Today is my SURGERY . 6 am

[JosieMac 20]

Good luck!!!

[kiki1196 101]

How are you doing?

[Diamondeyed 399]

All will be well...

[capeciw 18]

You will do great! The hardest part of all this for me was making the decision to go that morning. I nervously joked with my husband that we could just skip it and "go to breakfast". Those words tell the whole story of why I had to make that appointment. Congratulations you brave, beautiful woman!!!!!!!

[confidence 46]

Hope it all went well

[dat_sweetmami 81]

I DID IT. IM STILL A BIT OUT OF IT SO PARDON ME IF I MISPELL SOMETHING. IM STILL IN THE WHAT THE HECK DID I DO TO MYSELF STAGE. PLEASE TELL ME IT GETS BETTER FROM HERE. I EXPECTED TO BE MORROW UP AND ALERT WITHOUT PAIN BUT THAT WAS WISHFUL THINKING. THE GAS HAS BEEN HORRIBLE ...THE PAIN FROM BEING SO UNCOMFORTABLE IS SO AGONIZING. I DON'T FEEL LIKE DRINKING OR EATING. IS THIS NORMAL?

[tammy1970 20]

Completely normal! I felt the same way and today (now that I am home) I am feeling a lot better!

[Heyher 581]

It gets better. :-) I'm three weeks out and down almost 25 since surgery date. Pain gets better every day. Walk a lot to help with the gas pain. Try eating ice when they let you.

I woke up still in the OR thinking OMFG what did I just do??!?!? That was after having a few break downs in the pre op room. Every day you will notice a small improvement, and it will feel like a huge accomplishment.

Also don't be afraid to use pain meds if it is unbearable. Set a pain goal and work with the nurses to stay under that goal. I set mine at a 4 out if 10. Every four hours they would bring me my pain meds so I could stay ahead of the pain. It is horrible trying to play catch up.

Congrats on surgery!! :-)

[kiki1196 101]

Congrats! Yes, everything is completely normal and it gets a lot better every day. Stay strong!