I have not gotten around to posting about my surgery day, so I'll do a quickie.

We got to the surgery center at 6a.m. and I was in surgery by 7:30, I was nervous and very emotional, thankfully time went by very quickly and before I knew it I was waking up in the recovery room.

So, that's when reality set in.

I was in a LOT of pain and freezing cold, I was shaking and shivering so much that my body was aching, they put two warm blankets on me and it still did nothing for me, my shoulders and chest hurt the most, once the pain meds. kicked in for the pain I was still dealing with the gas pain.

I asked myself "What have I done???"

I walked, had the yucky cocktail and X-ray and by 10:45 I was in the car going home.

The first two days were very bad for me, and I kept thinking about all of the people posting here right after surgery, some post and blog as soon as they get home...I felt very discouraged, I had to stay on top of the pain medicine just to get a little relief.

My turn around day was day five, that is when I felt like myself and could get in/out of bed and chairs on my own.

I was on clear liquids for five days, yesterday I started soft foods and I was a happy girl!

All in all, it's been a lot tougher than I ever thought it would be, but I am still glad I had the surgery.

I'm down eight pounds since my surgery.