My experience for you newbies

Nanna509 · August 22, 2009

Nanna- If I might ask, what was the drain for? My doc didn't mention anything about having a drain. I'm confused. Thanks for sharing! I loved your paraphrase of the WORD and I never thought of it that way. I'll definately look that one up and post it on my fridge! Bless you through your recovery period! I am scheduled 9/24 and still so nervous.

My doctor is one of three in his office that do gastric surgeries and according to the nurse he's the only one who leaves the drain in for a week. I had to empty it and record the amount twice a day. Vegas was right as far as draining excess Fluid and he said it also helped to look out for a leak. My husband was with me when they took it out. He said it looked like a magician pulling out the never-ending magic scarves. lol

It was just bothersom. Glad to be rid of it.

Congratulations on your date! You'll be glad you did it! I'm 9 days out and feel amazing. Walked almost 2 miles this morning. Yea!

Nanna509 · August 23, 2009

Great story, it's so important to share, so we all don't feel alone on this journey. Everything went great for me until I got home and had to bathe my dirty kitten and blow dry him (long haired persian) and our hot Water heater broke this morning. Besides that....life is good :-))) Keep up the good work!

I have a long-haired, four-legged baby too. He's 13, black and white and about 15 pounds. He's been so upset with me because I haven't been picking him up. The doctor said nothing over 5 pounds for two weeks. He hasn't been that light since he was a kitten.

Coinsidence too, we just replaced the old Water heater not too long ago. Thank goodness it's in the garage and didn't created too much of a mess. Now something on the central heat/air has gone out. Not a good thing during the month of Aug. in Tennessee. Ahhh, the joy of home ownership. :smile:

Vegas, how are your spasms doing? Are you eating more than mushies now?

Malaika · August 23, 2009

I have a long-haired, four-legged baby too. He's 13, black and white and about 15 pounds. He's been so upset with me because I haven't been picking him up. The doctor said nothing over 5 pounds for two weeks. He hasn't been that light since he was a kitten.
Coinsidence too, we just replaced the old Water heater not too long ago. Thank goodness it's in the garage and didn't created too much of a mess. Now something on the central heat/air has gone out. Not a good thing during the month of Aug. in Tennessee. Ahhh, the joy of home ownership. :thumbup:

Vegas, how are your spasms doing? Are you eating more than mushies now?

WOW -5 lbs. really? Dr. Aceves said nothing over 15 lbs. for the first six weeks ... yikes!

My spasms, I believe are getting better -- or I am learning to work around it perhaps. I have found that as long as I stick with warm liquids in the morning until about 11 am, that I don't have as much trouble eating lunch and dinner. I've also found that whatever I do eat needs to be pretty moist or it doesn't work -- I tried a potatoe skin one day at a going away luncheon for a friend and after 3 bites I couldn't eat anymore - it was stuck. I guess they were too dry. So I pretty much still stick with mushies and venture onto solids cautiously.

Thank you so much for asking!