Recovery After Gastric Bypass Surgery

The first two months after my surgery was the most difficult, but this is true of most any surgery. My surgery was done lapriscopically and I had five, one inch incisions that had pieces of tape over them that fell off after a week.

I was granted six weeks of disability, something my employer was not thrilled about and they actually tried to get me to change the date to suit them. They did eventually see it my way. I did return to work after two weeks and worked half days for a week and then returned to work full time on the third week. If your job is physical, you may need the whole six weeks. I sit behind a desk.

These are your food options for the first two weeks; protein shakes, baby food or pureed and strained food. Sounds delicious, doesn't it. This sounds boring and it is, but trust me, solid food can be very painful. About a week after surgery, I began eating soft foods and chewing the heck out of them. This not what is recommended, but when I told the dietician she seemed almost pleased. I guess this meant I was progressing normally.

You gradually add different foods as time goes on and you should be able to eat almost everything at the end of two months, except the dreaded sugar. Although at this point, sugar does not cause me lot of problems. So once again, it is up to me to control my sugar intake.

I tend to stay away from foods that are really firm, such as; steaks, hamburgers and some chicken breasts. Learning to eat again is a process and I feel am very lucky. I am able to enjoy most everything I did before, just a whole lot less of it.