Do you need someone to take care of you after WLS?

[liannatx 897]

I didn't really need any extra care or help. My husband wanted to hover/help, but I knew that the more I moved around the sooner I would feel better. I wanted to get up and move around for circulation and to prevent blood clots, and also to work out trapped air.

[JupiterinVirgo 846]

It is probably possible to get by on your own right after surgery, depending on your personality type, I would recommend that if at all possible you have a friend or family member stay with you for at least the first few days.

I was heavily medicated for the first week and if I had not had family members staying with me I would've probably dehydrated it ended up back in the hospital, as all I wanted to do was sleep. Moving around was painful, so I didn't want to get up very much.

I would say just three days of help would probably be enough for most people.