My surgery experience

[ISleevedIt 380]

Mentally I was prepared for this surgery and was not nervous at all. I was wheeled back to the operating room at 12:30 and my husband said I was in my private room by 2. It's nice that it is only private rooms. Anyway, my first thought I had when I woke up wad "What did I do to myself? I am not going to have any plastic surgery." I was in some pain. the lower right side of my stomach's incision was the one that gave me pain. By 8pm, I had to go to the bathroom and took a short walk out to the nurses station. I had a dose of pain med around then. I found I couldn't keep myself away. So I just kept dozing off. the hubby left around 9:30 and I just slept on until 1am. I then got up to go to the bathroom and walked 4 laps around the floor then back to bed. My mouth was really dry, but I couldn't have anything yet until my upper gi to make sure there's no leaks. That came at 12 noon and boy does that stuff taste nasty! It took a few minutes and the doctor showed my my stomach and how he saw not leaks. I got my liquid tray around 1:30. I saw the oragne SF popsicle and decided I just had to have it. 2 bites later,I started salivating and had to spit saliva out then I just sip Water occasionally.By the time 2:45 rolled around, the doctor was ready to discharge me. I was kind of surprised that they let me walk out of there rather than wheel chairing me.I got home and went right to bed...took little sips of Water through out the night when I woke up. I got tired of sitting upright in bed so hubby helped me back downstairs to the recliner couch. I guess the movement made me nauseous and I vomited what looked like dry blood.

Now on day three,I've had my first 11oz of Protein Drink and it all stayed down. I walk around the house, come back to the table, took a sip and did it again until 1 hour 45 minutes later, I got all my Protein drink down. I've got a glass a water here and am sipping it as I type.I know one of the concerns is having a bowel movement and I was able to go after my shake. So besides some tolerable pain, I'm on my way to mending.Ho

Hope everyone else had a rather smooth recovery.

Oh by the way, I changed my display name from "JustSleeveit" to "ISleevedIt"

[newat52 1,613]

Congrats on a successful sleeve! Hope mine will go that smooth!

Keep on sipping!

[lilbearzmom 584]

Thanks for sharing! I had a similar experience following surgery- I could not stay awake. I was in the hospital for 2 nights and slept 90% of the time. I also hated the horrible dry mouth!!!

-Kendra

[SoCalDixieGal 172]

Sounds like a good recovery so far! Keep sipping on that Water. I thought I was getting enough but had a few dizzy spells. Upped the Water and they disapeared. Goal I shoot for is 64. Hard the first week, but easier on week 2.

Get lost of rest and congrats!

[ISleevedIt 380]

Congrats on a successful sleeve! Hope mine will go that smooth!

Keep on sipping!

Thanks! I hope yours go as smooth!