Has my surgery yesterday at 12:30 in Concord, NC. I feel pretty good right now. Moderate pain just above my belly button. Unfortunately they just weighed me and I was up 10 lbs from yesterday right before surgery. I know this is a lot of water weight, leg compression pads, etc.....but still. Walked some last night and it felt pretty good. The biggest pain is not being allowed to drink anything yet. My mouth is so dry and pasty. They did give me some mouth swabs so I can swab with a little water. All in all, so far so good! Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers!

Congratulations! I was up walking around right after surgery even though everyone was freaking out.

The weight is fluids and from inflamation it will go away.

Hated the swabs, nastier than the yucky mouth to me. I had to wait until late the next day after the test to see if there were any leaks then they moved me to chicken broth- YUMMY- NOT! Don't ever want to see it again.

You will be fine, Enjoy the journey to a new you

<div>My yucky mouth was the part I didn't like post op. The next morning they said that I could brush with plain Water and not swallow. I gained 5 lbs. before I left. Now I'm in the hotel drinking some broth.</div>

nothing to drink Really?!!!!

I was given all the ice chips and water I wanted,which i drank alot,and before i left the hospital the next day they gave me jello,couldnt eat much ,but i tried

Congratulations on your surgery! I also gained a few lbs from all the Water they pump you up with.

I also wasn't allowed anything until I did my leak test. They gave me ice chips & said I could swish them & then spit them out. LOL I just skipped them as it is hard to swish ice chips without them melting & swallowing it!

I had my surgery on May 10 in Concord also. I had some complications and ended up in the hospital for two weeks. First time on scale after surgery I was up twenty two pounds I believe. It is finally off and then some. I loved the swabs but only dipped in ice water. The first drink I took I was so happy to take but it felt so different. I hope you have a speedy recovery!!

Thanks everyone.... I am home from the hospital now and am feeling pretty good. I am still a little sore but not bad. I also am so relieved that I haven't had any gas pains that so many people wrote about. I am still retaining a lot of fluid so my weight is still up. I hope that being up more and being more active will help that. I am tolerating water/crystal light better and had some chicken broth last night that tasted very good. I am going to start on the protein shakes today and see how that goes.