cfinch70 56 Posted May 4, 2015 My surgery is next mon. In excited and scared all at once lol. I have been losing weight for the last few months almost 30 lbs. My dr said I didn't really need to do the liquid diet since I've lost weight but I am doing anyways so I'll be use to the liquid only after surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annie from Irl 0 Posted May 4, 2015 May 26th is my bypass date - feeling nervous/scared/excited/hopeful!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolphin_girl 23 Posted May 5, 2015 Hi Everyone, my date is May 26th. Started pre-op diet yesterday. Wish all of you the best through this journey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salonboi 353 Posted May 5, 2015 Well today's the day.. I'm in surgical suite waiting my turn ???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolphin_girl 23 Posted May 5, 2015 @@Salonboi Good luck and all the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rebecca920 24 Posted May 5, 2015 Good luck. Keep us posted!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dawnyoung872 42 Posted May 5, 2015 @@Salonboi Best wishes! Keep us posted! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salonboi 353 Posted May 5, 2015 May 21stStill very tender and tons of gas pain. I need another hit of pain medication. They didn't give a pain pump, so I get to ask every 4 hrs for something to take the edge off. Dr said everything went great. I've not seen him yet so I look forward to speaking with him. I'll post more updates when I start to feel up to it???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zanderman 42 Posted May 5, 2015 Outstanding! Start to sipping, and the sooner you can get to walking the better! Also, my Dr didn't give a pain pump either - be vocal about your pain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rebecca920 24 Posted May 5, 2015 Feel better. ....looking good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salonboi 353 Posted May 5, 2015 Outstanding! Start to sipping, and the sooner you can get to walking the better! Also, my Dr didn't give a pain pump either - be vocal about your pain.No sipping for me yet ???? just ice chips. I just completed my first lap so yay on walking. I wasn't in as much pain sitting up as I thought I would be. Thanks for advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpower100 36 Posted May 6, 2015 May 11 surgery date for me! Trying so hard to work through the pre-op diet and doing pretty good but did break down and had 2 ounces of grilled chicken breast on day 5 of the liquid diet. I had my pre-op testing yesterday and I'm starting to get a little nervous. This has been a very long process so I'm excited to be on the other side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salonboi 353 Posted May 6, 2015 It's 5:10am and they just took my catheter out(thank goodness) and I was just told to start drinking from my CC cup.. My pain is at a 5 on a scale from 1-10. I have a pretty high pain tolerance. The gas trapped inside I think is the worst of it. I have been scared to move around in bed, scared I'll pull something in my new stomach area. The Doc should be in at 6am so I'll post an update with his information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew318 17 Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) I am on Day 2 post op and it does get better. I too had lots of gas pain and man has it never felt so good to pass gas. The pain is tolerable. The doc has me on hydrocodone and acetaminophen ever 4 hours. I got home at 8 PM last night and it felt great sleeping at home. I had some sf Jello for Breakfast. I am doing my best to get in as much Water as possible. Edited May 6, 2015 by Andrew318 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites