Done and done!

[barefootinablacksea 0]

Well it's day six after getting my sleeve done on Monday the 28th!

I got back on Thursday night and was relieved to be home but didn't much feel like staring at a computer screen to do any updates, lol. The worst part was the initial waking up period in post-op care - bleugh! But overall it was pretty easy going. They kept me in a little longer than I think they would normally cause my BP and pulse was a bit high but I passed the leaks CT scan and all was well. So now I have to go back to them my GP in like a week to see if my BP and pulse is still running high. If so it turns out I'm tachycardic and I've got a whole n'other ball of wax to deal with *sigh*. I'll just take it as it comes.

It's funny how quickly my perception changed of what I could and couldn't get in - I remember laughing at the Radiologist when he said he wanted me to drink two cups of the dye :001_wub:. I probably looked at him like he was crazy! It'll get harder to measure my eating though, I know, once I'm actually able to eat something - well - edible rather than Soup. The hospital started me on full liquids on the second day after my op which I thought was a bit absurd - especially cause the soup was gloopy and gelatinous. I mostly just stuck to my Water and juices anyway.

I'm still at that stage where it aches to yawn deeply:thumbdown:. And my incisions are a bit sore after taking the dressings off - but I haven't taken any kind of analgesics for 3 days now, it's more manageable than the flu.

Back at work already today and tomorrow (I'm a glutton for punishment, I know) but then I have another 5 days of rest and recuperation. Best news is - I was weighed in pre-op and cause I have been too lazy to get new batteries for our scales at home I was half expecting to see no change there when lo and behold I'd lost 9kgs in the two week pre-op diet (roughly 20pds). I blushed so brightly after my initial shock:scared0:! So that's good and I'm looking forward to that but I'm considering leaving the batteries out of the scales for a little longer just to surprise myself.

Thanks for the advice that everyone's given me - I'm sure I'll need some more pretty damn soon...

[Malaika 50]

Sounds like you're doing well ... hang in there, every day gets easier ... and we'll be here anytime you need us -- just ask!