My Gastric ByPass Blog
2 Weeks after Surgery – Survived Liquid Diet
2 weeks know since my surgery and I am feeling GREAT !!!
Tell Me YOUR Story (Please)
In the lead up to surgery I looked into lots of medical research and studies that described weight loss surgery - and in particular examined at long term benefits and effects of Bariatric Surgery. I also spoke with a number of people who had...
1 Week After Surgery
One week ago I was lying in my hospital "recovering" from surgery... I was feeling a bit woozy, a bit uncomfortable and a bit "out of control" because I was connected to drips, oxygen, monitors and air pumps... but I was calm, relaxed and not in any pain at all 🙂 Its...
Day 6 After Surgery & Dietitian Visit
Day 6 and everything still doing remarkably well…. Still no pain… Feeling completely normal (except I am not hungry)… Not struggling at all with the liquid diet… and no Diabetes medication since the day of surgery and my Blood Sugar Rocks
Day 4 After Surgery
Its now been 4 days since surgery and everything is going GREAT !! Way better than I had expected and even better than I had hoped.
Day 2 After Surgery
Another pretty comfortable night (in my own bed), with a few odd dreams (I'm guessing a carry over from the General Anesthetic/Drip) . Still no pain to speak of.... I did take a precautionary couple of Panadol before bed because I didn't know what to expect, but I...
Day of Surgery Posts Have been Updated
I have now had a chance to revisit all of my scheduled “Day of Surgery” Posts and these have all been updated to compare my expectations with what actually happened 🙂
Day After Surgery
I woke pretty early (about 5:30 AM) after a surprisingly comfortable evening - despite a bit of prodding and poking by the nursing staff, and a couple of trips to the loo. Again mostly no pain and just a little discomfort from my gassy stomach/intestine. I had been...
Home Sweet Home
They discharged me from hospital this morning at 10:00 and I made it home before 12:00 – less than 24hrs after the operation Woo Hoo !!!
Day of Surgery – Overview
Today is finally the day of my operation The First Day of the Rest of My (hopefully extended) Life !!! What I expected By now the surgery should all be complete and I will have been back in my room for a few hours. I don't need to worry about any distractions like...
Day of Surgery – Back to My Room
Today is finally the day of my operation The First Day of the Rest of My (hopefully extended) Life !!! What I Expected By now I will be back in my room settling down for a hopefully uneventful and pain free couple of days of recovery. What Actually Happened Checked...
Day of Surgery – Recovery Room
Today is finally the day of my operation The First Day of the Rest of My (hopefully extended) Life !!! What I Expected By now my Operation will be complete... I will have been wheeled into the recovery room and will come out of the Anaesthetic. Surgical Nurses will...
Day of Surgery – The Operation
Today is finally the day of my operation The First Day of the Rest of My (hopefully extended) Life !!! What I Expected By now my Operation should be underway (or about to start).... I will have been wheeled into the operating theatre and reminded the surgeon to take...
Day of Surgery – Pre-Op
Today is finally the day of my operation The First Day of the Rest of My (hopefully extended) Life !!! What I Expected By now I am just about to be prepped for surgery.... Not sure if I go to my room.ward first.... or head straight for pre-op This probably involves...
Day of Surgery – Check In
Today is finally the day of my operation The First Day of the Rest of My (hopefully extended) Life !!! What I expected I will be checking into the hospital around 9:30AM - for my surgery scheduled for 11:00AM. This should be pretty straight forward as all the...
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