HOW IS THE RECOVERY PROCESS IN THE HOSPITAL?
Painkillers, anti-nausea and anti-spasm medications are given to ensure that the patient wakes up comfortably and safely when the surgery is over. After 2 hours following surgery, the patient may feel relatively well. After 4 hours, the patient can get out of bed, go to the toilet, walk in the corridor.
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS OF GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY?
COMPLICATIONS THAT MIGHT DEVELOP DURING THE OPERATION
-Switching from laparoscopic surgery to open surgery (1-2%).
-Injuries to the intestine or other abdominal organs (less than 1%).
-Bleedings (2-3%) which may develop from injured vessels or organs.
WHAT WILL I DO AFTER I DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL?
First, we congratulate you for opening a new page in your life thanks to the surgery you have undergone. We recommend that you stay in Antalya for one more week. If you have to leave Antalya, do not worry. You will always be able to reach us via phone and internet. We will continue to follow you all the time. Our postoperative recommendations are below.
HOW IS THE NUTRITION PROCESS AFTER THE SURGERY?
Get Well Soon!
Your operation was completed
Now our job is to get used to nutrition according to new shape of our digestive system.
IS RAPID WEIGHT LOSS DANGEROUS?
After weight loss operations, especially in the first few months, rapid weight loss is being experienced. This is a situation that pleases the patient on the one hand, on the other hand there is a risk of disrupting the metabolic balance.
OPPS! YOU ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A LARGE BITE, WHAT COULD HAPPEN?
The first days after surgery you need to learn how to feed yourself with newly reshaped stomach. Sometimes you can easily swallow a large bite in a solid state by an accident without chewing it enough.