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I have already starteed walking some. I don't go back to work till friday. I have heard that alot of Dr,s tell women not to wear underwire bras for some time after surgery. My guess is there is some reason for the placement because that seems a pretty comon complaint. I am going to the boat and RV show with my brother today. we will see how I feel when we get back. Chris

so, I guess the movie was pretty good too?? You are right kelly Preston is smokin!! Chris

No, it doesn't really protrude, but I can feel it there. Kinda like a big lump. Like I said, I probably have alot more of my weight around my middle so it is hidden. I can only eat about 1/2 cup of food before I feel a golf ball in my throat. I am sure it is because he squeezed the 10cc band on for me. trust me, I am not complaining. Here is something else to try, canned beef in beef broth prueed. just enough to cew on, but still teeny pieces. I am practicing eating VERY slow today. Chris

OK, My wife came up with another really tastey shake for me this AM. 1 cup nonfat milk, vannilla protien powder 1 scoop, 1/4 fresh energy protien bar 3 spoonfuls of nonfat yougurt, sprinkle of splenda. Mix in the blender till bar is beat to death haha! Tastes awsome. It is alot to drink in one sitting, but it has 44 grams of protien! Chris

hey all, I slept all throught the night last night and woke up feeling GREAT!!!!! Not real sure how this happened, but i went in on the scale this AM and was 6LBS DOWN!!!! I don't know if it will stay, I am not gonna adjust my ticker till tomorow but HOLY COW!! what a boost! To say I am feeling better this AM is such an understatement! I really do feel great. No golfball in the middle of my chest, no port pain to speak of, it is awsome! Pam, Steph is a grade School teacher. She teaches all day Kindergarden right now but has taught all the primary grades. She truely is one of the most creative people I have ever met. Well we agreed to watch the neighbors kids today, 13,10,9months Shoould be ab interesting day Chris

Hey Rowdy, How was the premiere??? Chris

Pam, yeah, my port area is pretty red and angry looking. I can feel the place the port is at but I know Dr Ganser placed the port DEEP because of my activity level. I also carry most of my weight in my middle so it covers it up. So long as it doesn't get hot I would not worry too much. I just had the best tasting snack. Some fat free yougurt, baby food apples and cherry with cinimon on it (Steph's concoction!!) I am having some problems eating too fast right now, I really need to work on that. Congrats on your approval NVgirl, that seems quick! Get the list of stuff you need to do and start plugging away at it. It will make the time go by quicker. See ya all Chris

Good to hear feom you Pam, went out for a walk today. Walked about 20 minutes and got pretty winded. Got a couple of movies for this afternoon. Chris

I am on day 3 of recovery. It is not too bad at all. Keep up on yuor pain meds the first couple of days. The worst is the port area just like everyone says. It is very tender. I was given ice chips as soon as I was out of recovery and Water right after that. They had me up walking as soon as I was in second stage recovery adn was home in about 5 hours. I went walking at costco yesterday for quite a while. When I went to bed, I got some muscle spasms and ended up sleeping in a chair most of the night. Today I feel fine, so just don't over do it too quickly The liquid is so much better after surgery. Not even the same animal as before. I blended up a couple of different Campbels Soups and eat about a 1/2 cup at a time. I also eat a protien shake. This morning was protien powder, 1/2 bannana, 1/4 cup egg beaters, and 3 spoonfulls of no fat yougurt. Chris

Pam, glad to hear all is well!!! Had a very strange night last night. Went to bed as usual. My wife was in getting ready and I was falling asleep, all of a sudden I started getting really tight in my muscles around the port area! It just kept getting worse and worse till I had to get up an move around. Then I started gettin muscle cramps in my stomach! I ended up having to take some more Lortab and sitting in the chair in the livingroom for a few hours till I got relaxed. After about 1 am I got up and went and layed down in bed and slept the rest of the night. VERY STRANGE!!!! Guess I overdid it walking around last night! I got up this morning and went to the bathroom, weighed and thank God, I am back below my pre surgery weight!!! Everyone have a great day today! Pam TAKE IT EASY!!!!!!!!! Chris

Gail, Just trying to keep you up to date on what you might expect. I feel well enough today that we are going to go to costco tonight to do some shopping. I wanted to go on a walk, but as cold as it is, this will work better. I have not had any (real) pain meds all day, just tylenol. I have a feeling thet the Lortab is plugging me up so the sooner I can get off that the better. I may still take some tonight, but we will see Chris

no idea about the fax. can you email them?? I will pm you my home email

I dont know if there is any pros or cons, just makes a difference about the size of your stomach. I believe they try and get the smallest one on they can so you have more adjustment as you go along. CHRIS

BTW, don't be too suprised if you gain some weight right after surgery. I ended up 3 lbs heavier from all the fluidsand stuff. Today I am back down one of those Chris

My Mom snuck in and saw my Xray when I was in recovery after the Barium and she said the hole is TEENY!! I am sure it will go down as the swelling goes down. I do know that he was able to get a 10cc band on, but I guess it was a tight squeeze. If you see Tina in there today Pam (she was my nurse) tell her I said hi Chris

Rowdy, let us know how it is! It looks funny as all hell Chris

OMG!!! went to eat some more soup, ate about 3/4 of a 1/2 cup portion and I started getting full!!! I had to put it back and not finish it!! This has really got to be a first for me!!! Pam, how you doiing today Chris

Hey guys, Feeling pretty good today. Maybe we will have a god enough team here at Nevada to go and see a game or 2. BTW, who else here thinks that Wild Hoggs looks like the funniet movie yet this year??? Chris

slept all night last night. Woke up pretty sore but feel really god right now. Just started to eat my breakfast. 1/2 cup of beef barley soup. Chris

Cool, another one here. Pam, I have been eating about 1/2 cup at a time right now. I am not really measuring just kinda takingg in what feels OK. This morning I ate 2 1/2 cups of bean and bacon soup. Lunch was another 1/2 had the other kind with some yougurt and babyfood, maybe 1/4 cup all together and then just a bit ago had some sugar free butterschotch pudding. Drinking lots of water and nothing else. I took a whole dose of Lortab tonight to make it easier to sleep and now I itch all over:( Not sure why. It jus started all of a sudden. I am going to take some tylenol PM before bed. It has Benedril in is to help with the itches. NVGirl, You are gonna love Dr Ganser!! He is awsome!! Chris

Sorry for not posting more. Today was pretty good. My wife got me some bean and bacon soup and blended it up. It tasted great but hurt a little going down. I have not had too many gas pains today. Mostly my port area is real sore. I have been doing alot of pacing around, mostly cause I get tired of sitting and needed something to do. I took tylenol today instead of the scrip and it was OK. I started to get pretty sore so I went ahead ant took my scrip at dinner time. Felt well enough to go to my Mom's to get her wireless internet working. Spent about 2 hours over there cleaning up her comp. When we went to leave I slipped and fell on the ice and I thought both my wife and Mom were going to pass out! Didn't hurt me at all, just scared the crap out of them. Tonight for dinner I had Beef and barley soup, blended and a little yougurt with baby food applesauce. tasted great!! OK, now for the surgery. I would do this again in a second. Pain is not at all bad and the people at SCOR are great! If you have the chance, ask for Dr Mock for the anesthisioligist, he is awsome!! pam, congrats on the earlier date now, the sooner you get it done, the sooner you get on with the healing. Will be thinking about you tomorow Chris

applesauce was pretty good. SF Jello was better though. I am feeling alot better now that I have slept some. I have been using my wifes body pillow from when she was pregnant with DS. It makes it so I can sleep on my side. I am not sure how long I slept, I know it was a while cause of how tired I was. They let me go after I walked down the hall the second time. Didn't see a reason to stay any longer cause I have my own personal RN Chris

Been home since about 5:30 last night. Port is pretty painful, but the gas pains have decreased a bunch. Ate some SF Jello a bit ago. All in All I don't feel too bad now that I have gotten some rest. Thanks all Chris

Dr Mock was my anesthesiologist. He is awsome!! He was a specila request. My Mom LOVES the way his paitents come out of surgery. Just had a little bit of babyfood applesauce, was pretty nice Chris

Hey guys, I am back home and doing pretty good. GAS pains are pretty bad, but they come and go. The port is tender too. I tried to post from the SC but I could not get a good enough signal. Oh well Thanks for all the good thoughts Chris