Re: i am so hungry

[Guest guest]

amy,

i didn't have any drains going home and i had open RNY. i did have 6 little

drains which reminded me of a kazoo about 3 inches long. they were towards

the top of the incision and were removed the day i went home (on the 3rd day

from surgery). i have heard of some having drainage tubes for 3 weeks after

their surgery. i thank the good Lord i didn't have to go through that.

laurette

4/23/04 open RNY

309/290/255/150

[Guest guest]

It is too bad that they can't take out the part of our brains that tries to

convince us that we are hungry while they are at it. I know that is the

majority of my hunger before the surgery so I know I am going to have a lot of

problems with it following the surgery. Hang in there and vent all you want. I

know that I will be doing the same one day after my surgery.

Dora

Awaiting approval in TN

[Guest guest]

>

> what am i doing wrong i am walking more and getting diarheaa and

major gas and trying to wing myself off of the pain meds so as to be

dependent...starlet

You are doing better than me for the fluids!

The gas and bloating continues for me, starting week 3. Some days

better than others. I have constipation, but the M.O.M. caused me

diarrhea for 36 hours, with tons of gas! Don't worry about the pain

meds. I worried also, but each day needed less, and the taste was

worse than the pain, so but Day 8 I wanted the Lortab no longer.

Everything in it's time.

I had one day when I felt starving. My hubby pureed up some chicken

for me and it wouldn't go down, even in cream of chicken soup. A few

popsicles made the hunger go away. Janet