How long after surgery u feel better?

[tarbaby 12]

I am home now and had surgery on 5/29/14 and I was wondering how long before I feel like my self again ? I am also moaning the lost of a price of my stomach and I don't know why I feel like that , I also feel if I knew waft to expect I provably would not have done it . Why do I feel so bad ? Please help me ?

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

My husband and I felt great and I was at the store 3 days after surgery. I needed no pain meds at home. I still feel great. If something is wrong please call your doctor's office and get their opinion. Maybe you have a problem that needs fixing. I am 67 years old and never felt better in my life. I wish you better days!

[hockeywife91 106]

I'm 2 1/2 weeks out and I'm just now starting to feel normal. My surgery was on 5/14 and I went back to work on 5/27. I felt a little weak and tired at work, but I was also putting in 12-15 hour days from the start, so no time to really rest. I feel so much better today and I'm about to go out and walk my first 2 miles!

I understand about mourning the loss of your stomach, I think it is common. I did it also - for about an hour, then I realized "good riddance", I didn't need that big old thing in there anyway. I want a new tiny stomach that will help me control how much I eat. If your depression continues, I would definitely talk to your doctor.

You're only 3 days out...it gets a little better each day, just hang in there! But again if you're in severe pain or you honestly feel something is wrong, please call your doctor.

[LivingFree! 478]

Sorry you are feeling this way, but please remember you have just gone through MAJOR SURGERY, so your body AND your mind are kinda in SHOCK! You are not in bad physical pain, are you? You have pain meds to take to control that, right?

"When" you start feeling better is so different for everyone. What helps the most is to follow the guidelines that you are given by your surgeon, and to keep a positive attitude even when that sometimes is so hard to do right after your surgery.

Mourning the loss of your stomach to make the sleeve is normal too, but try to remember that this sleeve is your ticket to helping you learn how to develop your new eating habits and lifestyle to achieve the weight loss and health goals you want for yourself.

Rest up and try to focus as much as you can on healing from your surgery and of course you know the best way to do that is to follow what your surgeon has told you--the Protein and the Water are most important for these first couple weeks.

It's all so overwhelming at first, but have faith that you will feel so much better soon, and that you have such an incredible new and exciting adventure ahead of you. Take care and let us know how you are doing. . .

[tarbaby 12]

Thanks for all the wonderful advice it is really helpful and for the first time I smile and felt better i love what hockeywife said , all of you guys are so amazing for the kind words , I think it's just accepting the change and since I started my Protein and Vitamins am ok I walk the house every hr . I just want this to pass an on to the next phase but I kn I have to have patients .

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

When we are impatient and wanting things to happen quickly, we are wishing our lives away. Life is really fleeting. I sit here at 67 years old and say where the heck did those years go. Enjoy the sunshine, walk outside and feel the breeze. Cherish each moment of your recovery and like me, six months will pass before you know it. Just a faint memory now, that post op stuff!

[Skinnyana 35]

i had surgery 5/28. i pretty much experience the worst pain of my adult life the first few day.. but today my friend i feel great... this is a Day by Day recovery. Stay strong every day knowing tomorrow will be better.. because it is.

[iloveadam2003 2]

I am home now and had surgery on 5/29/14 and I was wondering how long before I feel like my self again ? I am also moaning the lost of a price of my stomach and I don't know why I feel like that , I also feel if I knew waft to expect I provably would not have done it . Why do I feel so bad ? Please help me ?

I asked the same question when I has my surgery on the 21st. The gas pains were out of this world!!!! After about a week I started to feel relief...I couldn't drink a lot because I was so afraid of more gas pains!! Now I can drink with a bit more comfort....Congrats on your surgery!!