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Officially home! I just loved the hospital that much, so I went back for a little visit LOL. It will just take the ribs a few weeks to heal up. Thanks for everyone's support. ((hugs)) to all! -BG

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i know you hadnt told your children about your banding how did you explain your hospital stay? i am glad to hear you are home that has to be a good feeling to know everyting is good AND your own bed!!

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Good news! So glad you're home and recovering.

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Thin- I told the kids I had a hiatal hernia. I was (almost) hoping they'd find one in there (that's how bad I hate lying). My kids are older so they've heard about hernias before and they thought it was 'no big deal'. I'm SO SO SO glad I didn't tell anyone else anything...after re-landing in the hospital my MIL and FIL (nurse and Dr.) would have forced us to cancel the graduation party (I have NO doubt, none, they're like that). They are going wonder why I'm catering for the first time LOL.

Wish me luck hiding all the 'tracks' on my hands (I can wear a long sleeve shirt for the arms), they're black and blue with needle marks everywhere (they took a lot of blood and 'missed' a few times). I look like a junkie...I'm thinking foundation and a few band aids.

I was allowed to take off my bandages and steri strips today. The tiniest incision (just below my L breast and a little toward the center) is by far the most knarley (sp?) and is really bruised up...it's right ontop of my last rib, so now the rib problem is making more sense. I just don't get why it would take 4 days to have problems? Oh well.

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Hi BG! I haven't been on here for a few days, so have just read this thread. Sorry to hear about your experiences, but SO glad you're home again. Take care!

X

P.S I didn't thank you for your lovely messages before my surgery. I wrote a huge reply and then it disappeared into cyberspace. I was just home from hospital and v. tired, so I thought I'd get round to writing again later. I went back to work yesterday, so the time just never came! Sorry about that. And thank-you!

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Hey B_G, take good care of yourself!! There's only one of you!! Your in my prayers!! DB11

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Hey BG, glad to hear everything is OK, welcome home and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! hopefully everything is smooth sailing from here on out. I felt completely normal at 2 weeks. and all my (3) small scars are barely noticeable except for the larger port one, it looked like a pizza cutter was used!! lol it is looking better, but not like the others...

glad they didnt find anything too serious!!

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