pain 6 days out - NO real pain

[MikeRNY 8]

I had my Roux-en-Y surgery on 4/29. I attended 6 weeks of classes prior to surgery and was warned of all the possible issues I could face during the recovery period. I am having no trouble swallowing. I took a Tylenol the other night and instead of sipping Water, I took a big gulp and downed a half of a glass before I remembered that I was supposed to be sipping. There is no pain beyond the pain from where they cut through my ab muscles to get inside to perform the surgery.

I know I shouldn't complain, but honestly I'm waiting for the "first shoe" to drop, much less the "other shoe." I'm not feeling weak, tired or run down. The only thing I have really noticed is a sudden lack of being hungry. I haven't eaten solid food since Saturday 4/27 and since the procedure, I tried 1/4 cup of plain low-fat Greek yogurt with a squirt of black cherry Mio in it to see if I could tolerate it. No issues.

Should I be concerned? I feel weird calling my Surgeon's office to complain about NOT feeling unwell, but I'm really legitimately confused. I was expecting this to be somewhere between "bad" and "miserable" and I honestly don't feel like I underwent "major" surgery.

Should I just count my blessings and wait and see?

[Lynnlovesthebeach 627]

I never had any pain either. They gave me pain meds in the hospital but I never took any pain meds once I got home. I followed the guidelines they gave me and have had no issues. I did have the “foamy” stuff come up a couple of times in the early stages when restarting solid food due to either eating too fast or too much but otherwise no vomiting or nausea. It doesn’t take too many times of doing that to figure out your bodies cues to slow down! I consider myself to be having a textbook journey and am grateful. I don’t get stressed out if I have a day where I don’t get my Protein in. I just do better the next day! I did get hunger back after 4 weeks but it doesn’t take much to make it go away. I used to live on sugar, now I have no desire for sweets or junk food. Now I just look at junk food and think to myself, that’s what got me to the bariatric program in the first place! I’m doing the best I can and so far it’s working. I’m no longer Pre-diabetic and no longer take taking BP meds.

Good luck with your journey. It’s ok to being doing great! Your doctor will be proud of you!

[Brent701 438]

I had surgery on the same day except I did the sleeve. My recovery has been exactly like yours with no issues except for mild pain at the incision points. I think age and overall health plays a major factor. Be thankful you are not having any issues.