Hello........... 4 days Post Op

[MrDeuces 1]

Hello Everyone..... Just signed up today and wanted to introduce myself.... I'm Steven from Riverside, CA and just had surgery this week..... below is taken from the "About Me" section..

I've always been a very physically active but overweight person. I started putting on the weight in 7th grade with an 11th grade peak of around 285. I work out regularly but I've never really been able to drop much below 250. Due to hypertension and 38BMI, insurance approved me and I had surgery on 8/22/11. The day before surgery, I weighed in at 258.8.

So far post op has been pretty manageable. Started walking quickly and hit my breathing targets before leaving the recovery room. I am generally a quick healer from past surgeries, so maybe that is helping a bit. Biggest issue post op is the painful gas and bloating, but 1 gas-x ultra (twice daily) and walking about 1-2 miles through the day has helped dramatically. I was able to walk 1.5 miles straight by Day 3 and probably could have gone much further but the pain in my toe from my gout kicked in....... I'm keeping my walks to a 1/3 mile at a time until the gout inflammation subsides.

Surgery was Monday, Aug 22, and as of posting this, I am down about 11lbs. I've yet to really feel fatigued and believe I am getting sufficient liquids, but I do need to increase my Protein. I believe I have only been hitting about 50-70 grams, but my target is about 125-150, because I do not want to lose the strength that I went into surgery with.

Compared to my sister who had Bypass, my recovery has been a pale comparison to hers. I NEED to make sure that I do not get too confident and start eating foods that I shouldnt just yet..... Like I said, I recover quick and have always sped up my recoveries of past surgeries (major knee/shoulder surgeries)..... while that rehab at times was ok to push, this rehab scares me a bit more......

[Chelle RN 0]

Congrats....my surgery is the 30th