Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Question: Normal being: - energy is at same level as prior to surgery or better - eating is going fine - without stomach upset - you're back to doing all the things you were before if not more. Generally you feel normal. Or perhaps a new normal. So How long? secondly, and important as well, is was your surgery lap or open. I had an open Roux-en-Y (and gastrectomy = old stomach disected out of body, due to disease caused from years of anti-inflamatory Rx, which turned these two operations into a 7 hour procedure.) Took me about 5 months before I wanted to do almost anything (I anticipated being well in 5-7days, as I had experienced a myriad of previous major surgeries when I was young.) I did not have much trouble eating, although I'd vomit if I drank liquids too soon, or ate too much, or the food was too dry to go into the pouch easily. I'm 11 months out and I currently don't vomit very often unless I over judge the space I have in my pouch. It is rather interesting that I do not vomit everything I eat, rather, like a baby burping excess milk, I only purge the amount of food that is too much for my new stomach capacity. I can do most anything I did before surgery by about the fifth month. I had major trauma when I was young, so I do have limitations which continue to plague me. I am however, having a much easier time walking and going a distance. I would do my surgery again in a heartbeat! I've lost just 100 pounds in 10 1/2 months. Even though I was on a ventilator for 2 days because I did not breath on my own after surgery, and had to have the extensive surgery versus the lap or regular open bypass. I am only recently starting an excercise program using my treadmill, and I may, over time, build stamina and health benefits. Even with the small amount of exercise I get weekly, I now have more mobility and am more limber, so,I'd say,I have a new level of normal that is much more comfortable. Although I still lack pure energy, I've come a long way as a rather unfit 56 year old. Hope this helps. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Lydia, Thank you for sharing that with us. I am going to have the open/lap procedure. It will be a mixture of the two together and I have been worried about that. But you moved right through it and so much more. You are an inspiration. Thank you. Dora > Question: Normal being: > - energy is at same level as prior to surgery or better > - eating is going fine - without stomach upset > - you're back to doing all the things you were before if not more. > Generally you feel normal. Or perhaps a new normal. > > So How long? > > secondly, and important as well, is was your surgery lap or open. > > I had an open Roux-en-Y (and gastrectomy = old stomach disected out > of body, due to disease caused from years of anti-inflamatory Rx, > which turned these two operations into a 7 hour procedure.) > > Took me about 5 months before I wanted to do almost anything (I > anticipated being well in 5-7days, as I had experienced a myriad of > previous major surgeries when I was young.) > > I did not have much trouble eating, although I'd vomit if I drank > liquids too soon, or ate too much, or the food was too dry to go > into the pouch easily. I'm 11 months out and I currently don't vomit > very often unless I over judge the space I have in my pouch. It is > rather interesting that I do not vomit everything I eat, rather, > like a baby burping excess milk, I only purge the amount of food > that is too much for my new stomach capacity. > > I can do most anything I did before surgery by about the fifth > month. I had major trauma when I was young, so I do have limitations > which continue to plague me. I am however, having a much easier time > walking and going a distance. > > I would do my surgery again in a heartbeat! I've lost just 100 > pounds in 10 1/2 months. Even though I was on a ventilator for 2 > days because I did not breath on my own after surgery, and had to > have the extensive surgery versus the lap or regular open bypass. > I am only recently starting an excercise program using my treadmill, > and I may, over time, build stamina and health benefits. Even with > the small amount of exercise I get weekly, I now have more mobility > and am more limber, so,I'd say,I have a new level of normal that is > much more comfortable. Although I still lack pure energy, I've come > a long way as a rather unfit 56 year old. > > Hope this helps. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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