mstrina27

Hi mstrina, just wanted to send you a little message to say I'M BANDED!!! I had to be at the hospital at 5:30 this morning, and they took me back for surgery around 7:30, and I woke up by around 10:00. I don't remember anything in between those times. I'm feeling pretty good, the hardest part so far is getting up & down. The pain isn't near as bad as I had imagined. My throat was fine when I woke up, a little scratchy and dry mouth, and my stomach felt like I'd been punched a time or two, but that's it! They gave me some ice to suck on and I was up walking around by 11:00. They discharged me around 1:00. I even felt good enough to go into the drug store with my husband to pick up my meds.

I took a pain pill when I got home, and I slept for about an hour. I'm trying to get down my first protein shake, but I feel full so darn fast, I've only gotten half of it in over an hour.

I just wanted to say thank you for chatting with me about what to expect, and just being such positive support through this. I hope you are doing well and I'll post more later, maybe with some pics if I'm feeling up to it.

ttyl

Tonya