Well....I just had my surgery on Tuesday and here it is Saturday evening and I am afraid to go to sleep. I was asleep earlier to night but then was woke up violently coughing. Those of you who have already had the surgery know that coughing is not your favorite thing in the world. It hurts!!! I means, really hurts! Anyway, so because it's the weekend and I'm not going to go back to sleep until I am sure it isn't going to happen again, I call the on-call doctor. Turns out that it is re-flux. Hmmmm...didn't see that coming. So - the on-call doctor just told me to sleep sitting up. So, after a while here I will once again try to go to sleep. Feeling a bit silly for calling the doctor again today (had an allergy issue earlier today), but at least he was kind and listened to me and gave me good advise.

I am thinking it is going to be a long night tonight. I was really hoping my weary husband would get a solid night of sleep tonight, but hey....take two right.

I will just continue to remind myself that this is going to be worth it, I can do this. Now I just have to remember the montra: Sip, Sip, Sip, Suck, Suck, Suck, Walk, Walk, Walk, Slow and Steady. I can do this! I CAN DO THIS! I WILL DO THIS!

Hi I was sleeved one day after you and I'm laughing at your mantra But as you know laughing does NOT feel so good either! Love your positive attitude though! Sip, Sip, Sip, Suck, Suck, Suck, Walk, Walk, Walk, Slow and Steady. I can do this! I CAN DO THIS! I WILL DO THIS!

Sip, Sip, Sip, Suck, Suck, Suck, Walk, Walk, Walk, Slow and Steady. I can do this! I CAN DO THIS! I WILL DO THIS!

Sorry you feel bad but gotta say I see a potential t- shirt here. Or maybe bariactric centers should have this written on their walls...of course in fancy script!

Maybe it's just me but I don't get it.. What is it you are suck suck sucking?

The only thing we can...sugar-free Popsicles.

Maybe it's just me but I don't get it.. What is it you are suck suck sucking?

The doctor gave me this breathing toy that I have to use 10 times an hour. Guess that would sound pretty funny if you didn't know what it was for.

Sip, Sip, Sip, Suck, Suck, Suck, Walk, Walk, Walk, Slow and Steady. I can do this! I CAN DO THIS! I WILL DO THIS!

Sorry you feel bad but gotta say I see a potential t- shirt here. Or maybe bariactric centers should have this written on their walls...of course in fancy script!

Thanks for the laugh! Love that! I think I should get the t-shirt made for the staff at the doctors office! HA!

Maybe it's just me but I don't get it.. What is it you are suck suck sucking?

The doctor gave me this breathing toy that I have to use 10 times an hour. Guess that would sound pretty funny if you didn't know what it was for.

Ahh the incentive barometer thing!! I didn't use that as much as I was supposed to, which would be why I forgot about it, I couldn't remember to use it when I had it! Lol

The doctor gave me this breathing toy that I have to use 10 times an hour. Guess that would sound pretty funny if you didn't know what it was for.

So that adds blow blow blow to the mantra?? :-P I definitely have to have the tee shirt now

That incentive spirometer is VITALLY important. I didn't get mine when I was supposed to and ended up readmitted to the hospital. And, it's suck, suck, suck -- not blow, blow, blow!

Mine is all blow, blow, blow. What they gave me is green......they call it a pickle. I think it's relatively new. It vibrates pretty dramatically will blowing in it. Supposed to break up the phlegm.