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I'm here in my hotel room, newly banded!

I went in yesterday - my surgery was scheduled for 10, but the dr was running quite a bit behind, so I didn't get done til around noon.

He told my husband the surgery was "extremely routine" and that everything went well.

When I woke up I was pretty sore, but felt ok. They were getting ready to get me up and moving so I could be released, but when they gave me the pain meds, it really knocked me on my ass. I ended up not getting out til almost 7. Got back to the hotel, still very uncomfortable, couldn't find a good position in bed, and really wanted to kick myself for getting surgery. This morning, though, I'm feeling MUCH better. Like a totally different person from yesterday. Whew.

I've only been taking 1/3 dose of the pain meds, because I do NOT want to go through what I went through yesterday again EVER. 1/3 seems to be plenty for me, so I'm going with it.

My husband is here in the hotel with me, he's going to do a couple hours of work while I lounge around in bed with my laptop, then we are going to make the 3 hour trek home in crappy weather.

Good luck to the rest of the VVs! I hope your surgery goes as smoothly as mine did!

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YEAH, have a safe trip home, and take it easy, every day gets better!!!

Welcome to the banded side of life!!! it is great to be here!

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Congratulations on your band. Hope you had a safe trip home and are enjoying some good quiet rest time at home.

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Good luck in your surgery StLouisgal. Where are you having surgery? I'm from Troy, Mo. & I'm seeking surgery at DuPaul. JohnC

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Thanks for the well wishes, everyone! I'm still having some trouble sleeping, as I expected as I am normally a tummy sleeper. But, otherwise I guess I'm doing ok. Trying to sip Water through the day. I haven't eaten much of anything, maybe 1/3 cup of Soup broth, 4 or 5 bites of yogurt and half a packet of cream of wheat (and we were out of milk so it was just the Cereal lol).

It's not that I can't eat, I just really don't feel the need to. This morning I'm having a medifast chai to try to get some nutrients and Protein in me.

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Good luck in your surgery StLouisgal. Where are you having surgery? I'm from Troy, Mo. & I'm seeking surgery at DuPaul. JohnC

I am having my surgery at DePaul with Dr. Scott. I'll let you know next week how it went. Have to be at the hospital at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

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