I had my surgery about 36 hours ago. The surgeon ok'd me for discharge tonight. While I feel like a million bucks compared to yesterday, right now the best I can say is that I'm hanging in there. But oh so glad to be home.

The bariatric team at Eason Hospital was great, thank goodness.

I felt like death for the first few days home. I felt great, even practically ran out of the hospital. Then the drugs wore off about two minutes into the car ride home. Rest assured by day 3 things will be more tolerable, and by day 5 it will be almost unnoticeable.

My one piece of advice for every new post-op is to make a bed wedge by creating a pyramid of pillows and covering it with a blanket to prop yourself up with for the first few days. Every night, remove one pillow so you're a little lower and you should be able to sleep on your back and roll over within a week.

Welcome to the rest of your life! It is going to be great!!!

The first week I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Missed the IV Dilaudid. The bottle of liquid Vicodin and I became fast friends that first 10 days.

I promise, it WILL get better. And when u start sliding smaller jeans on, ull forget about all the pain!

Good luck!

IV Dilaudid is like nectar from the Gods!