Post Op Day 5 and a recap

Hey Everyone... This is my first Blog. (hopefully I can keep this up, because I never seem to stick with blog writing)

But I just wanted to say that I am very happy with the information that I have gotten from this site. It feels good to know that people are going through the same things as myself.

OK.. so for the stats.. My surgery date was 1/26/2011. A week before surgery I weight 220 pds and then the day of surgery I weighed 211pds. I am not sure how that happend because I was not required to do a liquid diet. I only started liquids two days before surgery. I think it will probably the different scales or my clothes that I had on. Anyways, I was a self pay because while my weight qualified I did not have any co-morbidites.

The day of Surgery I was pretty nervous and I even shed a tear or two. I didnt tell hardly anyone about surgery (Just my sister and Aunt). So I took a taxi there and my Aunt picked me up. I didnt want to hear anyone try to talk me out of it. I was actually glad I didnt tell anyone because as soon as my other sister told my twin sister she started crying. See... I was not prepared for that.

So the day of Surgery was ok.. a little pain but not that much. Went home and stayed in the bed for the most of the night. But post-op day 1-3 were the worst. It wasnt the incision pain but the gas pain that was crazy. I think my pain was excarbated because I also had a hernia repaired also. I walked a little, had the Gas-X strips but nothin seemed to work.. I didnt drink much either. Because as soon as I did, I would get crazy chest pains. Those pains lessen up yesterday (Post Op Day 4). I had to get out of the those on Post Op Day 4 and I walked 2 miles with a friend and while it was a challenge because I just didnt have any energy, later on that night I felt good and the gas released alot. I also switched to the Gas-X chewables and that seemed to work better.

So now I am on Post Op Day 5.. and I felt much better for most of the day but the dreadful gas pains have returned . My chest gets tight (I thought it could be more serious like a heart attack but the nurse said it was common), now my sides are aching and my back as well. Ouch. I wish I could release it. Maybe I need to go for another walk.

I havent weighed myself since the Surgery day because I am so bloated. Hopefully I have gone done.

Like many people here, I started to regret having this. I was so scared, like what did you do to urself. I even got sad knowing that I wont be able to eat. (I am such a emotional eater). But hopefully I can feel better in a couple of days. I start Mushies in two days. I can wait!