Well I had my surgery on Monday Sept 17th and everything went well no complications. I had a private room which was a nice surprise I was not sure what to expect. I was grateful for my pain medicine pump/button, they did take it away the day after surgery though. After my little magic button went away though they gave me liquid Percocet instead and it did fine. On the day of surgery I could not have anything to drink but they did give me a little sponge thing on a stick that I could dip in ice and swab my mouth with. I passed my leak test the following day and was able to start drinking liquids.

After my second night in the hospital I wanted to go home I was uncomfortable enough to want my own bed and bathroom and comfortable enough to feel ready to go home. So they released me at 11AM, I did take a shower at the hospital that was tiring but nice to feel showered.

I was on liquids only until my follow up appointment on Tuesday Sept 25^th. I actually felt weaker each day after surgery with no protein intake. At my follow up visit they removed my drain, I had a major gut cramp as I felt the drain snake through my innards and burning on the side they pulled they drain out, but it only lasted seconds thank goodness. After that visit I have been allowed to have pureed foods focusing on protein of course.

Now today is already Sunday the 30^th and I cannot believe it has been 2 weeks since surgery. I have only had one bad night so far, excruciating gas pains from about 1am until 4am. Still had gas pain after 4am but to a much lesser extent. So I am eating slower and taking smaller bites. I am already getting sick of cottage cheese and scrambled egg. I am feeling braver about experimenting a little more with food though, I have had Tuna pureed and mixed with a little mayo, pureed corn beef hash, pureed chicken, mashed potatoes with a sour cream sauce tonight (cooked in crock pot so my husband and I could eat the same thing, I just pureed mine.)

I am walking but not really any great distances just taking it slow for now and figure I will need to get into a real workout routine when I am released to be able to exercise at my 1 month follow up.

That’s all for now have been meaning to update and wanted to get some things down before I forget everything. Oh I almost forgot I had lost 10 pounds from my pre-op appointment on Sept 12^th to my follow up appointment on Sept 25^th.