Hey everybody! Mydate is 8-21-08 and I was wondering.....

Carolina_Gal · August 6, 2008

the surgery is on a Thursday and I took Friday, Sat. Sun., Mon and Tue off from work. Do you think I will feel better by then? How long until you can drive? Do you need to put medicine on those cuts on your belly? I am sooo thankful that insurance approved me (I worked my tail off to get all of that together), and I have a family that supports me......I will start the liquid diet tomorrow. Thank you everybody for the help that you offer me and each other. Have a good one!:cry_smile:

brown bear · August 6, 2008

I had surgery on Wednesday and drove myself to work the following Monday (desk job). I was a little tired but it was fine. Different doctors use different closure methods on incisions so he will tell you if you need to do anything to yours. Mine were closed with durabond (like super glue) and I did nothing to them, it just finally wore off.

Good luck! You'll love it, this is great!

slim2be · August 6, 2008

You'll probably be able to drive....my Dr. said not to drive for 5 days. You'll probably also be feeling better, the only thing is that you might be tired. I'm a side and tummy sleeper and wasn't able to do that until night 10 post-op. That's when I was able to finally get a good nights sleep again. Prior to that, I was tired because I hardly got any sleep. I know everybody's different and maybe you'll be able to sleep fine, but if not, just know it won't last forever. Good luck with your surgery and the recovery!

Lisa :cry_smile:

realmccoy · August 6, 2008

I had surgery on Thursday afternoon and went to work on Tuesday Morning to a desk job. I felt fine, just a little tired. Stopped taking my pain meds on Saturday after surgery (they made me tired). Driving was no problem 2 days after surgery. You should be fine! Best wishes to you-let us know how it went!