Thank you and Congratulations to you too! Isn't it wonderful that so many of us are getting healthier! I do not mind hearing about you , in fact, I enjoy hearing from any and all. Keep smiling and keep me up on your PH visit! ((hugs)) Rain Spirit

Congradulations Peral Glad your back and feeling better. Sounds like your surgery part went awsome!!!! Those UTI's will get you everytime. I was afraid of that happening myself. But I got lucky. Glad your home, post when you feel like it. Charlotte

I had laproscopic RNY surgery tuesday morning, 2/06/07 and 8:30am. I went to the surgery check in at 6:30 with my husband and his best friend (to keep him company while he waited) I changed out of all my clothes. I was on my period so they had me keep panties on with a pad. I'd had a tampon but they made me switch. I got a shot in the abdomen from an RN. It was an anti-coagulant named lovenox. He checked my vitals and told me what my procedures were going to be that day. Then we waited a while. A gurney came for me, and my visitors were cut loose to wait. I was taken to a pre-surgery room where I got an IV. My veins had been dodging everyone for a few weeks working up to this, so a few failed IV attempts left my arms bruised darkly in several places. They finally got one to stick in my hand. I should mention this wasn't their fault, or mine.. my veins just weren't playing nice. I met the anastesiologist, an OR nurse, and the surgeron's resident, but my surgeon, Dr. Ali didn't come to visit me. I wasn't scared. I didn't cry, or fret. I was making sure I stayed calm. They put me under, and I don't remember when or how. I just remember waking up in the recovery room. Nothing hurt, I became very lucid very quickly and there were lots of remarks on how well everything had gone and on how well I was talking and acting. I had told them I was going to get a LOT of visitors that night, so they kept me in this recovery room for 3 hours! while they got me a solo room. The recovery room was very noisy, but worth the pay off of having a private room. My parents, my best friend, his girlfriend, my husband, his best friend and all ton of my co-workers all came to see me that night. I couldn't have anything to drink or eat, or swabs or anything, but I didn't mind it too much. I was very lucid and aware, and laughing and having fun with my visitors. I got up to walk on three separate occasions the day of my surgery. People came and checked on me all the time and did various tests. It was my first overnight hospital stay ever. The next morning I got up at 5 am and walked a LOT. Probably for half an hour. Later in the day I had to drink 16 oz of water or jello before I could go home. I plugged away at those liquids until I'd hit goal. I sat up a bit in the hospital chair, and my husband came back to visit me before noon. My surgeon resident came to visit me and said I was doing awesome, and later my surgeon Dr. Ali came by and gave me my walking papers. I'd consumed 18 Oz of liquid, and walked 7 times for at least 10 minutes each. I was free to go home. So, my hospital stay was as short as possible, and my recovery was as good as is possible. I'm a goal case, so far. The car ride home was the worst part of it all so far. I've been home with no complication and no nausea or vomiting since last Wednesday. I get my staples out in two days. I drink two 8 oz protein and soy milk shakes every day to hit the 60 grams of protein they want from me, and then I just drink water and watered down split pea soup the rest of the day. I take all my meds, and today I walked around my entire block with my mother. I still can't wipe my own behind yet, my husband or mother has had to do it for me. My mom comes to stay at my house during the day while my husband is at work. I'm going to the gym tonight for the first time tonight to see what I weigh. My husband is super curious, because my skin has gotten very loose. I'd lost 25 lbs before the surgery, and I'll post later with my total loss once I've weighed again. I'll answer any questions any one has, but I have to admit I've had SERO problems at ALL, so my case is both ideal, and boring. I don't know a lot about how to battle nausea, pain etc.

Congrats on your surgery. I hope all is good with you and you heal quickly! I know what you mean when you say it's been rough. I'm one week out and I'm going nuts with the liquid diet right now. But I know it's all a mind game, and you are surely right when you say it will all be worth it! Keep looking forward to the end reward I say!! Take Care and best wishes to you and to be a great loser!!! Jennifer R

Hey everyone I have missed you guys so much!! I have had it so rough since my surgery. My surgery was very successful and I recovered so fast and was out the hospital within 4 days of having open rny. But 3 days after I came home, I got so so so sick I thought I was going to die! I had a UTI and it was no fun so they admitted me for another 4 days because in the beginning they did not know what was wrong but I couldn't keep anything down and my stomach and back just hurt non-stop. The ambulance came to get me because I was too sick to even walk to the car. I haven't updated my blog yet and I probably won't get a chance to do that until tomorrow. It's been a little over two weeks and I've lost 16 pounds so far so that makes me feel good but I paid the price for it. I'm on a soft diet already and I just love it. My tummy likes whatever I put in it and it don't complain or even rumble for that fact. I get in all my water and protein for the day but I walk around all day feeling like the Goodyear Blimp because I'm soooooooo full. Can't wait to hear from you guys. Pearl