I find it hard to believe that on day 5 of Post op I feel Incredible. If you have read my previous postings, I quit smoking after 32 years a few weeks, maybe a month prior to surgery, took the nicotine patch off the day before starting the liquid diet, and went through the 5 day liquid diet with no, nicotine, or food, and did not cheat, it sucked hard core! However, on the liquid diet I was allowed to have my oh so precious coffee, once I had surgery they did not give me any coffee at the hospital, only deface tea, eww nasty stuff, wouldn't drink it if you paid me. So now I am 5 days post op, no smoking, no Patches, no caffeine, and no food for 10 days and I have never felt better in my life! I am home since yesterday evening, oh how great it felt to take a full shower rather than washing myself down with wet wash clothes at the hospital, oh how great it felt to sleep in my own bed ( those hospital beds were killing my back), Oh how great it is to pee in the toilette rather than the pee jar, followed by applause, "oh you Pee'd, Great for you!, How much did you pee?"

I will address this in another post that is more fitting, but I need to make a very strong shout out to my surgeon Dr DiBenedetto of Western Bariactrics of NY, this guy has been spot on 100% perfect with everything.

That is so awesome!!! I hope when I'm five days out I can say the samething. I'll be sleeved on monday.

Deb

I love your positive attitude!!!! I believe your mental attitude plays a major role in the healing process. I'm schedule for this upcoming week and pray I feel as great as you. P.M.A.= Positive Mental Attitude!!!!

Yeah for you! You are on your way to a whole new life...congratulations on all of your hard work. You tackled a lot of things at once; food, caffeine and nicotine...wow!

Good luck to Deb with your surgery on Monday! We will look forward to hearing from you on how your post op goes. :regular_smile:

You Rock!!! That is awesome that you are doing so well. I pray I have such a great outlook after my surgery. I'm on the schedule for Mar 16th. Yea me!!

I can so relate! There is nothing more fun than rock hard beds and pee jars! NOT. Glad you are doing well and feeling so great. It will keep getting better.