Jennyfromtheblock13
Surgery
Feb 22, 2010
Just wanted to post and tell everyone that I so appreciated everyone's support right now and while I was in the hospital. To come home and read all my nice comments and posts was so special. I am feeling better each day. The pain gets less and less. I still have some trouble getting comfortable when I sleep as I am normally a side/belly sleeper which just is not possible right now. I got a really bad knot in the back of my neck while in the hospital which has caused me most of my pain, and I have some pretty severe arthritis in my neck, shoulders and lower back which was tough for me cause when you are laying in bed in one position for a while it tends to get really stiff and sore. But the walking helped me alot, along with the good pain meds they give you. LOL....I finally managed to start moving the gas on Friday night and into Saturday....my stomach was rumbling so much....
TMI - my stools were so loose and I was afraid that now that they started to move they weren't going to stop, but by Sunday they were back to being much better.....My surgeon had a bit of a hard time getting through my abdominal wall as I guess it was very thick and that is where most of my fat was (I have a much heavier upper belly than lower) so he had to push really hard to get the instruments in, lots of bruising, but he said once he was in then he didn't see much fat around my organs or deep into my body, which is a good thing.....much healthier to not have a lot of fat around your organs.......I also had a hiatal hernia that they had to repair in order to proceed with the surgery as well. They had considered taking my gall bladder at the same time, as I was having some trouble over the last couple of years, but at the last minute before surgery we agreed that it would put significant more risk for infection during the surgery and if I wasn't having frequent attacks now then it would be safer to wait.....
So surgery went well, he made my pouch slightly smaller than normal so I have had some trouble getting in all that the diet says I should.....I sip, sip, sip but it is really hard. This fact almost kept me in the hospital an extra day, but by Saturday I was doing better. As the swelling goes down and I get used to everything it seems to be a bit better. Giving myself the blood thiner needle has been ok too...I don't really feel the needle and it is not as a bad as I thought it would be. I practiced in the hospital before I left and it was easy......
Anyway, again thanks for the support and love and I look forward to having all my questions answered as they arise on this wild ride.......
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About Me
Fort Erie, ON, XX
Location
27.4
BMI
Surgery
02/17/2010
Surgery Date
Oct 08, 2009
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