2/5/10 Surgery Day 0

Got up early. Excited. Not really than anxious. Supposed to be at hospital by 8:00 a.m. Was told surgery would be 9:30 or 10. Well they didn't come and get me until 11:15. Then in holding for a good bit longer. Lost tract of timeline. I had a pretty good size hiatal hernia that the surgeon repaired as well as the VSG. I awoke in recovery feeling like I could not breathe. I remember I kept saying, "I can't breathe!" And the nurses kept telling me that I was breathing. Heard the doc in the background saying it was the pressure from hernia repair that made me feel that way. Don't remember going to my patient room. Do remember waking up very nauseated. Very sick for about 12 hours. I new the doc didn't want me throwing up but you know, some things you just can't control. Dry heaved quite a bit the rest of the day and throughout the night. DH stayed with me (the sweet thing!)