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8 days out....
I'm 8 days post op and starting to feel a little better. I'll be so grateful when the drain comes out on Tuesday. I hate this thing. I have to say, my emotions are all over the board. I know this will get better, it's just incredibly hard right now. I have decided to not gloss over facts if someone asks me about this surgery. It's rough, it's hard, and it's a rollercoaster. I do remember things - like my ng tube coming out - horrible. I was told this was similiar to the pain from lap gall bladder - not so. I've now had both and this one is more painful. However, I've already lost 20 pounds so I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I just feel that almost everyone I talked to at work glossed over the bad stuff and focused on the end result. I feel you should be ready for both good and bad. Another bad...the pain of taking pills. Eeeee. No more than two in an hour - well no wonder. It fills you up...you are literally stuffed. But the pain involved in swallowing said pill. Geez, they could've warned a girl. Having said this I am so anxious to get past this indecisive point - me asking myself why on earth I did this at least 30 times a day. Is it worth it? Yes. Pre-surgery I was a raging Diabetic on both insulin and pills daily. Prior to leaving the hospital the doctor took me off insulin and I'm currently taking 1 pill a day. He said soon I'll be off this as well. I had a few goals going in ... to feel better, to lose the diabetes, to look better, and to be more confident. So, 1 of those is almost achieved. I can't wait until the day they say the diabetes is completely gone. As I write this, I realize I've soothed some of my own fears. I know this is a good thing, it's just a huge adjustment. The bad comes with the good, and I'll get over this period. 1 Comment(s)
Comment by macymoo on Mar 15, 2008 at 08:25am
I am so glad that someone else said what I have been thinking all along - everyone focuses on the good and "forgets" how it is in the beginning. It IS rough. It is such a huge change. I have also questioned why I did this. I will be glad when we both get to the point where we just see the good and "forget" how bad it was in the beginning!
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