Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Thanks Angie and welcome to this great group of people. Please feel free to ask anything. Let me tell you a little bit about my surgery. I had the open RnY and my incision is about 7 inches long. It is closed with staples for now and I have a drain about 3 inches to the right of my incision. It has a small (smaller than a pencil) tube attached and a bulb at the end. The bulb holds the fluid that is draining from around my internal organs. I can empty it myself and do that several times a day. It works like a suction because you squeeze all the air out the the bulb when you drain it. It then pulls from the body. It also have some drainage that leaks out from where it is inserted into my body. It doesnt hurt at all, just a pain and in the way. I had muscle spasms, but the other two girls having surgery the same day as i did, had no spasms. I remember nothing of the operating room or the recovery room. Just waking up in my room with my family around. They give you plenty of pain meds, so no need to worry about pain. They had be up and walking within 2 hrs of getting to my room and i was up at least 3 times before the next morning. I spent 4 days in the hospital because i live 90 miles away and he wasnt sure if he wanted me to stay or not.. so i asked.. can i stay please..lol I have a one week checkup tomorrow and I have been on complete clear liquids. I might get to move to full clear tomorrow.. lets hope so..lol I am sick of this. I have been doing this for 1.5 days before surgery also. Hope you find the info helpful and good luck to you. Feel free to ask anything. Lori - MI Open RnY 8/1/03 > glad everything went well. I just joined the group.My name is Angie and I am considering this surgery. I hope you have a speedy recovery. Please, keep me informed, I m sure I will need all the advice I can get. > good luck > Angie > I am home! > > > Hello all > > Distal RnY Gastric Bypass went smooth on Friday. No real > difficulties other than muscle spasms in my abdomen. That has cause > more discomfort the the incision or drain. Thanks for all the > information before i went in. I feel ver in control of my own > care. > > I was one of three bypasses that day and the first bypass performed > at that hospital. We had three surgeons. One surgeon up from > Florida that now lives and performs surgery in the Detroit area. He > was the proctor. All and all we were in good hands, but the > hospital was a bit new, so maybe out care was more general and not > bariatric centered. Like my room mate ordered in pizza the first > night i was there and also had so many guests...lol and as you guess > it, she didnt have a gastric bypass. > > Looking forward to catching up on emails. > > Lori > Northern Michigan > Open RnY 8/1/03 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Thanks Angie and welcome to this great group of people. Please feel free to ask anything. Let me tell you a little bit about my surgery. I had the open RnY and my incision is about 7 inches long. It is closed with staples for now and I have a drain about 3 inches to the right of my incision. It has a small (smaller than a pencil) tube attached and a bulb at the end. The bulb holds the fluid that is draining from around my internal organs. I can empty it myself and do that several times a day. It works like a suction because you squeeze all the air out the the bulb when you drain it. It then pulls from the body. It also have some drainage that leaks out from where it is inserted into my body. It doesnt hurt at all, just a pain and in the way. I had muscle spasms, but the other two girls having surgery the same day as i did, had no spasms. I remember nothing of the operating room or the recovery room. Just waking up in my room with my family around. They give you plenty of pain meds, so no need to worry about pain. They had be up and walking within 2 hrs of getting to my room and i was up at least 3 times before the next morning. I spent 4 days in the hospital because i live 90 miles away and he wasnt sure if he wanted me to stay or not.. so i asked.. can i stay please..lol I have a one week checkup tomorrow and I have been on complete clear liquids. I might get to move to full clear tomorrow.. lets hope so..lol I am sick of this. I have been doing this for 1.5 days before surgery also. Hope you find the info helpful and good luck to you. Feel free to ask anything. Lori - MI Open RnY 8/1/03 > glad everything went well. I just joined the group.My name is Angie and I am considering this surgery. I hope you have a speedy recovery. Please, keep me informed, I m sure I will need all the advice I can get. > good luck > Angie > I am home! > > > Hello all > > Distal RnY Gastric Bypass went smooth on Friday. No real > difficulties other than muscle spasms in my abdomen. That has cause > more discomfort the the incision or drain. Thanks for all the > information before i went in. I feel ver in control of my own > care. > > I was one of three bypasses that day and the first bypass performed > at that hospital. We had three surgeons. One surgeon up from > Florida that now lives and performs surgery in the Detroit area. He > was the proctor. All and all we were in good hands, but the > hospital was a bit new, so maybe out care was more general and not > bariatric centered. Like my room mate ordered in pizza the first > night i was there and also had so many guests...lol and as you guess > it, she didnt have a gastric bypass. > > Looking forward to catching up on emails. > > Lori > Northern Michigan > Open RnY 8/1/03 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hi Loric Thanks I can't beleave it.My surgery is at 10 a.m. Monday the 18.I'm glad to see how great your getting along.That tells me maybe I do great too.I'm so excited and already getting everything ready to go.Can't wait to be on your side of all this.Are you taking any pain medss now? Some one told me it's like having a c-section is it? Just wondering.Thanks again for helping me and everyone else.Your a special person such a sweet and caring to everyone.I so glad I found this site and have all the great friends I can talk to with out being a shame becuz of the Wt.Well take care and keep going on the loses .Your always in my prayers a friend debkroll of Iowa,Surgery Aug.18,2003,Dr. Sioux Falls,S.D.Wt# 365/ ? and waiting. > > > Hello all > > > > > > Distal RnY Gastric Bypass went smooth on Friday. No real > > > difficulties other than muscle spasms in my abdomen. That has > > cause > > > more discomfort the the incision or drain. Thanks for all the > > > information before i went in. I feel ver in control of my own > > > care. > > > > > > I was one of three bypasses that day and the first bypass > > performed > > > at that hospital. We had three surgeons. One surgeon up from > > > Florida that now lives and performs surgery in the Detroit > area. > > He > > > was the proctor. All and all we were in good hands, but the > > > hospital was a bit new, so maybe out care was more general and > not > > > bariatric centered. Like my room mate ordered in pizza the > first > > > night i was there and also had so many guests...lol and as you > > guess > > > it, she didnt have a gastric bypass. > > > > > > Looking forward to catching up on emails. > > > > > > Lori > > > Northern Michigan > > > Open RnY 8/1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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