May 20th Surgery Stories...

[~*leeann*~ 0]

well we have hit the one week mark (today is actually day 8 post op) ....how is everyone doing?

I hit a milestone last night...I was able to sleep on my right side for a couple hours..with the support of a pillow on my stomache. YAYAY! What a relief.

I am getting SOOOOOO Tired of Protein shakes its not even funny. Im still drinking them...but wow.

On a good note..I weighed this morning and I am down 11 lbs since surgery day. That is awesome! That makes 19 pounds since starting the Pre-Op Diet...I know I will hit a couple more pounds before the month is up. May has been a good month!!!

I am so ready for different foods...only 3 more days til i can have creamy Soups and mashed potatoes etc. (*my mouth is watering already*). I made dinner last night for my family...so that I could live through them...and i sipped on my broth. It was pretty funny.

Still having some gas pains on and off. Yesterday I had a pretty bad one. (if that is what it was...) It hurt to breathe. Anyone else still having this?

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[dispatchc15 3]

I arrived in Monterrey on Sunday nite May 17th about 6:30p. Meet with alma and nobody nobody could have been as nervous as I was. While in the meeting with Alma, Dr Zapata called me & was the most well spoke man I've ever spoken too, very very kind. My husband went with me we went to eat later that nite. I just pick I was still way to nervous to even eat. We went back to the hotel and he slept and I walk the floors. Santos pick us up at 5:45a.m. By then I was throwing up and I know it was just nervous. Got to the hospital everyone was so kind but I was scared to death I thought my heart was going to jump out. While the little nurse name Erika was pep me my Anesthesiologist Dr. Eduardo Ahumda came in and ask me what was wrong by this time I'm also crying. He was the sweetest thing. He held my hand and was just so sweet. I told him that thier was 2 things in life that I'm afraid of and that was snakes & needles. I know big chicken. Dr Ahumda said is that all, he told me that they would ONLY stick me one time to draw blood, IV & everything. I told him I had rolling veins and I didn't think so. But Erika did first try and never was stuck again. By then Dr Zapata was at other side of my bedside and he was sweet sweet too. He was telling me everything was going to be alright was just so kind. Believe me they won't have done that in the good ole USA. I got though surgery and it went well. My husband couldn't believe I had done it. My surgery was at 7a. and was in a room at 8:30 by 9 I was walking. THe shoulder pain was terrible but I got thought it in about 8 hrs. The nurses was very kind too. Never rang for the nurses station not once they came in to check on you. Our nurses here in the USA would have come to the door and looked at you like "you know you just had surgery and WHAT". Not in Monterrey you are treated like you are someone special. By 4p I was doing really really good walking, laughing just was good. I had a nurse by the name of Carla or Kayla I could have brought her home with me. She was the best nurse of all the nurses. All the monterrey nurses was sweet but she stood way way out there. I hated to see her go. She made that extra step for me or I felt like it was for me. The next morning I was walking in the hall about 6a and ran into Dr Zapata and he walked me back to my room and told me that he was come get me between surgeries for my x ray. Dr Zapata did and come got me and stayed with me though x rays and even walk me back to my room. We all said our goodbyes. Santos came got me around 12:30 and took us back to the hotel. I rested for awhile and then went to the mall. I meet Alma at 7p for last one check on me. If I have anything done to me as far as surgery I hope that I have it done in Monterrey.

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