Day 3 Post Op

iowagirl · September 4, 2010

Just had surgery on Wednesday Sept 1st and came home Friday. Truthfully I am sooooo suprised to be feeling so good! Had some bad gas in the hospital and that Holy Crap! what have I done feeling....lol. But I'm already sleeping on my side the first night home, taking stairs, drinking well (although I do need to increase it a bit) and overall not feeling too damn bad! However I LOOK terrible....LMAO! Bruises from 3 IV spots plus bruises from 3 blood thinner shots and very puffy and swollen from all the fluids pumped into me. In fact this is the one time I have ever laughed about gaining weight....went into surgery at 219 and came home at 234.....can you say Water weight? Oh well - I hope this is the only time I ever gain 15 pounds in 3 days....LOL!

redheadedpamela · September 4, 2010

yes, I gained 6 pounds also in 2 days while in hosp. recently. I first had the lap band in 06, lost bet. 30-40 lb. Now i'm 4 days post op gastric sleeve. I am starting to doubt if this really works. I am so stinkin' hungry! I can't believe it. This is not what I heard at all! I'm really depress tonight, and also because I am only 10 pounds lighter than my top weight when I got the band.

I did great on the band for 4 yrs, then this yr, stretched out my pouch. So I got the sleeve, and darned if I can figure out how this thing works! There's no restriction as far as I can tell. I can drink all the fluids I want. I'm on the full liquid phase, and I'm so hungry I'm highly tempted to jump to the next phase early.

I just don't get it. what am I missing?

sick at heart