4 days out and doing okay (I hope?)

[wicked 61]

I had my revision (band to GB) on May 13th, stayed in the hospital until May 15th and have been recuperating at home since. The pain was awful immediately after the surgery, pretty bad the day after, bad the following days and it has been manageable today. I used the liquid hydrocone until yesterday but decided no more because... (TMI coming), I had no BM since the surgery and I was starting to get worried.

Today I had my first BM and it felt like such a relief. I had to use Milk of Magnesia and Benefiber, but it was worth it (even just for the peace of mind).

I'm constantly sipping in my 2 TBS cup so I hope I'm meeting my liquid requirements (I'm not tracking but sipping constantly). I'm having a hard time with drinking 2 Protein shakes each day. Yesterday, I managed 1 and a bit of another one. Today I'm still sipping through one. I'm not taking my Vitamins as of yet as my surgeon told me to wait for a few days until the stomach can tolerate it better; she did tell me not to miss my Omeprazole dose once daily for a month so I'm careful about that.

I'm trying to walk around; though I live in a studio apartment so there's only so much space to walk around, but I have even dared to dance a little bit and it was okay.

I have weighted myself a couple of times and I was a bit surprised to see that the scale went up since surgery. I have read a few posts of people freaking out about gaining a few pounds in the days after surgery and I can't seem to relate. I honestly do not care right now. This is surprising because my number one reason for having the GB was to look better (there, I said it). Yet, the scale not moving (or moving in the wrong direction) does not bother me at all now. I can only focus on making it through the recovery stage in one piece and as healthy as possible.

I ventured over the "complications" forum and decided that it is not a healthy place for me right now. I'm glad people with complications have a place to post and get support and help but after reading a few posts, I got so paranoid and worried. I had to stop.

I have had moments of regretting the surgery, especially when the pain was very pronounced. I still have these moments when I think that I could be full of energy right now and go to work and hang out with friends... but they pass quickly.

So I hope I'm doing okay after all.

[Trayjay33 138]

Sounds normal to me! Congrats on your surgery. ????

[hellohealthy 32]

Sounds totally normal!

[TXMissy 211]

Sounding normal!! Congrats!!

[maggie409 765]

Thanks for the post! I am scheduled for surgery on June 15 and I like knowing what to expect... Good and bad. Helps prepare me. Sounds like you are doing great!

[wicked 61]

Thank you so much for the support.

Today is a tougher day; I got my period yesterday (I was sort of hoping the surgery will confuse my body enough to skip a month but nope...) and the pain of the surgery coupled with cramps brought me back to the liquid hydrocodone (and constipation).

My non-caring attitude towards the scale is beginning to shift. As of today, my weight has not gone down at all and it starting to get to me (I blame the hormones)!

But I try to catch myself before I start swimming too long into the negative thoughts.

One day at a time. Today is not a good day, but maybe tomorrow.