I hurt my knee about 10 days ago while out walking. Before I had my bariatric surgery, my first instinct would have been to treat the injury it with an anti-inflammatory painkiller such as ibuprofen. However I was told by my bariatric team that after having a gastric bypass I’m…
Tag: <span>Pain</span>
I thought I’d talk a little about the pain I experienced after surgery. For the first two days, when I was still in hospital, I was in a lot of pain – particularly on my left hand side, which was the side (my surgeon explained to me) where most of…
It’s five days since my gastric bypass surgery, and over the last few days I’ve faced quite a few challenges – some expected and some unexpected – which I thought I’d share: My new full time job is drinking water I cannot physically get enough water into myself. They say…
A little under two weeks ago I had a molar tooth surgically extracted, and I’ve been as sick as a dog ever since.
What now follows is a self-indulgent wallowing blog post about pain, drugs, and bowel movements (or the lack thereof). If you prefer not to read my tales of woe, please feel free to skip this post – which doesn’t really have much to do with weight loss.
