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10-27-2007, 07:13 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 33
Weight Statistics 10/22/2007 Start Date:
10/22/2007 Surgery Date:
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
185 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
45 lb Weight Loss:
45 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.5652173913 % % Lost:
10/22/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5 BMI Start:
35.7 BMI Current:
24.7 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  Home 2 AFTER BYPASS! What pain level is normal?
 I made it through, I must admit the procedure was more painful than I expected which is totally not like me. I'm having no problems sticking the clear liquids and protein supplements, etc BUT I am more than ready for a variety.
My question for all is at what point could you stop taking the pain pills? 
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10-27-2007, 07:20 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,172
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
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i didnt take any sorry.  everyones threashold is different i guess. i wish you a speedy recovery. WELCOME HOME!!!!
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10-27-2007, 08:17 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 43
Weight Statistics August 24!! Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
261 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
71 lb Weight Loss:
50 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.2030651341 % % Lost:
Aug 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.2290249433 BMI Start:
33.6533131771 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  Awaiting and Reading
I am awaiting my surgery. I am very interested in knowing how you progress LSU fan. Good luck for a speedy recovery. By the way - I'm in the heart of Wildcat Country up here in Kentucky. Go Cats!!! 
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10-27-2007, 08:53 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,809
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 Index51.5810650888 BMI Start:
27.7872189349 BMI Current:
26.4560946746 BMI Goal:
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yeah everyone is different.
I hated takeing them cause
my surgeon at the time of mysurgery
required me to take them crushed
and that totally gaged me so i weaned
off them by 3 days home.
I also found i was havin a hallusinations
when going to sleep and it was troubleing me...
which i think was a result of comeing off the
morphine drip used in the hospitol
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10-27-2007, 09:59 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,702
Weight Statistics 3-16-2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
294 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.7959183673 % % Lost:
7-23-08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.0418801515 BMI Start:
27.7190911116 BMI Current:
25.0568055246 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I have a very high pain tollerance level (or at least always b/4 this surgery). This one was hard on me pain wise. I took my pain meds for the first 2 weeks. I had liquid hydrocodine. I started tappering off the second week. I took a few doses the third week when I needed them. My logic is that if you hurt, take the meds. In my younger days I might have tried to tough it out, but the older and wiser me doesn't understand why I did that...LOL.
So, if you hurt take the meds. You don't get a present for not taking them...LOL
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10-28-2007, 05:35 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 5,162
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
136 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.3867595819 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.8342151675 BMI Start:
26.7455278408 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
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I actually took my last pain med before they released me to make the 2.5 hour ride "more enjoyable". I didnt really have any pains after the surgery, other than the ocassional rolling over on my tummy in my sleep. That woke me up in a hurry. LOLOL I will get easier on you.
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10-28-2007, 07:29 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 2,835
Weight Statistics 4/30/2007 Start Date:
9/5/07 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
233 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
106 lb Weight Loss:
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45.4935622318 % % Lost:
Nov 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index39.9899902344 BMI Start:
21.7971191406 BMI Current:
23.1701660156 BMI Goal:
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I quit taking them the second day home, except for one at bedtime. I quit the bedtime one after a week. But it all depends on how you feel. If you are hurting, take the pills, if you aren't - don't.
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10-28-2007, 09:56 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
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280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
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pain mgmt is VERY important in the healing process, and everyone will handle this different! If you hurt, take them. I slacked off after the first week!
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10-28-2007, 10:57 AM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 3,239
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
142 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
125 lb Weight Loss:
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46.8164794007 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.8254394531 BMI Start:
24.3715820312 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
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I was on them for the first like two days and then I would just take some at bedtime to help me sleep with moving around and etc......But other than that I didnt really have any pain and need them.
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10-28-2007, 09:50 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 3,605
Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
271 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
182 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4243542435 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.7357667585 BMI Start:
28.2426538108 BMI Current:
29.3723599633 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Ok, so I'm in the minority here. I typically dont take a lot of pain meds, after my hysterectomy I used less than I Rx for pain and still had pills left months later. This surgery really kicked my butt!!!! I have never taken so much pain med for so long. I was on the percocet syrup - yuck! - and usually spent the last hour before I could take more doing deep breathing exercises. I dont know why it hurt me so much but it was definitely not what I had expected. (If you had read my posts early on I was pretty miserable) I took my meds for probably 4 weeks regularly and then for the next two as needed. Looking back, I think it was, to some degree, gas from the lap procedure. I even considered seeing another surgeon at one point because I thought there must have been a problem no one wanted to mention to me. Here's the good news though, once it passed I was 100% better immediately (another reason I think it was gas) and I've felt awesome ever since. Take your meds as directed or as needed if you don't need as much. Focus on taking care of you right now, figure out the whole supplement puzzle and sip sip sip to get your liquids down. Best wishes
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