I'm FREE, Free at last!!!!!

No all joking aside, I am home. The staff at William Beaumont was wonderful , But I left the second that I could. They put me in a room with a B***H that cried and whined ALL NIGHT!!! Even with the PDA, I could not sleep at all. As soon as I heard that she was staying I was OUT...... So home was rough a bit. But I feel pretty good based on situation. Hey some odd questions, 1. How long till you pasted a bowel movement? 2. What is with all the gas???? The food sucks but we all knew it would. The sugar free stuff with splenda has been OK though. Thanks for all the prayers and such you are the best!!!! Jen T

Welcome back. I wish you a speedy recovery. BTW - what is a pda? What was rough about going home? I'm thinking about my pending wls and the return home.

I had my first bowel movement in some gas station bathroom on the way home! LOL it wasnt pretty, it was explosive. And the gas is killing me! Gas-X is my best friend right now!! ~Nicole

1. On the third day at the hospital, I had some loose dark stool. The doctor assured me that was normal and that the Fleet's would continue to affect me for some days. Things are still, loose, but less like diarhhea about 11 days post op. 2. The gas is probably the CO2 they used to pump you up with. I had no clue it would be so...special either. The more you walk, the more it will come out and leave you alone. Again, I am finding that has settled in the last two days. I call it "farting your way to better health." It's one of those things you might as well laugh about. And a good reason I'm glad I didn't have to go back to the office right away. The gas can also give you a flu like nasty feeling that subsides as it does. Sugar free popsicles are the bomb. Load up with a few. Best, Gano

The PDA is where you give yourself the drugs after surgery by pushing that cool little button..... I still have not a bowel and it has been since Tuesday. The gasis amazing and my sill hubby makes me laugh about it! That hurts!!!! Jen T 5 Days Post OP