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Is there a gernal location for where it would be placed? I kind of picked up the habit of holding my stomach, so I want to make sure I quit touching places before I do something to it. I'm pretty serious when I say I can't wait for the surgeon to show me where it is! haha Had 5 incisions btw.

Shop in any store. Cross my legs Not be the fat friend Run without feeling self conscious Ride roller coasters again. Fit in kiddy rides with my sister if I have to. Purchase AND wear rain boots! Cross my legs indian style! Get a piggy back ride from my boyfriend without killing him. Not get diabetes Be able to show off my 331 picture and say yeah that's me, just a different sized me. Show off the tattoo I want on my thigh. Not be laughed at for wearing a skirt in public. ( It happened recently) Race my siblings in parking lots and lose to the 4 year old purposely. Be happy in my skin..be happier in my healthy skin! I want children one day. I want to be my moms motivation for once. She's always been my hero and my biggest inspiration, she sacrificed her surgery so I could have mine and I'd love to see her lose weight with me. Travel comfortably in an airplane. Skydive...maybe! Couch25k

5/11/12 Tossed and turned all night, fought with my bf most of the night for not telling me he flew in okay. (Terrified of flying). Finally slept for maybe 3 hours. Woke up before my alarm and was ready by 530. Woke my mom up at 545, she shouldve been up. Then left the house for 6am. Got to the hosptial right on time at 630 and changed into my gown, nothing but socks and gown . By 745 my tests had been run my IV was in and I was being wheeled off to the I guess pre operating room. Waiting room I suppose, where I waited for my pregnancy test results to come in..told the anesthesialogist my cycle hadnt come back around since January. This is normal but precaution precaution. I met another anesthesia person and she told me I'd be taking a trip to Hawaii and everyone that went on her trips came back. She put something in my IV and I wanted so bad to ask " What if I'm still nervous?" But by this point I wasn't anymore. By about 830 I was being wheeled off to the operating room. I changed beds and they took my original one away and I was off to Hawaii. Once I awoke it looked to be about 11 30ish. I heard then say my surgery took 1 hour 45 minutes, they had repaired a hiatal hernia and I was A okay. Quick note: I was very nervous to be seen naked by however many people, but I was out like a lamp before the gown even moved! Eventually I was returned to my original room where a girl and her parents were on the other side, did'nt like them any! Mom had left for a few, when she came back a nurse gave me a shot of Dilaudid and the doctor had come to see me. By 1230 I was able to change my clothes and get outta there. I feel like I slept for two days straight. I was prescribed Percocet, which made me very tired. I was in and out, mostly out all of Friday. I eventually made it from my moms bed to my living room. My room was upstairs, far too far from the bathroom to go up there. And thats where I have been camped since Friday night. Made a few videos since surgery, found my scale, down 9 lbs. And I'm typing this from work. I've been a bit sore and I'm having a hard time getting rid of the gas but overall I'm just fine! Did my make-up today and everything

I forget what I ate, but I cheated two days before my surgery and was fine. You'll be fine, just try to control the food intake for a while. Soon enough you'll be eating it again, in smaller portions of course. Good Luck!

Finally got to step on the scale. About 2 days before surgery I was 307. Today I'm 297! Sooo happy to finally be out of the 300+!!!

So, I'm aloud to shower today but idk how. haha I'm not sure if I should take the bandages off or what eep any advice??

I resorted to sleeping in my living room since Friday, I was finally able to get up from the couch in less than 5 minutes this morning. They repaired a hiatal hernia so I'm assuming that's why there's so much pain in my upper abdomen. I can't tell where my stomach is haha as odd as it is to say, but there's a pain in the lower right side and in the middle on the right side. Taking deep breathes slowly now. Still sore but not taking the meds until I notice I can't take a single deep breath. Had a few popsicles today, my moms making cream of wheat for me for breakfast. Back to work tomorrow, hopefully I'm walking a little faster by then.