Gastric Bypass, surgery date Feb.4. Yayyyy

[khailey1230 45]

Have mixed feelings. So excited yet nervous anybody can share any experiences good or bad with the gastric bypass. I'm only 4 days away from my surgery.

[life_after_gastric_bypass 214]

Congrats on ya date:

You will be fine... I had some pain after surgery and the week after I had an infection which Dr. Choi said could happen but I was put on meds and it cleared it.

I have ups and downs, with the diets and my new pouch, but like everyone else has said you have to take it day by day....

Dr. Choi has me on puree's now and some things are not agreeing with my new pouch but I am trying to do best with what i have like yogurts, Jello, apple sauce, carnation essentials Protein shake...

This is the only part of the surgery that is bothering me is my new pouch and getting my new pouch to work with me...

this is a life changing transition....I went from eating fried chicken collard greens mac and cheese, to pernil and rice and Beans to eating baby foods, yogurts, Jello and mash potatoes...(yes I kinda drooled when I said what I use to eat...(sorry lol)

now I take a few sips or a tbsp of something and I am full....(If it agrees with me)

All I can say is, my prayers are with you, and I am glad we found this forum...I just joined and I hear both sides good and bad and I get great advice which is good for me because now I don't feel so alone:)

[khailey1230 45]

I heard about this app when I went to my pre-op class Monday and glad I did. So far I've found a lot of info that will help me thru my journey and I know this will not be an easy path but with the help of family and friends and of course you guys on this app I will be fine. Thanks for the good wishes and I hope your journey gets better as well. I have one more concern. How long before I can go back to work approximately??

[life_after_gastric_bypass 214]

They did not give me any limits about work, they just want to make sure I walked at least 30-40 mins a day...

when you go in ask Dr.Choi just to be sure..

[khailey1230 45]

Ill ask her because in my job they are okay if I take from 2-4 weeks off however I work in an office and its mostly sitting down so that's my main concern. But if the doctor tells me to take about 4 weeks off I will do it to make sure that when I get back to work ill be in a better shape.

[life_after_gastric_bypass 214]

Sounds like a plan...

Since I work from home, and in front of the computer she wanted me to make sure I was active even at home,,,,meaning I have to get up and walk to avoid blood clots...