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So I had my surgery yesterday morning at 7:30am. So far it has been a trip. No complications or anything but I have been struggling with the pain meds... morphine knocks me out completely, as does the liquid vicodin... so I am not quite sure what I can take when I get home. I may just pick up some liquid tylenol and use my vicodin sparingly... mostly at night or when I'm with taking a nap.

Other than that I am up and walking around, contemplating a shower and they are thinking that I will be going home today.

The only annoying part???? They weighed me this morning and I gain 5lbs overnight. <_<

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It's great to hear your doing good! From what I heard the weight gain after surgery is usually due to all the fluids they give you. Please Continue to keep us posted...you are the losers bench now:-)

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Don't worry I was up too, keep in mind that Re pumping you with a TON of IV fluids, I've been home for a little less than 24 hours and have lost most of the Fluid retention I put on at hospital 10-13th. Chin up, if they let you take a shower you'll feel like a new person.

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Congrats!!

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Yay!! for going home!! Congratulations, I'm so glad everything went well!

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Congratulations! Glad u are doing well. :-) don't worry about the pounds. They will come off.

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Hi There! Just wondering how you're doing now that you're a week out!??? Hope all is well!

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I'm doing well :) so far I'm down a total of 21 pounds since my surgery date and 33 lbs since I started with the consultation. I'm supposed to be on the soft food stage but I'm not even getting down enough fluids yet so I'm not pushing it especially since it's really uncomfortable to even eat 2 oz of soft pureed Soup. I feel good though, plenty of energy, minimal dizzy spells and getting down my Vitamins and sleeping when I'm tired. Everyone in my house currently has the stomach flu so I'm just trying my hardest not to catch that since it could very easily put me in the hospital.

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