How Do You Recover From Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Anticipate taking three to six months to recover physically and emotionally from Roux-en-Y surgery. Expect to lose 50 to 100 percent of your anticipated weight within 18 to 24 months after surgery. Be prepared for bouts of depression well after your surgery. Post bariatric surgery depression stems from two sources: changes in your body chemistry and diet as well as the elimination of food as an emotional crutch. Begin walking under supervision as soon as the day following surgery. Walk several times a day gradually increasing the time and distance. Do not resume strenuous exercise for six to eight weeks. Understand that decreased energy and muscle weakness may be part of the initial recovery process. You will be eating markedly less food and absorbing only a portion of that food. Your body will need time to acclimate itself to these changes. Fast from all food other than water for the first week. Fasting allows your body to heal. A water fast also helps your doctor to discover leaking
