Going Out To Event 2 weeks Post-Op - should I cancel or play it by ear?

[FarfelDiego 118]

I have tickets to the opera on May 29 which is just two weeks post-op. I’m wondering if I should exchange/refund them. The flyer for this opera just arrived in today’s mail and it looks so beautiful that I would hate to miss it. Will I be ok taking the train and sitting for a long while? Would that be pushing myself too much? Does anyone have similar going out after surgery stories that you can share?

[Hop_Scotch 1,630]

Which weight loss surgery are you having?

[ms.sss 15,217]

11 minutes ago, FarfelDiego said:

I have tickets to the opera on May 29 which is just two weeks post-op. I’m wondering if I should exchange/refund them. The flyer for this opera just arrived in today’s mail and it looks so beautiful that I would hate to miss it. Will I be ok taking the train and sitting for a long while? Would that be pushing myself too much? Does anyone have similar going out after surgery stories that you can share?

Not quite 2 weeks PO, but I went to an event at 3 weeks post op. It was about 5 hours long and i was just fine. Didn’t eat anything at the party, but that was expected (i brought Protein Powder with me to mix into my water).

One week earlier (at 2 weeks), i was still taking naps though…but that may have been related to my complete lack of energy cuz I wasn’t really eating those first two weeks.

Edited May 4, 2022 by ms.sss

[ShoppGirl 4,385]

Two weeks out I would have been able to. Like ms.sss if anything I was taking naps still but if you have the time to rest and still go then you should be fine.

[Arabesque 7,010]

You’ll have to play it by ear because we all recover differently. I went to a joint 60th birthday party just short of three weeks post surgery. I took a Protein Shake - people thought it was Water. Only problem was the party was in their small backyard,100+ guests & no room for seating except their garden bench seat. It was used continuously by their daughter’s boyfriend’s sister who’d had a baby 2 months earlier & a revolving group of her family members. (A friend asked if I could sit down & they refused because she’d had a Caesarian. She may have but the others hadn’t. Yes I was peeved … & still am three years later.) I had to leave after 2 or so hours. I couldn’t stand up any longer.

[FarfelDiego 118]

On 05/04/2022 at 14:44, Hop_Scotch said:

Which weight loss surgery are you having?

Gastric Bypass

[FarfelDiego 118]

Thanks. I will play it by ear. I’m wondering about stamina post-op.

[summerseeker 2,046]

Could you book into a nearby hotel earlier in the day so you can rest up before the show ?

[ShoppGirl 4,385]

2 hours ago, summerseeker said:

Could you book into a nearby hotel earlier in the day so you can rest up before the show ?

Great idea and then you wouldn’t have as far to go afterwards either. Maybe splurge and order room service. Turn it into a mini weekend getaway

[Splenda 255]

3 hours ago, ShoppGirl said:

Great idea and then you wouldn’t have as far to go afterwards either. Maybe splurge and order room service. Turn it into a mini weekend getaway

...maybe skip the room service, unless it offers Protein Shakes

[ShoppGirl 4,385]

26 minutes ago, Splenda said:

...maybe skip the room service, unless it offers Protein Shakes

Ooh yea Duh. I forgot you are early out. Sorry about that.

[lizonaplane 1,612]

I would have been fine to sit in a theatre at two weeks out, but some people do have diarrhea, so be aware of that. Constipation is much more common. Make sure you bring a bottle of Water so you don't get dehydrated. Maybe allow yourself extra time for getting to the train and getting from the train to the theatre in case walking makes you tired, or your incisions are sore.

It sounds wonderful!