Re: VIQ--Very Important Question

[Guest guest]

Tressa,

In my experience when I had my gall bladder removed lap, I had a really

rough time. I was down for over two weeks. I had my GBS open and I have

felt great the whole entire time. Some people say that the first two weeks

are the worst. I look back and can't figure out what was so bad. I think

it's all in how EACH INDIVIDUAL person handles things.

Vickie

5'01 " pre-op BMI 42 wt. 224

currently 204/goal 130 ish

6-7-04 open RNY

Dr. Daryl in Denton, Texas

[Guest guest]

Tressa,

MOST surgeons don't make their patients take off as long. Thank god I have short

term disabilty that pays 100% otherwise I wouldnt be off this long!!!!

Good Luck

Kim

Tressa999@... wrote:

Kim,

Thanks for answering. I hope my surgeon doesn't want me to be off for 6

weeks. While I appreciate the fact that it gives you an opportunity to get

accustomed to the diet and the changes in your body, I would have to delay the

surgery until I have enough leave to take off that long. Plus, I'm not sure I

could be away from the office that long.

And after 6 weeks.....NO ONE will recognize me!!!!!!!!! Now THAT is an

AWESOME thought!!!

Thanks,

Tressa

I had lap gbs and I had no problems. I am one month out and doing

FANTASTIC!!!! There was little pain and I was up and around as soon as soon as

the

second day after surgery. Now mind you I just turned 31 and had no other

problems

other than being over weight.

I have a desk job too but my doctor makes all his patients take 6 weeks off.

He wants everyone to concentrate on eating and healing. Not many people who

have this surgery are off that long.

Kim

Tressa999@... wrote:

Ok, here is the question I have been waiting to ask. Regarding the pain

after laproscopic RNY. Relative to laproscopic gall bladder surgery...the

same,

not as bad or worse. I had the gall bladder surgery 4 years ago. The pain

was kind of bad for the first 3 days. But after that, was very bearable.

And one other question. With a desk job, how long do you need to take off

of work with the lap RNY? I'm hearing 2-3 weeks, 3-4 weeks. With the gall

bladder, I was told one week. I went back to work after that week, but was

very week, and ended up taking off 3 more days.

So............will 3 weeks do it????

I know these seem like baby questions, but I have a tendency to dwell on

these kinds of things.

Thanks for any answers anyone can provide.

Tressa999

[Guest guest]

Hi I had the surgery March 9 and I was only off 2 weeks and the way I

felt I could have gone back sooner but I needed time to adjust to my new

eating habits

Re: VIQ--Very Important Question

> Kim,

>

> Thanks for answering. I hope my surgeon doesn't want me to be off for

6

> weeks. While I appreciate the fact that it gives you an opportunity to

get

> accustomed to the diet and the changes in your body, I would have to

delay the

> surgery until I have enough leave to take off that long. Plus, I'm not

sure I

> could be away from the office that long.

>

> And after 6 weeks.....NO ONE will recognize me!!!!!!!!! Now THAT is an

> AWESOME thought!!!

> Thanks,

> Tressa

>

>

> I had lap gbs and I had no problems. I am one month out and doing

> FANTASTIC!!!! There was little pain and I was up and around as soon as

soon as the

> second day after surgery. Now mind you I just turned 31 and had no other

problems

> other than being over weight.

> I have a desk job too but my doctor makes all his patients take 6 weeks

off.

> He wants everyone to concentrate on eating and healing. Not many people

who

> have this surgery are off that long.

>

> Kim

>

> Tressa999@... wrote:

> Ok, here is the question I have been waiting to ask. Regarding the

pain

> after laproscopic RNY. Relative to laproscopic gall bladder

surgery...the

> same,

> not as bad or worse. I had the gall bladder surgery 4 years ago. The

pain

> was kind of bad for the first 3 days. But after that, was very

bearable.

>

> And one other question. With a desk job, how long do you need to take

off

> of work with the lap RNY? I'm hearing 2-3 weeks, 3-4 weeks. With the

gall

>

> bladder, I was told one week. I went back to work after that week,

but was

> very week, and ended up taking off 3 more days.

> So............will 3 weeks do it????

>

> I know these seem like baby questions, but I have a tendency to dwell

on

> these kinds of things.

>

> Thanks for any answers anyone can provide.

>

> Tressa999

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I want to be just like YOU when I have the RNY!!! :-) I originally planned

to put the surgery off until January 2005, but when someone mentioned that

their health insurance will no longer cover GBS next year, I figured, why

wait? What if that happens to me? Right now Federal CareFirst BCBS covers GBS

and why take a chance? I'm really to roll!!!!

Thanks for the good info, !

Tressa

I had gallbladder surgery and the pain was much worse

than the RNY surgery. I have a desk job and went back

to work in 1 week. I thought if I felt bad I would

only work 1/2 days for a week, but I felt great and

was able to work full days.

in WA

--- Tressa999@... wrote:

> Ok, here is the question I have been waiting to ask.

> Regarding the pain

> after laproscopic RNY. Relative to laproscopic gall

> bladder surgery...the same,

> not as bad or worse. I had the gall bladder surgery

> 4 years ago. The pain

> was kind of bad for the first 3 days. But after

> that, was very bearable.

>

> And one other question. With a desk job, how long

> do you need to take off

> of work with the lap RNY? I'm hearing 2-3 weeks,

> 3-4 weeks. With the gall

> bladder, I was told one week. I went back to work

> after that week, but was

> very week, and ended up taking off 3 more days.

> So............will 3 weeks do it????

>

> I know these seem like baby questions, but I have a

> tendency to dwell on

> these kinds of things.

>

> Thanks for any answers anyone can provide.

>

> Tressa999

>