My Expierience (so far)

[upnatm 8]

I'm a 59yo male, 6 days post op from gastric bypass at the Medical University of South Carolina. I thought I'd share because while the ladies are oh so willing, I had a harder time finding info from a guys perspective. I lost control of my weight maintenance when hip issues related to injury forced replacements. I'm 6'2", and at surgery weighed right at 300lbs.

TRICARE required three months of medically supervised weight loss. My co-morbidity is sleep apnea (which I had at 200lbs in my younger days).

I had surgery at 9am on St Patrick's day. My surgeon is from Ireland. How could I go wrong? Waking up from anesthesia, I had pain in my abdomin (8 of 10). I told the nurse that it hurt, and I had no desire to prove my manliness and that he should fix it quickly. He did, and I was fine. I spent one night in the hospital. The attending said I could go home if I was up to it. I said hell yea. That afternoon was probably the worst...who knew that gas pain could be so miserable. Went to bed early on Saturday and woke up Sunday feeling dang near normal. By some strange fate, most of my aches and pains seem to have disappeared. I thought it was the meds, but they haven't returned. I took It easy on Sunday. My boss called to check on me, and I told him I'd be in on Monday. He ixnayed that plan, so I waited till Tuesday. I'm a heavy construction superintendent these days. After about seven hours of superintending, I became desperately sleepy, so I headed for the hacienda. Since waking up Wednesday morning, I've felt ten years younger. I've lost 10-12 lbs since surgery.

Ill be glad to answer any questions if I can help anybody.

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

Awesome, glad to hear it.
Hope you continue to feel better.
I am trying to get Gastric Sleeve, target date of August.

[skwilliam 1]

Great to hear your doing so well. But what was causing so much pain when you woke up from surgery? 8/10 Thanks.

[upnatm 8]

They said gas. I said the surgeon left a knife in me. I don't know...

[upnatm 8]

So, I kind of accidentally didn't last very long on the puréed diet... one day in fact. I had made some beef and vegetable Soup, and puréed some for my first meal out of the hospital. It wasn't toooo bad, but the next time I ate, I thought "what's the diff between puréed and well chewed"? As it turns out (in my case)... nothing. I've been eating small amounts of regular food, and haven't had any ill effect. I'm paying close attention to stop eating just as soon as I feel full, sometimes just three or four bites. As of this morning, I'm down 15lbs since 3/17. I feel really good, much better than before surgery.

[BocaRat 14]

upnatm...

I also "cheated by accident" about the same as you. My Dietitian freaked when we talked about it. letting me know SHE will determine when to move onto the next milestone, but ....

Otherwise I am following instructions.

42 lbs since the pre-week to today. (34 days)