darima77

Greetings to all who read this post. I am just 4 days after surgery and I am home after a 3 day Stay. I had to stay 2 extra days due to my heart rate being elevated. I believe it was partially due to the fact that I came in with severe back pain. I'm noticing that with each day, I feel a little better. I'm taking it really slow. I have 2 weeks off work which is beneficial to a good recovery. I am experiencing a lot of soreness in my 5 incision areas. They are not gross or ugly so I'm sure they'll heal nicely. Sometimes I hear voices in my head saying how stupid I was to permanently shrink the size of my stomach. I know it's just Satan trying to discourage me. I believe that I saved my life. I started gaining a lot of weight after my parents and sister passed over recent years. With greiving, I ate a lot without thinking about it. Being 44, a mother, working and taking care of home it cuts a lot of time for a lot of other things (depending I one's situations in life).I gained a lot of weight along with several health problems and physical pain. My PCP suggested the surgery and I diligently resarched it. Last year I made the decision to have the VGS done. First my husband was against it. It literally took a while year to massage his mind to the idea. I had first started with my now bariatric surgeon. I went through all the preliminaries and then was told the insurance that I had wouldn't cover it. I changed jobs and the insurance was different so I found out that they'd cover it . I went through the 2 week all liquid diet and finally made it to my surgery date.everything was done very professionally. I was told to walk a lot as much as I can stand. I know that my introduction is long. I just wanted everyone to get the whole picture. I wanted to introduce myself and my story along this journey. I feel I made a great decision for myself. Can anyone out there share suggestions or comments for additional support? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance. Sent from my VS990 using the BariatricPal App