3 weeks post op...rough start

[danirose 2]

Hi! On December 30th I had an IVC filter put in because I already had a blood clot and have factor v (clotting disorder). That night I was in terrible pain. Turns out that when the nurse was putting pressure on my groin to close the vein it pinched a nerve. So the week before surgery was painful. I had gastric bypass January 3rd (of course we got snow and it was declared state of emergency so the ride to the hospital was fun). Surgery went very well. Was up and doing laps around the nurses station. They even laughed saying how fast I was going! One week post op I had my first f/u. I was down 20lbs! The surgeon removed the drain and all looked good. The next night I was in terrible pain on the drain site. I went to the ER and I had an infection in the drain site and was very dehydrated. They put me on antibiotics and fluids and admitted me for 2 days. All is better now. The pinched nerve is healed, the infection is gone. I am 3 weeks 2 days post op and down a total of 44 lbs! The surgery was definitely not easy. I was very sore up until recently and get very tired very fast, but I would do it all again! I can't wait until I'm fully back to normal. The only problem now is getting all of my fluids in and figuring out what I can eat...a lot of things I'm trying are not going down so easy.

[lthueme 66]

Glad to hear you are doing better!!! I don't know what your diet requirements are since you have a different surgery than I did. But I'm sure some of the principles are the same, sip lots of water/fluids and soft foods to start. Keep up the good work!!!!