Tomorrow's the BIG day and I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure nerves will kick in later. My surgery is scheduled at 8:45am so I have to arrive at 6:45am. I probably won't rest much tonight with all the excitement. I'm about to start a new and healthier chapter in my life.........................

Hello All,

Surgery went well. I arrived home last evening and slept most of the day. Thanks for all of your prayers!!!

Glad to hear all went well! Same with mine. They kicked me out of postop after 30 minutes and took me to a room because I was doing so well. Slept for another two hours there. I kept them ahead of schedule the rest of the time. Walked an hour earlier than they had planned. Ate an hour earlier than planned and managed to get discharged 2 hours sooner than planned.

Once the general anesthetic wore off, I was feeling fine. No pain at all. No difficulty coughing...didn't even have to hold a pillow to my stomach. They said they didn't put pain meds in my IV because when they asked me in post op how bad the pain was on a scale of 1 to 5, I said, "Zero?"

My headache finally went away sometime last night and I woke up with sore muscles this morning but still no need of pain medicine. I'm taking it easy, but I did come back to work this morning where I'm moving around 'slowly' so I don't over exert and keeping to the under 5# lifting limit...but I absolutely feel so much better now that I'm moving around this morning. I can feel the gas pains trying to take hold, but the moving is helping with them.

Amazingly, I haven't had anything solid to eat since late Sunday and I'm not hungry at all...which is a good thing since I'm on broth, tea and crystal light through Friday. :drool:

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Wow! Amazing, you sound great! We're about the same age and I'm looking at a Jan date and I was concerned about how long I would be out. I really didn't want to waste a lot of vacation or sick time. Hope all continues to go well and let us know how your doing!!!!:drool:

Wow! Amazing, you sound great! We're about the same age and I'm looking at a Jan date and I was concerned about how long I would be out. I really didn't want to waste a lot of vacation or sick time. Hope all continues to go well and let us know how your doing!!!!:thumbup:

I've had only a couple surgeries in my life (appendix and c-section) but found with both that I healed faster and felt better if I didn't lay around in bed. By mid-day yesterday my muscles were kind of tight in my neck and stomach but I didn't even bother with the pain meds they gave me. I just took some liquid tylenol and was good to go.

I worked 3 hours yesterday morning, went home and took a 2 hour nap and then went back and worked for another two hours (I own my own business) before heading home and taking it easy for the rest of the evening. I just puttered around the kitchen making some chicken Soup for the family (and stealing some of the broth off the top for my own dinner).

This morning, I don't even feel like I've had surgery...except for when I cough or laugh and then it's just minimal discomfort. No hunger or cravings and I haven't had a fill but I've noticed I do have to drink slowly or I feel like it's backing up. I'd guess from the internal swelling around the band.

I am soooo glad I had this surgery. Just having the band is a motivator in itself.

Hang in there. The days will fly by and it will be January before you know it!

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