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06-02-2007, 08:42 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 31
Weight Statistics March 2007 Start Date:
May 30, 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 291 lb Start Weight:
180 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.1443298969 % % Lost:
May 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.5 BMI Start:
44 BMI Current:
20 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Home from the hopital........ I came home on, Friday, June 1st after gastric bypass surgery--- I don't know if this has happened to anyone out there, but: I have not been able to get descent sleep since I woke up from surgery. I just take little cat naps throughout the night and day. I had laproscopic surgery, and been in a medium amount of pain and know that sleep will help me recover and heal better------if I could get some!!  Any advice would be helpful!!!!!! 
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06-02-2007, 08:54 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 8,153
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
143 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
-17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
21.1151018694 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
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Well, first off WELCOME HOME and congratulations on joining us on the losers bench!!!! As for sleep, I got NONE while in the hosptial. As soon as I got home i settled down, took some of whatever they gave me for pain, re-wrapped my binder extra tight I knocked right out lol! Once you relax and dont worry that something will happen ( i was PARANOID when i first got home) you'll catch up on the sleep. Also if you arent already, you might want to consider propping yourself up. A lot of the "old timers" on here said they had to sleep in a recliner or on the the sofa to be comfy. I went right into my bed lol! Again, welcome home. ANd if you have any questions about anything post them. no question is stupid; especially when you've just come home. Sweet dreams!
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for!   KenyaR.  Lap RNY 4/19/07  |
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06-02-2007, 09:04 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 31
Weight Statistics March 2007 Start Date:
May 30, 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 291 lb Start Weight:
180 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.1443298969 % % Lost:
May 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.5 BMI Start:
44 BMI Current:
20 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thanks kenyar. It's nice to hear I'm not the "only one"---I can't wait to catch up on that sleep! lol Oh, you mentioned you had a binder----I didn't get one of those, that actually would be helpful , I keep putting a pillow on my stomach when sitting or laying. Well, I have my two week check-up on June 12th--hopefully, all will heal well!
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06-02-2007, 09:18 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,796
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
5' 5"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
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OH boy well i didnt sleep at all in the hospitol!!!! because the i guess i had undiagnosed sleep apnea that my pulmonary guy missed. SO i kept setting off the alarms and got now rest. THEY tried to give me a generic CPAP but nope that wasnt gonna happen it didnt work for me post op that way....the air was to much i felt they were suffocating me.... then once home laying down in bed to sleep took me 2 to three nights before i could. I had to sit in a chair (wished i had a recliner).... just wasnt able to lay flat a bit ...but each day got better and eventually i got passed that. ONCE i could lay flat i used alot of pillows to prop my GUT...i carried all my weight in my tummy so it hurt to turn alot! hang in there hugs and welcome to the looseing side
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06-02-2007, 09:32 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 8,153
Weight Statistics all my life Start Date:
4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
143 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
-17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 38.3910943079 BMI Start:
21.1151018694 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
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NO BINDER??? WOW. It kind of looks like a HUGE ace bandage but goes around your middle area kind of like a girdle. SAVED ME. It kept me stiff and reduced my fears of rolling over and hurting myself etc. Maybe its something you can order from somewhere? I am not really sure. OH YOU'RE HERE IN CT?? Cool. If you ever have any questions, email ,im, PM whatever you like. I am still sort of new to this, but the first month is still fresh in my mind so whatever i can help with I will.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for! KenyaR. Lap RNY 4/19/07 Last edited by Kenyar; 06-02-2007 at 11:47 PM.. |
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06-03-2007, 04:43 AM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 161
Weight Statistics 30JAN07 Start Date:
30JAN07 Surgery Date:
Height: 246 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
76 lb Weight Loss:
30 lb Lb Left to Lose:
30.8943089431 % % Lost:
30JAN08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 39 BMI Start:
26 BMI Current:
22 BMI Goal:
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I had some trouble sleeping, but besides the roxicet that I was taking, I would sip on some sleepy time tea right before bedtime! Helped.
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06-03-2007, 06:34 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: i live in wisconsin
Posts: 601
5' 5"
Height:
30 BMI Goal:
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Welcome home Lanie! I am glad to hear that you are doing well, for the most part. For me, I had that similar thing with me. I do believe though, that it was the curiosity, the unknowing, the anticipation, the wanting to see the weight just melt off right before my eyes, everything combined. Not to mention, the excitement. I knew my life was going to change dramtically from what I had just underwent. I assure you that you will catch up on all that sleep you are missing. Give it a little time. Let your new life begin, and take it one day at a time. Being paranoid about everything, especially in the very beginning, is very very normal. You will be another success story, I am sure. Hope to get to know you a bit better in the upcoming posts you are going to be making.  mike |
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06-03-2007, 07:28 AM
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Welcome back, congratulations on joining the Loser's Bench. Aww, sorry to hear you can't sleep much yet, but a lot of post ops have had a hard time the week after surgery. Just take things easy as much as you can, and don't fret about not getting sleep. It will come as your body starts settling down. ((((((((HUGS)))))))) May your journey go well.
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06-03-2007, 08:07 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 3,006
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
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Congrats and welcome home! Sleeping was hard for me espically because I am a stomach sleeper so I hate when I have abdominal surgery and have to sleep on my back. It gets better and easier with time. However I still have alot of sleeping issues this far out too. I cant sleep through a night without waking at about 2-3am and then have a difficult time falling back asleep. The only thing that helps me is my benadryl. Just a whole new way of living post op and you know what I Cant complain, it beats waking up after a full night of sleep with aching bones and numb hands!!!!!!! Congrats again on the start of your new journey and new life.  LittleLisaMarie
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06-03-2007, 04:22 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 31
Weight Statistics March 2007 Start Date:
May 30, 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 291 lb Start Weight:
180 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.1443298969 % % Lost:
May 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.5 BMI Start:
44 BMI Current:
20 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thanks to everyone for your words of encouragement---I was really starting to be concerned with no sleep in days! But last night; I finally slept for six hours straight!!!!  I was so excited when I woke up and realized it was more than a ten minute cat nap!! lol
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