I thought I would post an update on my surgery. I'll be one week post-op tomorrow. Everything went fantastically well.

I had the procedure on Monday and was released from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. I have had very little pain, even in the hospital, and didn't ask for pain meds after they removed my morphine pump on Tuesday morning. I was up and walking on Monday afternoon, and did my best to walk a few laps around the hallway every 2-3 hours as proscribed by my doctor. I swear, that makes all the difference in the world!

I'm convinced that my surgeon, Dr. Wier, is the most compassionate, caring surgeon around. I would highly recommend him! We had a great, funny moment in the hospital when Dr. Wier came by on rounds on Wednesday and found me talking to @hirskborn, another of his patients, who was there visiting me. The look on his face was priceless.

Thank you to everyone for your kind words when I last posted about my journey to having this surgery. Through VSTalk, I have made at least one RL friend in addition to a supportive online community. This forum is invaluable.

Before she died, I promised my mom I would have this done by the end of the year, and I have.

Great!!! I needed that!!! My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow.

Good luck to you tomorrow! You are doing something great for yourself. :biggrin2:

Great!!! I needed that!!! My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow.

I'm so glad to see that you followed through on the surgery! And, I'm thrilled that you let us know how it went! You have had a lot of changes this last couple of years and you still have a great attitude. I'm looking forward to watching you shrink!

Congrats I'm so glad to hear that you had such a positive experience! My surgeon was okay, but doesn't have the bedside manner I was hoping for He didn't actually do rounds, he only swung by because I was having an issue with the pain meds.

Because of VST I have also met two people in RL that are good friends One of them actually used the same surgeon at the same hospital with the same insurance and is right around the same age as well! This really is an awesome resource

Also, congrats on fulfilling your promise. I bet you can't beat that feeling!

Congrats on your Surgery and how well it went. I also had my surgery on Monday the 28th and i feel amazing, slight lightheaded after being active for awhile but other then that, im golden....

Congrats and welcome to the LOSERS bench!