HOLY MACARONI! All and all things came off without a hitch. There are a few things that I wish they would have explained more or done differently.

1. If you have a hiatal hernia repair there is a chance you will be in a significant amount of discomfort.

2. There is more than one way to relieve gas than walking. A. Sit upright in bed and rock back and forth or in a cirular motion. B. Go to the bathroom, the natural posture will help your body relieve itself of gas. C. Sit in a rocking chair and GENTLY rock. D. Sit in a swivel chair and GENTLY swivel back and forth.

3. Its o.k. to tell you spouse how much you appreciate their support, ask them to hand you your meds and remote control and then ask them to sleep in a different room.

4. **It would be best to give me post-operative instructions before anesthia. I can't remember hardly a thing you said while I was waking up. I just paid 10k for that nap.

Also, no one told me that I would wake up weighing alot more than when I went to sleep. That was disconcerting since I had just been on the diet from hell for two weeks. Its just air and fluid, it comes back off in a couple of days. I went into surgery at 204lbs. The next morning I was 210lbs. The day after I was 206lbs. And today I weight in at 202lbs. So thats the way it went for me. The first couple of days was rough, but walk - walk - walk. Do something to get rid of the gas and you will feel so much better.

Watch out world, 'cause here I come!