Huntingnurse 510 Posted January 1, 2013 So i had surgery yesterday and i still feel like i got hit by a bus :-/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fyre_storm 1,412 Posted January 1, 2013 The second days the worse. You'll feel better soon. Just walk a lot! 1 Lisa'slosinit reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lisa'slosinit 147 Posted January 1, 2013 u will feel better day by day . i agree ...day 2 is bad !!! try tying a belt to your headboard .itll help make getting out of bed easier ! i had my surgery on dec 8 and am feeling great !!! the day before surgery i weighed 228...now at 208 and stalled .you will experience different things day by day .....shoulder pain is a real b****....(from the gas)...it took me close to two weeks to overcome but that 2nd week was worse in that regards . GAS X STRIPS helped me out alot . Not that i had belches or farts ...i wish i did ...lol....but just overall pain . i really relied on them!i am a hospice tech and asked the surgeon at my follow up if i could PLEEEEEASE be off for 6 weeks....i hve over 400 hrs of sick time accrued , and i got my mds note to be off 6 weeks !!!!! BUT realistically.....i was physically able to go back after week 2!!!! my biggest thing to learn to do right after surgery was to sip and not swallow !!!!ugh!!!!! now, its sooooo much better !!!but the problem i am having now is putting tooo much in my tummy at once .....like 3 turkey meatballs and i am ready to explode !!! its really weird how very lil will now fill u up !!!! i went out to eat w some friends last night and was amazed at the food on their plates and thinkin ....omg!!!i actually ate that before surgery !!!!...lol!!!..........every day is a new experience and new challenge !!! i spent thos past weekend emptying my whole closet out !!!Nothing , i mean nothing fits .....and i counted 76, yes 76 scrub tops ......they all hang on me !!!!....its been 3 !/2 weeks !!! prior to my surgery i quit smoking as well ........so i am saving me a TON of money !!!!!:)good luck......i know u will do just fine...and if u have any questions....ask away !!!!....... this site has given me sooooooooo much useful info ......soo much more than i got with my surgeon!!!also ....google bariatric support groups in your area ..and go to them !!!!! its actually pretty neat to go and have ppl look at you askin questions ,knowing you were in their exact same spot ...and to share what u are experiencing is pretty darn cool !!!!Wish u the best !!! 1 Michelle1977 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumperbean 26 Posted January 1, 2013 I agree second day was rough! The nausea is what killed me! You will be better tomorrow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traci J. 207 Posted January 1, 2013 Happy New Year....it gets better. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vsginnj 415 Posted January 1, 2013 Keep pushing that button. Better living through chemistry it's 2013 pain is obsolete !! Hang tuff,and walk !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
