FrankyLass

Hi Jen. Everyone in my office is now asking also. They see the schedule and I am known for taking exciting vacations (October was a safari in Kenya) so everyone is wondering what my plans are. I'm sure there may be some suspicion after the fact but whatever.
BTW, I found out that I am required to have pre-op chest X-ray and EKG prior to surgery. I called the surgeons office and they told me the hospital should be calling to set up the pre-op testing. It's hard for me to get time off so I actually called the hospital instead of waiting for them to call me. I set it up for the same day as my pre-surgical meeting with the doctor and it gives me about 3 full business days for the results to get to my PCP for review at my 4/19 appointment. It's a lot of coordination but I hope it is worth it. I've been watching some really great YouTube videos that really help me feel like I'm doing the right thing.

I'm 3 days post op and still in hospital (I'm in Australia- they keep you in for four days). The pain is manageable but the since being allowed to sip Water today, the nausea is getting to me. Can't imagine ingesting anything at this stage! I know it will get better. Burp, gag, burp.....