Well it surgery day, Susan went first and is about half way through it and is doing fine. Lucy just gave me my happy pills and told me to get ready. We were both so nervous this morning. We will keep in touch. This is such a long wait.

Well it surgery day, Susan went first and is about half way through it and is doing fine. Lucy just gave me my happy pills and told me to get ready. We were both so nervous this morning. We will keep in touch. This is such a long wait.

This is so great!!! You are having your surgery! Congrats to you! This is where you get your life back!

Write as soon as you can, we want all the details!

We're all thinking of you and waiting to here how you're doing. I am so happy for the two of you.

The surgery was a breeze for me, very little pain and only needed pain medication right after surgery because I was up and walking as soon as I got back to the room. Dr Aceves has been in several times and the staff is wonderful, they are all about our comfort. Doing this with Susan {Vangel} has been an absolute gift, She and Bob are the greatest friends ever. I am so blessed to have all of you. This not the medication talking either.

Well off to walk and check on Susan again

Ruthi

Glad all is well!

Thanks for updating us. I've been thinking about you today.

The surgery was a breeze for me, very little pain and only needed pain medication right after surgery because I was up and walking as soon as I got back to the room. Dr Aceves has been in several times and the staff is wonderful, they are all about our comfort. Doing this with Susan {Vangel} has been an absolute gift, She and Bob are the greatest friends ever. I am so blessed to have all of you. This not the medication talking either.

Well off to walk and check on Susan again

Ruthi

It's soooo good to hear from you! Glad you are doing so well.

Please, give yourself and VAngel a big huge mega hug from me!

It's so nice that you were both there at the same time.

I am so glad to hear you're both doing well. The staff there is so great!

How is it going today? How is Susan. Day 2 will be the worst of your recovery and it isn't all that bad. Just uncomfortable getting the gas out.

I hope ya'll are both recovering and feeling well today ! ! !

yes, let us know how it is going. Are you having trouble getting your liquids in?

I think I must be the luckiest one to have the sleeve because I hardly feel that I have had any surgery at all. I got home today and going to work tomorrow. I have no pain and taking my fluids without any problems. I think I am going to hate the clear liquids for 10 days. I find the most difficulty with limiting myself to 2 oz every 15 min and of course some green colored diarrhea. Susan was on her way home when I last spoke to her, she seemed a bit more sore but was doing well and in great sprirts. If anyone has to go through this surgery, they should go in a group, its much more fun and not nearly as boring after surgery. For me, this was a piece of cake. Thanks for all the well wishes.

I think I must be the luckiest one to have the sleeve because I hardly feel that I have had any surgery at all. I got home today and going to work tomorrow. I have no pain and taking my fluids without any problems. I think I am going to hate the clear liquids for 10 days. I find the most difficulty with limiting myself to 2 oz every 15 min and of course some green colored diarrhea. Susan was on her way home when I last spoke to her, she seemed a bit more sore but was doing well and in great sprirts. If anyone has to go through this surgery, they should go in a group, its much more fun and not nearly as boring after surgery. For me, this was a piece of cake. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Ruthi was a trooper -- I thought I had a high pain threshold - natural childbirth - my second son being 8' 14 oz. 21-1/2" long - sounds like a high pain threshold to me ... UNTIL I met Ruthi the wonder woman. I was in my room in recovery; Eyfura was talking to me (she had surgery on the 10th) and we see them wheel Ruthi to her room down the hall ... about the time the attendants went by my room - there was Ruthi in my room seeing how I was doing ... day 2 -- blue test ... it took me most of the day to get through 2/3 of it ... Lucy had to keep prompting me ... Ruthi had that and was on tray 2 of juice and hot tea by the time I finally got the OK I'd drank enough. She was just amazing ... we would go out walking and point out I was "leaning" (to my left side where the drain tube was because it hurt -- I didn't even realize I was doing it) and she was running circles around me.

I am doing better today; however if you'd seen Ruthi you would never have known she even had surgery ... she's back to work tomorrow and I'm HOPING I feel well enough to go back on Thursday ... everyone is different and I am SO GLAD that we went together and that Eyfura was still there ... plus there was another gal that had surgery on Sat. that is from Henderson NV so we made another acquaintance

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes and thoughts!

I'm glad you guys are home and OK. It affects each person differently. I wonder why. I count myself to be one of the very lucky ones. Did the trip wear you out, Susan? You found another Henderson gal? That makes five of us now! We'll have quite a club here.

I'm glad you guys are home and OK. It affects each person differently. I wonder why. I count myself to be one of the very lucky ones. Did the trip wear you out, Susan? You found another Henderson gal? That makes five of us now! We'll have quite a club here.

Yes, I am home and doing okay. I feel one of the lucky ones, too, actually. I know the pain could be so much worse and that there could have been complications and there weren't. That makes me lucky. Yes, the trip home was a bit wearing; however I think that is because I didn't plan ahead enough and forgot to pack anything protein-wise for the trip home ... luckily we stopped in Baker at Big Boys and they had Soup that I was able to convince the manager to give me mostly broth and I was able to "nurse" that on the way home and that helped ... I'm hoping the massive headaches I have been having will dissipate tomorrow ... then I'll feel great! I'll got your Nexium, I'll get in touch with you tomorrow and figure out a good time to deliver it.

Ruthi you sound just like me. I only had pain the night of the surgery from the gas pain in the left shoulder. By morning it was gone and I was bored. I didn't know anyone so I just played on Dr. Campos' computer and went walking around outside trying to get my cell phone to work.

I could have easily gone back to work on Monday but went back tues. I had a lot of trouble sipping Water and liquids because I just wanted to guzzle it down. It was hard to sip and not drink fast. I drank everything they gave me, and tried to force myself to go slow.

I really felt like I didn't have surgery either, other than during the night of surgery day.