Lirri's Journey

[lirri 40]

Hi all. I joined the site today. I've been lurking for a while during the months up to my surgery. My gastric bypass surgery was two days ago and this is my first day home. I really don't catalogue things online, but I realized that there was such good support out there and I could give as much as I am getting if I chose to do so.

This first day home has been interesting. I'm having a hard time dealing with any type of stimulus after the surgery. I was put into recovery for 7 hours after my surgery on Friday without pain meds while they waited for a room to open up. During that time my boyfriend was given no information on what was wrong or what we were waiting for. I was awake the entire time listening to people come in and out of recovery and I learned a lot about how ambivalent nurses can be. After I was moved to my shared room upstairs I was put with a lady who had her tv on very loud, who continuously talked to the tv, and when she wasn't talking to the tv her phone was ringing and she was on it. I lasted about an hour before I asked that they move me to another room. I spent the time in my hospital room with the door shut and silence whenever possible. Now that I'm at home I still am having problems with too much stimuli. I'm hoping that a few days of rest and quiet will ease that.

I tried the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup Protein powder today for dinner. The Water was too hot and there were clumps that I couldn't get rid of, but I got it down. I'll get the hang of this though! I'm tracking my activity using a fitbit and my diet through myfitnesspal. I'm happy that I was able to meet my Protein goal today.

My pain is manageable, as long as I take my meds on time. I was up and walking around the day of surgery. Yesterday I did a lot of walking and ended up in a bit of pain at about midnight last night. My surgeon told me today that it's expected to feel the pain more at night because you are more aware of it. There are at times many things holding my attention during the day where I may not notice the pain as much as I would during the quiet times at night.

I set up notifications on my Google calendar to give me a heads up when I should be having fluids, meals, or Snacks for the next three weeks. I'm hoping that if I inject enough structure now, things will go smoothly during this transitional phase.

Check out my profile. I've added some pictures to my gallery and have started on my story. I'm sure the story will evolve the more I'm online, but it's a start for now.

[deaddemmama 474]

Welcome! Sorry you had such a bummer time in the hospital. I'd raise hell with administration...I reallly would. Glad you're doing better now that you're home. Things get easier.

[lirri 40]

I plan on bringing a number of things up very soon with the hospital. Between ambivalent nurses and unhelpful pharmacists, I was happy I got out of there in one piece!

Though my surgical team was top notch and have been such great resources up to and after the surgery. I don't think I would have ended up going through with the surgery if I wouldn't have had such a good pre-op appointment with my surgeon.

[deaddemmama 474]

Thank God for good doctors.Did you tell your Dr.about your treatment? He should know how his patients are being treated.

[lirri 40]

I think I will at my next appointment.

[My4Boys 34]

Hi and welcome! Just a thought about the stimuli bothering you-could very well be a side effect of the anesthesia, it really stays in your system for awhile. I'm sure things will get better now that you're home. My hospital stay pretty much sucked as well...and I am a nurse, so the ambivalence you described really irked me as well. The only good thing I can say about my stay is that thankfully, it was short, just one night and that was more than enough for me. Like you, I am crazy about my surgeon and his team. Super supportive and helpful during all parts of this journey. (My surgery was 12/13/12.) I have my 6 month appointment coming up next week, am anxious to see how all my labs look,etc.

[wannabeskinnyme 2]

Thank you for sharing your experience on here. I am sorry that your hospital stay sucked!!! I pray so hard that i will NOT be in a room with someone else. I don't like that at all. I want to be in my own misery and don't want to listen to someone else's hahahaahaaaaaa

I heard that about the Unjury chicken soup.... I need to get a thermometer to watch how hot the Water is. Doesn't it say 130F ? I hope you continue do well on the fluids :-)

[norasinclair 19]

Hi all. I joined the site today. I've been lurking for a while during the months up to my surgery. My gastric bypass surgery was two days ago and this is my first day home. I really don't catalogue things online' date=' but I realized that there was such good support out there and I could give as much as I am getting if I chose to do so.

This first day home has been interesting. I'm having a hard time dealing with any type of stimulus after the surgery. I was put into recovery for 7 hours after my surgery on Friday without pain meds while they waited for a room to open up. During that time my boyfriend was given no information on what was wrong or what we were waiting for. I was awake the entire time listening to people come in and out of recovery and I learned a lot about how ambivalent nurses can be. After I was moved to my shared room upstairs I was put with a lady who had her tv on very loud, who continuously talked to the tv, and when she wasn't talking to the tv her phone was ringing and she was on it. I lasted about an hour before I asked that they move me to another room. I spent the time in my hospital room with the door shut and silence whenever possible. Now that I'm at home I still am having problems with too much stimuli. I'm hoping that a few days of rest and quiet will ease that.

I tried the unjury chicken Soup Protein powder today for dinner. The Water was too hot and there were clumps that I couldn't get rid of, but I got it down. I'll get the hang of this though! I'm tracking my activity using a fitbit and my diet through myfitnesspal. I'm happy that I was able to meet my Protein goal today.

My pain is manageable, as long as I take my meds on time. I was up and walking around the day of surgery. Yesterday I did a lot of walking and ended up in a bit of pain at about midnight last night. My surgeon told me today that it's expected to feel the pain more at night because you are more aware of it. There are at times many things holding my attention during the day where I may not notice the pain as much as I would during the quiet times at night.

I set up notifications on my Google calendar to give me a heads up when I should be having fluids, meals, or Snacks for the next three weeks. I'm hoping that if I inject enough structure now, things will go smoothly during this transitional phase.

Check out my profile. I've added some pictures to my gallery and have started on my story. I'm sure the story will evolve the more I'm online, but it's a start for now.[/quote']

We had our surgeries on the same day ,glad to hear you're on top of your meds!! You know for me it wasn't the sounds it was the smells ,but thank goodness that's not an issue now back to normal with the smells ,hopefully the noises will fade away too . Good luck to you!!

[shawna29 60]

I know what you mean about smells. Ten years ago I had my gallbladder out and they brought me baked trout for lunch. I'll never forget it. I barfed up everything but my spleen. Let's just say they'll never do that again. LOL

[lirri 40]

Thanks guys, things are slowly getting better. I can tolerate sounds a lot better today. Smells are a big thing for me. It's nice to smell food cooking in the house. I don't see it as me missing out on it, but it's a way for me to experience a sensation that I can't any other way right now on a liquid diet. I savor every smell now.

[danyellgg 2]

So glad my surgery center has private wings and rooms for bariatric surgery. I got a tour of the hospital when my surgery was scheduled. I even have a bed for my family member to stay with me the entire hospital duration. So sorry you all had terrible hospital experiences.

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Welcome to the group & congrats on surgery. Welcome to the loser bench. You will love it here. We keep it real lmbo