harleymelm

My dr says that most of his patients are only at the hospital for a few hours after surgery. My experience unfortunately wasn't that way. My surgery was at 6am on August 30th and after waking from the anesthesia I was told in very few words that I would not be leaving the hospital that day. My surgery lasted just under an hour with a hernia repair but my blood pressure dropped drastically low. By Friday afternoon my pressure had finally stabilized at 112/45. I'm so lucky that I had a staff that was prepared for everything. As much as I would have loved to leave the same day it just didn't happen. I'm now 2 days post-op and feel as good as can be expected for feeling like I was beat with a bat and have the bruises to prove it. lol "This Too Shall Pass"

Congrats on your August 30 date. Mine is the same day in Sioux Falls SD and like you I'm growing terribly impatient. The lap band will be the tool in helping me get healthy and live a longer, happier life! "This Too Shall Pass"

I'm new to this site but am overly pleased with all the positive people I see on here. I'm scheduled for the band on Aug 30th and am so excited for my new life to begin. I'm so nervous however about the healing process, I HATE vomiting and the thought of dealing with that when your in pain scares the $+*# out of me!