Today I got behind the wheel again. I even put on a pair of blue jeans. My size 20s are fitting much more loosely now. Feels great. Now that I can eat/drink with little to no discomfort, I have to continually remind myself to do so slowly. Sometimes I just pick up my water bottle and take a huge gulp as if nothing's changed. Then, I'm reminded by a huge SPLAT in my stomach that things have changed a little. I was tempted to get on the elliptical today, but I didn't want to do things too quickly. I decided if I tolerated driving today, then tomorrow I would give the elliptical a go. I'm sure it will be an exhilirating 2 minutes, haha. I've tried to give an accurate blow by blow of the first week post op. Hopefully it was helpful. It certainly was better than I'd ever imagined. I was fortunate to have an uneventful recovery. I'm going to try to blog weekly from here on out. I'll be going back to work February 25th, so my busy lifestyle will resume. Yippy.

Wow sounds like you are having a great recovery!! I can only pray for a similar one. How much time did you take off from work? I'm only planning on taking 1 week and I'm getting nervous that its not going to be enough. I'm a graphic designer so I just sit at a desk all day. I'm still pending insurance approval but schedule for surgery on April 15.

Wow sounds like you are having a great recovery!! I can only pray for a similar one. How much time did you take off from work? I'm only planning on taking 1 week and I'm getting nervous that its not going to be enough. I'm a graphic designer so I just sit at a desk all day. I'm still pending insurance approval but schedule for surgery on April 15.

I took 2 weeks off work. I'm an rn. I do a lot of heavy lifting and pulling throughout the day. If I had a desk job, I would have been able to go back after 1 week. That's just based on how well my recovery went. Good luck on your journey!