CKJCreations

They asked me on my second day if I wanted to get a shower, but I was too far out of it that I said no. On day three they asked me if I wanted one, and I was more coherant and was soooo ready for the shower!! The tech stayed in the room while I showered, and when I got out, the bed linens were changed, she had placed my robe, slippers and my clean undies out (I had gotten them out before I went to shower, she just made sure everything was right there for me). That shower felt SOOOO good!!!!

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02/09/2009 Endoscopy
02/10/2009 Psych Eval, Nutrition, Exercise, IDXA

all requirements are COMPLETE!!

1st Day of formal Exercise Program with the YMCA!! 03/10/09

09/11/2009 Insurance Approval!!!!! YAY!!

Surgery was November 2, 2009!!

January 20, 2010 Down 60+ lbs and am down 35 inches. :-) Almost not morbidly obese!!

UndercoverDiva

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Audrey





Height: 4'10.5"
May 2009 - 10 lbs. down
June 2009 - beginning weight 161 lbs.
July 2009 - beginning weight 156 lbs.
August 2009 - beginning weight 147 lbs.
September 2009 - beginning weight 142 lbs.
Ok...missed a few months, but...
February 2010 - beginning weight 119 lbs.(24.9 BMI - NORMAL!)

mistymee

For me, due to my more extensive surgery, I was less mobile right off the bat.. I was given wash cloth 'baths' from a couple of the nurses (aides? I think?) while I was in the hospital.

When I got home, hunny helped me give myself a shower, though he refused to leave my side because I was so weak.

Most my nurses sucked, but the last day I had one guy whose name was Jeff. Which was fine except he kept answering whenever I spoke to my Geof... and made some interesting conversations, lol. But he was kind and caring. He was a student nurse so he seemed less jaded than some of the older ones and anxious to do well.

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poet_kelly

I don't think they want you soaking your incisions in water. If you could take a bath somehow without getting your stomach wet, I guess that would be OK, but I can't imagine how you would do that.

Kelly

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RNY 11/4/08

surgery/current/goal
270/130/140

TxHunni

I'll have a drain after surgery. Do you suppose the shower thing is affected by the drain? Sure hope not, because I have that for 10 days after surgery. I think it's 10 - could be 7.

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Highlandlass

I showered the day after surgery but was told not to rub at the incisions. No bath for over a week I think it was, but I shower all the time so waiting on a bath was fine with me. I was stuck in the tub once and had to get DH to come in to pull me up - not because I was lodged in or anything - my back went out and the pain was horrific so I screamed for his help then barked orders at him for 1/2 an hour while he desperately tried to help get my sorry A** out of the by now cooling water. I love my showers!!!!
At the hospital I got into the shower on my own, catching heck from my nurse, but I had to. They had been telling me to pass gas to relieve the tummy pains so, since I was in a private room and no visitors had arrived, I decided to do what I was told, but no one told me that I might also have diarhea - yep you guess it - it was a necessity to have a shower and to get the bed changed. I thought to myself, I can't let anyone see all this mess, so I showered on my own, changed my nightie and got clean sheets for the bed then called the nurse to take away the soiled linens. It was then that she was pretty angry with me for not calling for help......I guess I was embar"assed" lol

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*** Rhonda ***
Highest weight - 292
Height - 5' 8"
Weight on date of surgery (15.6.09)- 270.5
Today - 209
First Goal - to be in Onederland

EllieA

LOL Oh My Rhonda, we are sooooo much alike.

Ellie

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scrappinlaurie

That was one of the things I didn't like about the hospital I was in.... there were no showers in the room. There was only one shower out near the nurses station. I was really ready for a shower on day two and definitely day three. My hair was really grossing me out. I have oily hair. So the nurse gave me some dry shampoo...It helped a little, but I was so happy to go home the next day and shower.

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Hychap2009

This was my concern, incisions and drains, don't even want to think about the Catheter. Do you have to have a urinary Catheter? OMD's I've had such a bad experience of that in the past. Anyway, I was wondering how you would go about having a shower without soaking the incisions.

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Height 5ft 2"
2004 Highest weight: 22 stones/308 lb
266 lb/122kg
BMI: 53.2
BMI Member No. 7

Weight Loss Surgery: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Added to waiting list: 23 January 2009
Pre-Assessment date: 3rd July 2009 (accomplished)
Assessment call back: 10 July 2009
Transvaginal Ultrasound: 7th August 2009
Surgery date: 2nd March 2010 YAY!
GYM RAT ♯145
The race is not for the swift but for he who can endure to the end.

Corrine

I had a drain for 2 weeks after surgery - that wasn't a problem in the shower. I just used a piece of ribbon and hung it around my neck (it was normally pinned by the little tag to my undie waistband). You can see a picture of it here: http://www.thinnertimesforum.com/mem...hamburger.html

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~~~~~~~~24 Sept. 2007 - Lap. RNY & umbilical hernia repair
27 Oct. 2008 - Emergency Surgery - omental mass,
gallbladder, adhesions & appendix

..260 / 224.7/ 111
highest/surg./now
BMI 18.5...5'5"