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Ok so i had my surgery June 18th so i am a few days post op, in some pain but have good pain meds, i would just like to know when i will be able to be "regular" again

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Although I was still a little sleepy, I felt "regular" about a week post-op. On Day 8 I drove 3+ hours to a retirement party for my former boss (drank Water the whole time) after looking at houses in a neighboring state that morning. I went back to work on Day 10 and now, Day 14, I'm finishing up my first work week feeling fine!

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Do you mean regular as in bowel wise or regular as in normal energy?

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You should have your first bowel movement within a few days of surgery, and after that, you might have diarrhea for about a week, maybe two. That is what my surgeon's PA said would probably happen, and in my case, it did.

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Ok so i had my surgery June 18th so i am a few days post op' date=' in some pain but have good pain meds, i would just like to know when i will be able to be "regular" again[/quote']

I had my sleeve done on June 18, 2012 and it took me at least 4 or 5 weeks before I felt "normal" again.

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My surgery was June 18, three days ago. I'm doing pretty good! liquids are incredibly slow, so far today I've drank 20oz of waters and 8oz soy milk in a Protein shake, that's it. I WILL get through another Water today!!

But I have had no incision pain, just gas pain. Been working my business and walking a bit, had a couple diarrhea BM, and only taking the pain med at night to help sleep. Slept on my back flat last night and it was good.

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My surgery was June 18' date=' three days ago. I'm doing pretty good! liquids are incredibly slow, so far today I've drank 20oz of waters and 8oz soy milk in a Protein shake, that's it. I WILL get through another Water today!!

But I have had no incision pain, just gas pain. Been working my business and walking a bit, had a couple diarrhea BM, and only taking the pain med at night to help sleep. Slept on my back flat last night and it was good.[/quote']

You sound like you are doing great, keep it up!

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