I will he having my surgery in a week; trying to do the liquid liver reduction diet during Xmas is a bit difficult and there has been some minor cheating but I have lost over 25 lbs already so I hope there is a bit more elbow room in there.I will be driving down to Plano from about 6 hours away; wife and son will be staying at a hotel close to the hospital. I just pray I will be able to drive home 3-4 days after getting out of the hospital.

Getting nervous as hell this week, but am still committed to getting this done.

Thanks for all the advice I have read in here over the last few days

We have a lot in common! I live in midland and had my sleeve done in Dallas with dr. Gonzalez. He and his staff are wonderful by the way. Midland is five and a half hours from downtown Dallas. My hubby and I stayed in a hotel the night before and he stayed with me both nights at hospital. I could have gone home after one night. I felt pretty good but still felt groggy somewhat from morphine. Since I lived so far away, I decided to stay a second night. Wouldn't hurt anyway. It is IMPERATIVE that you get out of the car on your way home once an hour and walk around for ten minutes. Blood clots can/will kill you!!! the ride home was a non issue for me. It felt good getting out of the car every hour. The ride itself was easy. I started on liquid hydrocodone the day after surgery. I have had three painful knee surgeries and I'm all about staying ahead of the pain. I took my pain med every four hours. That is as often as they would let me. There is no reason to be in pain if you can take pain meds. With that being said, I felt great from the minute I woke up from surgery except the two times I got a low grade fever. That is normal for me when I have surgery. The surgery just sat well with me. Not one time have I been nauseated. I am five weeks out and that still holds true. My doc is very conservative and I thank him for that. I would be happy to answer any questions. Who is your doctor???

I'm having surgery in Plano on the 29th! Dr. Roshek is my surgeon. Good luck!

We have a lot in common! I live in midland and had my sleeve done in Dallas with dr. Gonzalez. He and his staff are wonderful by the way. Midland is five and a half hours from downtown Dallas. My hubby and I stayed in a hotel the night before and he stayed with me both nights at hospital. I could have gone home after one night. I felt pretty good but still felt groggy somewhat from morphine. Since I lived so far away, I decided to stay a second night. Wouldn't hurt anyway. It is IMPERATIVE that you get out of the car on your way home once an hour and walk around for ten minutes. Blood clots can/will kill you!!! the ride home was a non issue for me. It felt good getting out of the car every hour. The ride itself was easy. I started on liquid hydrocodone the day after surgery. I have had three painful knee surgeries and I'm all about staying ahead of the pain. I took my pain med every four hours. That is as often as they would let me. There is no reason to be in pain if you can take pain meds. With that being said, I felt great from the minute I woke up from surgery except the two times I got a low grade fever. That is normal for me when I have surgery. The surgery just sat well with me. Not one time have I been nauseated. I am five weeks out and that still holds true. My doc is very conservative and I thank him for that. I would be happy to answer any questions. Who is your doctor??

Thanks, Dr Frenzel is my Dr