Hi all. I'm home from the hospital and wanted to send an update. Surgery went great and I was up walking 2 laps of my floor last night. The nurse said she had never seen anyone do as well as me. She said my positive and excited attitude surely helped! My pain never got above 2 or 3 and I needed very little pain meds. I'm off them now and don't even feel the need for Tylenol. Last night 3 ice chips made me nauseated, but today I kept down about 4 oz of liquids. I do have a drain in my abdomen that will not come out until next Thursday (ick) and I have to give myself anti blood clot shots daily for 2 weeks, but they are not as scary as I thought they would be. Now I just need the gas to pass (pun intended).

All said and done, I feel great for what I've been through, and lost 12 pounds pre op. I will keep up with updates in the Post Op Forum. Thank you for all the support and info. This Forum is great, and I hope to pay it forward.

For those whose Journey is ahead, all Journey are different - stay positive. Re what to take to the Hospital, Im glad I took my robe (which I kept on during my stay) because the will be getting you up to walk, and with the IV, keeping it on worked best in the cold hospital. Chapstick was a great tip too.

Hi all. I'm home from the hospital and wanted to send an update. Surgery went great and I was up walking 2 laps of my floor last night. The nurse said she had never seen anyone do as well as me. She said my positive and excited attitude surely helped! My pain never got above 2 or 3 and I needed very little pain meds. I'm off them now and don't even feel the need for Tylenol. Last night 3 ice chips made me nauseated, but today I kept down about 4 oz of liquids. I do have a drain in my abdomen that will not come out until next Thursday (ick) and I have to give myself anti blood clot shots daily for 2 weeks, but they are not as scary as I thought they would be. Now I just need the gas to pass (pun intended).
All said and done, I feel great for what I've been through, and lost 12 pounds pre op. I will keep up with updates in the Post Op Forum. Thank you for all the support and info. This Forum is great, and I hope to pay it forward.
For those whose Journey is ahead, all Journey are different - stay positive. Re what to take to the Hospital, Im glad I took my robe (which I kept on during my stay) because the will be getting you up to walk, and with the IV, keeping it on worked best in the cold hospital. Chapstick was a great tip too.

Congratulations. I go in on Monday. I'm super excited and nervous.

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2 minutes ago, readytorunagain said:

Congratulations. I go in on Monday. I'm super excited and nervous.

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Good luck and keep us posted!

Other than the shots, sounds like things went well for you, congrats! I go in on Tuesday. See you on the losers bench!

Good for you!!! I hope you have a fast recovery!!