ok my peeps, i am one day after getten my sleeve on i havent been able to sleep much i think its a combo of the meds and the hospital enviroment. i havent had any complications so far. (knock on wood) i really love this hospital even though its hard to sleep. all of the staff here are really sweet and kind. they seem like they really care about how you are feeling. it is a big change from the last hospital i stayed in when i had diverticulitis.

so i will keep everyone posted on how im doing, im gonna go for a walk right now. ttyl

glad to hear things are going so well!! It is hard to sleep in the hospital!

ok my peeps, i am one day after getten my sleeve on i havent been able to sleep much i think its a combo of the meds and the hospital enviroment. i havent had any complications so far. (knock on wood) i really love this hospital even though its hard to sleep. all of the staff here are really sweet and kind. they seem like they really care about how you are feeling. it is a big change from the last hospital i stayed in when i had diverticulitis.

so i will keep everyone posted on how im doing, im gonna go for a walk right now. ttyl

Congratulations!!!! Your journey is just beginning!!!

thanks ladies!

Nice to hear from you so soon...and you are walking too! Yay. Welcome to the losers bench.

Congrats!! Glad to hear u r doing good

Great to hear you are doing well! Keep it up!

Welcome to the other side!!!!! Enjoy the journey!!

Best wishes for a smooth recovery!

thank you !

loven my sleeve

Great! Congrats ! Remind me again which hospital?

it was san juaquine in bakersfield, its a religous hospital, run by the 7th day adventists. i was unsure at first if i wanted to go to a "religous" hospital, but i tell you what, that hospital rocks! they have valle parking for you. you have not only your own personal nurse, but then you have a nurses assistant that does everything for you, then the person who brings your food comes in on the start of their shift and writes their name on the board for you as well as their personal number that you can reach them at if you need anything. not only does the food person have their own phone, your nurse, the assistant, the charge nurse, and anyone else that you need to reach at anytime, for anything. they are so organized and really make you feel special the entire time you are there. i remember for my whole stay i was saying "i cant believe this is a hospital, you guys are so wonderful" i really would recomend them to anyone!

I am so happy to hear you are doing so well 1 day after surgery! I was wondering, wow are you feeling? my left lower abdomen is killing me. my doctor said its the mucles that are making me sore, but, its SO painful! My incision sites are fine! Just my lower stomach is so so so sore. Do you feel any pain there? I was sleeved wednesday.

i do get some pain in my lower tummy but not all the time. it kinda comes and goes. i was able to go to my kids belting cerimony today and nobody could tell i just had surgery this week. everyday gets better. im not like all the other people that say they didnt need their pain meds either. some people are really strong, and that is great for them. for me i would rather not feel any pain and there is no shame in that. studies show that when people are on medicines that help them with their pain relief they heal faster, because they move around more. more movement equals more blood flow and more blood flow equals faster healing! congrats on your sleeve, and im sure that you will be feeling better and over that hump very soon!