Hi All,

I'm Back!! It’s day 3 out of surgery and I’m feeling pretty Good!!!

My Dr. had to do a "Substantial" Hiatal Hernia repair. I was on the table for more than 3 hrs. then to the recovery room. Soooo, most of Wed. was a Big Blurrrr.

Thu. was very long and uncomfortable but, I still wanted to go home. I walked my laps around the surgical ward, Stage 1 fluids, my stage 2 protein drink and left Hospital @ 5:30 pm. I arrived home 8:30pm.

Fri. I was up to watch the sunrise, and went back to bed for a while. I did good drinking my fluids. I went slow & steady to meet the requirements. Much less gas pains than my 3/31/10 gallbladder surgery. No nausea, no choking and no throwing up. These were my biggest fears. I’m just hanging low for the rest of the weekend.

Thanks for all the support you’ve given me!!

Congrats and welcome to Bandland!!

The post-op diet flies by and you will be eating "normal" in no time.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I wish I had been warned ahead of time.

You probably went through the same thing with gallbladder surgery.

The IV Fluid leave your body 3 or 4 days after surgery and you may be a little (very) cramped for the day. It is more discomfort than pain.