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 Going Home after Bariatric Surgery

 

We are so proud of you! You have come a long way. We want you to be successful in your recovery.

There is so much to remember. We have some of the important things written here for you.

 

Drink 4-6 Medicine Cups each Hour. Your Goal is 64 Ounces of Fluid each Day

    • All fluid counts as part of the goal

    • This includes broth, jello, tea, protein shakes (when you start them on the 3rd day after surgery)

    • Please Use the Fluid Tracking Sheet

  • Walk often. Be as active as possible. No lifting more than 20 pounds. No heavy exercise or stretching for 4 weeks

  • Incisions have Steri-Strips in place. They will fall off on their own. You may shower. Pat incision/Steri-Strips dry.

    • Incisions might drain clear fluid at times. Please check this

  • Keep using your Incentive Spirometer and CPAP

  • Start Benefiber® and stool softener to prevent constipation

  • You may use Gas-X® for relief of gas

  • Start Omeprazole and Ursodial (if prescribed) on the day after you go home

  • Start Full Liquid Diet on the 3rd day after surgery: DAY___________

  • Start vitamins and supplements: DAY____________

  • Use Tylenol for mild pain. Do Not Take Any Anti-Inflammatory Pain Medications (i.e., Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, Naprosyn, Aleve, Celebrex, Bextra)

 

Please call the Tower Health Weight Loss Surgery and Wellness Center at 484-628-5673 if you have any concerns.

Our physicians are always on call. They can help find out if your symptoms are a problem or a normal part of healing.

 

Call us if you have:

  • Pain in your upper back, legs, chest, left shoulder, or jaw line

  • Trouble breathing

  • Fever higher than 1010 , chills, or night sweats

  • Pain, nausea, or vomiting after drinking or eating that does not go away

  • Hiccups that won’t go away

  • Increased pain or bleeding at your incisions

  • Redness at your incisions along with thick, cloudy or foul-smelling drainage

  • Confusion, depression, or unusual fatigue

  • Frequent, difficult, painful, or bloody urination

  • Diarrhea that doesn’t go away

 

Go to the Emergency Room (preferably Reading Hospital) for life-threatening emergencies.

If you must go to a different hospital, have the physician contact us immediately.

DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO INSERT A STOMACH TUBE FOR ANY REASON WITHOUT CONTACTING US.