So I am now a bandster!! I couldn't be happier! I had a wonderful experience with Dr. kirshenbaum at the office, and the surgical center. The nurses were so sweet! I woke up from the drugs, and had a hard time getting back to being coherent. I asked for my husband right away, but she wouldn't let him come back until I ate some ice chips. I was a little grumpy about that, cuz all I wanted was him. So I finally took the ice chips and she let him back, and had him make sure that I ate a popsicle. It still took me a while to wake up enough to get to a chair, and sat there for another 30 minutes. Then back to the hotel we went. To be honest, I don't remember a whole lot more about that day. The next day we packed up and headed out. I know, I know, the day after surgery is a bad travel day. But we returned the rental car, I thought the driver of the shuttle was hitting every bump on purpose!! I was almost crying when we finally got to the airport. Took my meds again, and found the ticketing line. DH had me sit until they needed me too, and then they had a very nice gentleman bring a wheelchair for me. They pushed me right past the line for security and we got to cut through. Then I got to ride a nice cart to our terminal. The plane ride was pretty awful, because there is a lot of turbulence between SLC and Denver. But I asked for a belt extension so that I could wrap my pillow around me, to soften the bumps. I thought I would be mortified asking for one, but at that point I really didn't care who saw. So we arrive in SLC and I figure that the walk from our terminal to the pick up area would help with the gas(SLC is not a huge airport). We got our bags and met my SIL and went home. So here I am 3 days after surgery and doing pretty good. I still have gas pains, but they are getting better.

DH says he never wants to see me in this much pain again, and I told him it will be more painful, and more recovery time when I have a baby, so this is his trial run Anyway, I think I may try to sick with clears again today, just to see how it goes. I tried a bite of jello last night and felt quite a bit of pressure in my chest.

Lost another pound today. That makes 10 since starting the preop diet.:smile2: