OK, so surgery is over!! On the whole, process wasn't bad. Got to the hospital, got the IV put in pretty quickly and next thing I knew I was in recovery. Pain wasn't too bad in the hospital. Honestly, the worst pain for me has been neck, upper back and resulting headache I believe from tension and being in bed for the better part of 2 days. I have a bit of shoulder pain and incision pain. On a scale of 1-10, I'd give it a 2 or 3 with meds and a 5/6 when they wear off. No problem bending over but difficult to get up from sitting/ laying down. Lungs feel a little tight from the tube maybe but that's getting better and I had TOTAL cotton mouth for the first day. I would NEVER be able to go back to work today as I've seen some people do. I took a week and I may even extend it a couple of days. Just to be safe AND b/c I'm sipping ALL day long it seems. I was told my surgery went perfectly with no problems so I'm pleased with that. Just starting to feel a bit better/ more alert now, hence the blog entry. Time for more liquids!!

hello, i'm glad to hear that everything went perfect for u. I am looking for a doc., here in indiana. Any thing u can share about , u know like what to look foward to.

oh how long is te process before the surgery?

Congratulations! Happy Birthday!

Congratulations. Hope your day goes well today. Keep us "soon to be bandsters" posted.

Congratulations Bander. Keep sipping and stay ahead on the pain meds. Feel better soon. -BG