Alas, it is done.
eric5150ii
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Just got home a few hours ago from Kaiser. I have underwent the surgery, and am now the recipient of the RnY. Still sore from everything, but all went very well, per the surgeon.
I went under the knife weighing 332, It will be interesting to track the progress on this and see where I end up.
I must say that it felt lie a got kicked in the sternum that first day in the hospital. Now it just feels like I did 1000 situps in a row.
Back to sipping my water and taking a hour to eat a jello cup....
I went under the knife weighing 332, It will be interesting to track the progress on this and see where I end up.
I must say that it felt lie a got kicked in the sternum that first day in the hospital. Now it just feels like I did 1000 situps in a row.
Back to sipping my water and taking a hour to eat a jello cup....
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Yup, been there done that. I weighed 317 last March. Sleeved in June. Am now 188. Congratulations on joining the club!0
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The first three days are the hardest. You'll hate jello soon enough. lol0
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Congrats on your surgery--glad it went well! I had RNY in September of 2012 and reached normal BMI about 8 months later. I don't think I ever actually made it through a whole jello cup! I believe I could eat about 1/4 of it in an hour! It took a while before I could put more than an ounce or two in at a time. Now I can easily do a cup to a cup and a half, or 4 oz of meat like chicken in a half hour. I started at 246 and am currently 134, or goal. Welcome to the "club" of losers!!!0
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The first three days are the hardest. You'll hate jello soon enough. lol
Just reading the word jello makes me ill now lol. I've never touched the stuff again since the beginning stage after surgery.
Congrats on your surgery, Eric! Welcome to the new you! I struggled the first couple weeks, but soon enough it'll be well worth it!0 -
Funny - haven't gone near Jello in 6 months. Congratulations and good luck!0
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Congratulations!! Follow your surgeon's guidelines for the best results!! Drink lots, walk lots and rest!!!
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Great to hear you are home. The second day I was home (so actually the fourth day after surgery I think) was the hardest for me. Then I woke up on day 5 and it was like angels were sining! Pain gone, gas pain gone, all seemed right with the world!
No joke, on the water --- sip sip sip. I was dehydrated after three weeks and needed ER treatment. My sister in law is 3 weeks and 2 days out from RNY and is currently hospitalized from dehydration. DO NOT let it slip. If nothing else -- fluids!
You'll do great :0)0 -
Nice! Glad to hear you are home! Just follow your medical team's instructions. DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THEM! Even if you feel you could move beyond the liquid, or the mushy stage, don't. Just don't do it. Tearing a hole in your pouch is just not worth it.
Water- sip, sip, sip. Constantly. Dehydration is the most serious risk those first few weeks. Also make sure you try and get your protein in. I know the shakes can be bad, you gotta stick with it. Honestly the first two months is the worst. After that it's not too bad.
If you need inspiration, I found this website to be very good for me.
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/0 -
Congratulations sir. Welcome to the family. Hang in there it does slowly get better!0
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Congratulations, I think you're going to do GREAT! :happy:0
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Great to hear you are home. The second day I was home (so actually the fourth day after surgery I think) was the hardest for me. Then I woke up on day 5 and it was like angels were sining! Pain gone, gas pain gone, all seemed right with the world!
No joke, on the water --- sip sip sip. I was dehydrated after three weeks and needed ER treatment. My sister in law is 3 weeks and 2 days out from RNY and is currently hospitalized from dehydration. DO NOT let it slip. If nothing else -- fluids!
You'll do great :0)
AWESOME REMINDER AND ADVICE THANK YOU!0 -
Thanks for the advice everyone; believe me, I get the importance of staying hydrated. I am always sipping from my ever-present water bottle.
I do have an advantage, my wife, Maile had the surgery 3 years ago December, so she is being very vigilant about making sure I take in my fluid and do what I am supposed to do.
Today was the first day of the ISO-pure, and Kaiser wants me to down 1 - 1/2 bottles over the course of the day. Crikey. It sure didn't seem like much pre-surgery, but post - wow. It is a LOT.
Small sips, spaced out. Not trying to push or over-do. I really don't want to dump.
Again, thanks for all the tips and encouragement, it does help.0 -
Just got home a few hours ago from Kaiser. I have underwent the surgery, and am now the recipient of the RnY. Still sore from everything, but all went very well, per the surgeon.
I went under the knife weighing 332, It will be interesting to track the progress on this and see where I end up.
I must say that it felt lie a got kicked in the sternum that first day in the hospital. Now it just feels like I did 1000 situps in a row.
Back to sipping my water and taking a hour to eat a jello cup....
Just a word to the wise. Something I wish I did. Take progress pictures on a regular basis. You'll look back and barely recognize yourself.0 -
Keeping up on the water - just did my first "real" walk since surgery on Monday. I went around the block, .6 miles at about a 2 mph pace. It felt pretty good, no overt sharp pain, but definitely felt I had surgery, LOL. It was actually very nice out this morning, so that helped. One day at a time.
Trying to increase my water consumption, slowly. I am at around 35-40 oz a day and need to get that to 64. So I am being militant about sipping the water to get my tolerance up on that.
Tomorrow starts the puree stage, yay!0
