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WOW, THERE IS SO MUCH THAT HAPPENED I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. I GUESS THE BEGINNING WOULD BE GOOD. MY MOM AND I LEFT FOR GAINESVILLE AROUND 4:30 IN THE MORNING ARRIVED AT SHANDS HOSPITAL ABOUT 6:15 IN THE MORNING (GO FIGURE, i AM LATE TO EVERYTHING) THEY CALLED US BACK AS A GROUP AT ABOUT 6:30, THERE WAS ABOUT SEVEN OF US GETTING BANDED AT THE SAME TIME. ALL OF THE PREPARATION FOR SURGERY WENT GOOD, THE NURSE STARTED AN I.V. ON ME AND SHE GOT IT ON THE FIRST TRY (YEAH GRACE) I AM A VERY HARD STICK, AND MY VEINS ARE VERY HARD TO FIND SO GRACE DID A SUPER JOB. SO EVERYTHING IS DONE AND NOW i AM READY TO GO BACK TO HAVE THE SURGERY, THIS IS WHERE THINGS GET KINDA UGLY BECAUSE ME BEING THE DRAMA QUEEN THAT i AM FREAKED OUT WHEN THE ANESTHETIST WAS HOLDING THE MASK OVER MY FACE. I KEPT TURNING MY HEAD TRYING TO MAKE HIM MOVE IT BECAUSE I FELT AS IF I WAS SUFFOCATING. THE NEXT THINGI KNEW i WAS WAKING UP IN THE RECOVERY ROOM FEELING SOMEONE SNATCH A TUBE FROM OUT OF MY NOSE. SO FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 5 HOURS I WAS OFF TO MY ROOM, I WAS IN MINIMAL PAIN I DID HAVE A MORPHINE PUMP THAT I COULD USE EVERY 6 MINUTES AND IT KEPT ME QUITE COMFORTABLE. SO NOW IT IS TIME TO TRY SOME liquids, OUCH IT FELT LIKE EVERY TIME I TOOK A SIP WHAT EVER I SWALLOWED WAS SITTING ON TOP OF A GAS BUBBLE, OH BOY DID I FEEL EXTREMELY BLOATED. THE DR SAID THAT WAS FROM THE GAS THAT THEY USED TO PUT ME OUT AND MY BODY WILL EVENTUALLY ABSORB IT, WELL IT HAS BEE 5 HOURS SINCE I LEFT THE HOSPITAL AND I STILL FEEL BLOATED!!!!! I DO NOT FEEL HUNGRY AT ALL, THIS IS THE LONGEST I HAVE EVER GONE WITH OUT FEELING HUNGRY. WELL I AM NOT GOING TO BORE YOU ALL WITH ALL THE DETAILS, JUST KNOW ALL WENT WELL AND THERE WAS NO ISSUES CONCERNING MY LIVER, IN FACT DOC SAID THAT MY LIVER LOOKED VERY HEALTHY AND WAS NOT FATTY AT ALL. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY MOTHER WHO WAS THERE WITH ME DURING THE ENTIRE TIME AND THANKS TO MY DAD AND MY SPECIAL FRIEND JUDY FOR KEEPING MY CHILDREN WHILE I WAS AWAY

I AM ON THE LOOSERS BENCH NOW!!!

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congrats you are on the loosers bench now sounds like your surgery went great.i lost 19lbs during the first 2 weeks post-op. thank goodness i was not hungry i was suprise myself.wishing you a speedy recovery. sil.

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