Surgery 9/24 was a breeze!

[HeidiA 31]

Everything went well; I was ready to get up and walk two hours post-op, but they had me wait 5 hours. The discomfort (aka pain) was manageable and truly not a problem. They offered me pain meds and I took them. I'm up sitting in a chair now, with a foot-stool and working on Sudoku and Priscilla Shirer's The Resolution for Women. Good stuff.

[Pillar2butterfly 391]

Great job!!! Walk, walk, walk,...it really does help so much!

[The Candidate 3,215]

Wonderful news! A great start to a fantastic new life!

[borg/assimilated 576]

Wonderful! It continues to get easier as the days go by. I also think Priscilla Shirer's books are full of wisdom, about to start Armor of God. Wishing you continued speedy recovery.

[BairwithMe 144]

That is great!! love to hear from people that have very recently had the surgery. I am having this on 10/19 so getting closer and love to hear about how people are feeling right after. thank you!! God bless..

[wildcat74 44]

Hi! I had my surgery 9/21, and I'm so happy I did! I was given a patch for nausea, and some pain medication, but only had to take that a few days. I gained 6.5 pounds in the hospital from all the fluids I was getting, but that's off now plus 3 more! I'm looking forward to getting new clothes soon, and/or wearing some of the smaller sizes I have in my closet. Good luck to everyone, we're on an awesome journey!!

[HeidiA 31]

Update - it's now 3 days post-op and I'm doing well. I'm down 12 pounds since my weigh-in 2 days before surgery and I'm already feeling better. The pain has subsided and is now just a dull ache. I'm sipping Water all day and have made Gelatin using sugar-free fruit juice, gelatin packets and Protein Powder. I just nibble one square at a time. No hunger pangs whatsoever (yay), but I know it's important to get Protein and nutrients, so I also opened 3 WLS Vitamin capsules and poured them into a glass and mixed it with about 2-3 ounces of water and sipped it (it was awful!) lol ran fevers of 99.1 to 99.5 for 3 days (perfectly normal since body is healing 5 incision points plus the stomach), but now temp has stabilized and is normal. Incision areas are all healing well, swelling is down (but not gone); I'm still being very careful. My doc recommended I not be alone for at least 1 week after surgery so I have someone here at all times, just to be one the safe side. All-in-all - I think it went well and I think I'm doing exceptionally well!