Welcome Home and I am soooo jealous being I was supposed to have mine done on August 8th! But alas, it was not meant to be...oh, well! I will have it sometime! Take it easy, get lots of fluids and rest, and take your vicodin - love that stuff!! Michelle

Welcome home!!! Now rest up, drink those fluids, and expect the healing to take a while!!! I couldn't stand up straight for WEEKS after!! It's good that you can rest in your recliner, don't hurry to get back in bed - it hurts like crazy the first time ya try. Your stomach will be swollen for a while. Actually, my surgeon told me it takes 9 mths for the insides to heal and he's right!!! I'm five months out and still have days that it swells all up. But I must say I absolutely LOVE having a nice cute belly button! Laurie

Hi Maysters, Got home late last night from the hospital after my tummy tuck on Thursday. I'm typing with the help of lots of vicodin. The doctor took off 8 pounds of skin and fat, and found three small hernias that he repaired. My muscles and underlying fascia were in pretty bad shape, so the surgery was a bit of a challenge for the surgeon. I am happy to be home, and am taking my drugs every 4-6 hours. I've managed to sleep pretty well in my recliner, and relax as much as possible. Of course, I have two drains in, and lots of bandages under my binder. I can't see much of my new stomach, and I'm still swollen with excess IV fluids, so I don't know what it's all going to look like when I heal. Debra M.

Usually want you want as a minimum is a B50 complex. Better than that would be a B100 complex. The B50 would have 50 mcg/50mg of each of the various vitamins. The B100 would have 100 mcg/100 mg of each. I get the B100 capsules from the Vitamin Shoppe. They go down well with hot tea. The B complex tablets are notoriously big! How much B12 are you getting injected monthly? How many mcg? The B12 in the B complex doesn't count for anything. Do you know what your B12 levels are on your labs? You want it to be 800 or more. If the shot isn't raising you up enough you could always either get a shot more often or add a sublingual. They are inexpensive and very easy to take. We get ours at WalMart. Rexall brand. Dissolve quite quickly. The Vitamin Shoppe ones take FOREVER to dissolve. Also Trader Joes has a good one. askkathy.com - LOVE IT! You are most welcome, dahlink! Kathy

You are so brave Aliya. Id be so scared of meeting someone off the internet. Im not good at meeting new people anyways. Im too shy and quiet, pretty boring really. I guess thats why I dont get out much and only have one best friend, Terry. Well have fun and be careful, at least you are meeting in a really crowded area if he turns out to be a psycho! LOL! I dont see as many white guys with black females as the opposite but you never know who your soul mate will be right? Have a great day girl! Getting ready to head out to a family reunion. There will be more food than meets the eye. I am going to eat a light snack before leaving so I dont overeat. I made it the entire day yesterday without anything sweet,, shooting for day two. Candy