1St Night Was Aweful

[luv2plumb 315]

Yes I guess are as ready as I will ever be ,

[cathyem 12]

Yes I guess are as ready as I will ever be ,

I read several books and joined forums all over before making my decision. Good luck and keep us posted :-)

[luv2plumb 315]

Thank you for your kindness , and I will keep posting

[Batt4Christ 5]

Surgeons all have different plans for patients. Mine automatically requires two nights in hospital. Nothing at all for first 24 hours by mouth- not even a wet towel to suck on! I had the worst dry mouth ever!

My first ice chips (24.5 hours after surgery) were a blessing a difficult at the same time! First bits actually felt like a brain freeze of my stomach! But it eased up over the course of a couple of hours.

We have to remember- our "new" stomach has a massive staple line down its entire length! And the whole thing is seriously inflamed! It doesn't really want ANYTHING in it! But this all should pass. Just go REALLY slow! Tiny tiny sips!

[SleeverCRNA 17]

I also had a terrible first night. Worst night ever, to be honest! I felt so bad for my hubby. He was so sweet and kept getting up with me every time I had to sit up and grab the "barf basin". Some people just react this way to the surgery. (My surgeon says about 1 in 25.) I was ill the entire next day off and on, then was discharged after my second night in the hospital. They didn't let me leave until they saw I could tolerate sips of Water so they knew I wouldn't get dehydrated. I'm 1 wk and 2 days postop, and I can say with confidence that although that nausea was NO fun...it's all going to be worth it! I've lost 10lbs since surgery...18 lbs since preop diet!