After Gastric bypass surgery, patients
spend an average of two to five days in the hospital or longer if complications
arise. Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery usually have a shorter stay in
the hospital. In India, we have Best Laparoscopic surgery available.
After an operation, you will be closely
monitored by your nurses as you return to your hospital room. In addition to
periodic monitoring of your vital signs— blood pressure, pulse, temperature,
and breathing — your nurses will encourage and assist you in exercising deep
breathing, coughing, moving your legs, and getting out of bed.
You may notice symptoms of nausea, anxiety,
muscle spasms, increased pain or shortness of breath after this surgery. It is
quite normal to experience such symptoms in the early days and weeks after
surgery.
A patient should accept the initial pain
and should start walking, walk enough to cause sweating. It is also important
that they maintain the diet for another two months where they get used to
healthy eating and gradually start appreciating the goodness in nutritious
food.
It has been observed that patients do well
when they bond with various groups who have undergone similar surgery to keep a
check on their lifestyle and make it easier to follow the recovery regime.