SimplySandy
Four weeks post op
Aug 22, 2010
Time flies when you are having fun! I say fun because I have been soooo very delighted that none of my fears have been realized. Being "ancient" AND disabled I had imagined it would be impossible for me to get in and out of bed without assistance.....WRONG, right after recovery I was able to get in and out of bed and later in the day do a short walk. I had imagined I would have to deal with tremendous pain...WRONG. The pain never got over a #3 and after discharge from hospital didn't need to take any pain meds for the surgery. I had expected to have problems with vomiting (my daughter did for MONTHS)...WRONG. So my only advice for any pre ops reading this is that everyone is soooo different. Do exactly what the surgeon tells you prior to surgery and after surgery while in the hospital do what the nurses tell you. Follow doctor orders upon going home. I know this won't guarantee that every thing will be a breeze but I'm hoping that everyone that has surgery has my type of recovery.I never have been given a goal weight by my doctor nor have I had a magic number to aim for as my goal. My goal was to rid myself of diabetic meds and high blood pressure meds.....I have not taken any diabetic meds since my release from the hospital and stopped taking HBP meds four days after. Soooooo now I'm losing weight and that is just the ICING ON THE CAKE....my bonus!
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About Me
Stockton, CA
Location
24.0
BMI
Surgery
07/22/2010
Surgery Date
Mar 20, 2010
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