I did it!

[KateJoeMama 5]

I can finally say I had the surgery! I had the bypass Wednesday, May 8, and it is now Saturday, May 11. I still have cramps and pain, but considering it was major surgery, I am doing great!

I've been up walking around the house occasionally folding laundry, making sure I drink lots of sips of Water. My first night home from the hospital my family made pizza and celebrated my husband's birthday with an ice cream cake. It wasn't really difficult to resist since my stomach is still so sore, but it smelled really good. I am going to need a better defense down the road when my stomach doesn't hurt any more.

Kate

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Congrats in the beginning is hard but what keeps me going is I'm a size 2 don't want to be 18/16 anymore or 1x or XL or large I'm happy with my small body.

[KateJoeMama 5]

Congrats in the beginning is hard but what keeps me going is I'm a size 2 don't want to be 18/16 anymore or 1x or XL or large I'm happy with my small body.

Well, you look gorgeous! I know I can do this, I just hope I look healthy down at my target weight.

[Preciosa@NJ 0]

I can finally say I had the surgery! I had the bypass Wednesday' date=' May 8, and it is now Saturday, May 11. I still have cramps and pain, but considering it was major surgery, I am doing great!

I've been up walking around the house occasionally folding laundry, making sure I drink lots of sips of Water. My first night home from the hospital my family made pizza and celebrated my husband's birthday with an ice cream cake. It wasn't really difficult to resist since my stomach is still so sore, but it smelled really good. I am going to need a better defense down the road when my stomach doesn't hurt any more.

Kate[/quote']

Hi there, i am having surgery on September 16.. I am very scare.. How is the pain.. Can you go back to work in 2 weeks after surgery???

[Preciosa@NJ 0]

Congrats in the beginning is hard but what keeps me going is I'm a size 2 don't want to be 18/16 anymore or 1x or XL or large I'm happy with my small body.

Hi there,

I am new to all these but i want to know how is pain?? Went do u see the result??? Ohhh by the way you look great!!

[KateJoeMama 5]

Hi there' date=' i am having surgery on September 16.. I am very scare.. How is the pain.. Can you go back to work in 2 weeks after surgery???[/quote']

Pain levels are different for everyone and for every size. I am 51 and have arthritis in all my joints, so I'm in constant pain anyway. The post op medical staff was very good about getting me walking and getting me meds when I needed them on day one. If you are having laproscopic gastric bypass (RNY), then you'll have 5 or 6 incision sites that are pretty sore to start with. It felt like really bad gas, which is exactly what it was. I didn't pass that until day three. I had nausea too, but they gave me a patch that took care of that. I had to have morphine on day one and two, with a second night in the hospital, but I left with Tylenol with codeine working well.

Otherwise, it has been pretty good. I am on day four and getting around pretty well. I am planning to go for a walk around my neighborhood today. If you work in a job that requires no heavy lifting you should probably be goog to goo within a a couple of weeks.

I hope that helps.

Kate

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Hi there' date='

I am new to all these but i want to know how is pain?? Went do u see the result??? Ohhh by the way you look great!![/quote']

Thanks pain for me is good. Like I wasn't in that much pain in fact I was grocery shopping next day after coming home from the hospital. I saw results 3 months after surgery cuz when you drop 5/10/15/20 pounds you don't notice it but when you drop 30/40/50/60/70/80/90 pounds you really see it. After 3 months every week I was buying a smaller size pants until 6 months I hit size 2 and small shirt and stood this size since 6 months going on 12 months post up. From 211lbs to now 113lbs

[Preciosa@NJ 0]

Pain levels are different for everyone and for every size. I am 51 and have arthritis in all my joints' date=' so I'm in constant pain anyway. The post op medical staff was very good about getting me walking and getting me meds when I needed them on day one. If you are having laproscopic gastric bypass (RNY), then you'll have 5 or 6 incision sites that are pretty sore to start with. It felt like really bad gas, which is exactly what it was. I didn't pass that until day three. I had nausea too, but they gave me a patch that took care of that. I had to have morphine on day one and two, with a second night in the hospital, but I left with Tylenol with codeine working well.

Otherwise, it has been pretty good. I am on day four and getting around pretty well. I am planning to go for a walk around my neighborhood today. If you work in a job that requires no heavy lifting you should probably be goog to goo within a a couple of weeks.

I hope that helps.

Kate[/quote']

Thank you so much for the info

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[Preciosa@NJ 0]

Thanks pain for me is good. Like I wasn't in that much pain in fact I was grocery shopping next day after coming home from the hospital. I saw results 3 months after surgery cuz when you drop 5/10/15/20 pounds you don't notice it but when you drop 30/40/50/60/70/80/90 pounds you really see it. After 3 months every week I was buying a smaller size pants until 6 months I hit size 2 and small shirt and stood this size since 6 months going on 12 months post up. From 211lbs to now 113lbs

Do you exercise??

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[Preciosa@NJ 0]

Pain levels are different for everyone and for every size. I am 51 and have arthritis in all my joints' date=' so I'm in constant pain anyway. The post op medical staff was very good about getting me walking and getting me meds when I needed them on day one. If you are having laproscopic gastric bypass (RNY), then you'll have 5 or 6 incision sites that are pretty sore to start with. It felt like really bad gas, which is exactly what it was. I didn't pass that until day three. I had nausea too, but they gave me a patch that took care of that. I had to have morphine on day one and two, with a second night in the hospital, but I left with Tylenol with codeine working well.

Otherwise, it has been pretty good. I am on day four and getting around pretty well. I am planning to go for a walk around my neighborhood today. If you work in a job that requires no heavy lifting you should probably be goog to goo within a a couple of weeks.

I hope that helps.

Kate[/quote']

Hi, do you exercise?? How about the meds.. Were the liquids?? Specialy the pain killer

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