Surgery went well and the staff at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay were fabulous. I'm pretty tired but am doing well otherwise. I've been trying to get rid of this excess gas, but am sure that will come with time. I was in the hospital 2 days in all. The first day I felt like I had been hit with a Mack truck, but after that, I started doing well. I walked quite a bit and kept all my liquids down and felt no nausea. Dr. Johnson said he had to reroute some vessels during the surgery since some were short but all went well. I'm just very happy to be back home and am trying to take it easy. If anyone has any suggestions for making life easier, let me know.

Well, I have 4 days left until the big day. It seemed like last week went on forever and this week is just flying by!  I had my pre-op appointment yesterday and that went well. I had some blood drawn and my prescriptions called in. Dr. Johnson has me taking 2 different antibiotics the night before the surgery and then a month's worth of Lovenox after I get home from the hospital. That should be fun having to give myself injections. Oh well, as long as it helps to prevent blood clots I am happy.

This whole liquid diet totally sucks so far. I'm having the most awful time trying to stick to it. I realize I will be on liquids pretty much for a while after surgery, but at least I won't be hungry then. My sister-in-law had the surgery almost 2 years ago and she said it is soooo much easier with the liquids after the surgery. I'm just tired of feeling like I am starving. On an up note though, I feel pretty good and have lost about 11 lbs, woohoo!

Well, I need to clean house and cook for everyone else. I shall post again after surgery.