. My sugar only got to around 165 they said was high. Considering the highs i used to have over 200 i thought 165 was ok. I am supposed to take my metformin at home but have a hard time with it getting down even cutting it in half's. But i think its running ok. I need to get in habit of checking it 2 and 3 times a day

Once you have the by pass surgery. I know the surgeon doesn't remove your stomach, but what happens to it? Does it shrink up? Does it just lie there flopping around. Very curious that i will ask him at 2 week check up

It's so scary though. Even if I think I am doing it right I am so afraid I will have a problem like so many of you have had. I don't want to puke never liked to puke and sure don't want to now. I hope we all feel good by our 6 month status and we never have to worry about all these hiccups in the beginning.

Oh Lisa meds can you believe it? All my meds seem ok to go down except the huge ass metformin pill and I still cut it in to 4s and still feels too big. It feels like right when it goes to the back of my tongue it gets stuck but I keep sipping water and it's down. When did you ll take your calcium and iron pills? I know when they sent me home they said doc said start the multi vitamin Next day. They didn't mention the other vitamins.

I did try a SF Popsicle today was very good. I am having chix broth this evening. Already got my protein in Don't seem to have a problem with it. Don't have a problem with water either. So hope it keeps going like this for another week.

Jodi I told dr roller when he gets in there to see if he could find the alien in my stomach. He thought that was rather funny. Lol I know alot of you said you were sleeping in a recliner I tried and can't. I sleep in bed with alot of pillows. And they told me in the hospital I could sleep on my sides which I do. Just not on my stomach which I don't. Sending hubs to store tomorrows more water. Gas x. SF jello. SF applesauce. A themometer . What else should I get?