glad your home. Everything feels better at home. I know you feel overwhelmed right now... we all did. Just remember that each day you will feel a little better. If things don't improve for you call Dr Raftopolous I'm sure he will want to know if you are miserable and not getting your fluids in.
This shall pass.. Will keep you in my thoughts.
Hugs, Kathy

Well, I made it - 5.5 hours of surgery on Friday - home on Sunday. I'm not a happy person right now and just keep telling myself - this will be over eventually. I had diarreah for two days that kept me from sleeping - it was absolutely disgusting - I'd be sitting in the chair and thinking oh no I better hurry - get to the bathroom and nothing would come out - then I'd walk around get the sensation - nothing - get tired from walking so I'd sit down and have to go again - it was relentless for hours and hours and hours living like that and then trying to keep track of getting the stupid 1 ounce in every 15 minutes - emptying that disgusting drain - which leaked all over the place - nasty, nasty, nasty - the entire process is just not pleasant for me, at least the severe pain has somewhat subsided to dull pain so I know I'm on the mend....

Just wanted to let whoever cares know I survived.

 Best of luck tomorrow.

Can I ask what the bowel prep is for? Is that because you're having RNY? I'm having VSG and I don't have to do a bowel prep. Should I ask my doc?

Speedy recovery!

Thanks Kathy!
 

I wish you all the best for a very uneventful surgery and a speedy, relatively pain free recovery.

Things to bring with you...

*Chap stick for dry lips.
*Slip on slippers or sandals for the walking around post op
*A very loose nightgown or tee shirt for after your first shower. (I had Aranow and stayed three days)
*A big tee shirt to wear under your elastic band thing so you don't get irritated.
*Ask for an extra pair of white support socks/hose things...I washed a pair every night and hung to air dry and had hubby help me put a fresh pair on..it just felt so good to go to bed with clean feet.
*Your own flavor of Chrystal Lite if the hosp doesn't have what you like.
*  I didn't like Chrystal Lite, so, I had the nurse bring me ho****er in one cup and a two decaf tea bags and another cup of ice and splenda packets...I brewed both bags in the same cup to make a strong cup and then put in the splenda and then poured it over the ice and had my own decaf iced tea.
*Have some bottles of Smar****er at home for afterwards..I swore and still swear by this as it's just plain old water, but has electrolytes in it and I felt it replenished what I'd lost from surgery and the trauma of surgery/recovery/anesthesia, etc.
*You won't want to do much reading, etc in the hospital...I didn't...I didn't bother with books,etc.  You may want to bring your iPod and headphones for your own music, tho..just be careful not to have it ripped off.

If you have a handsome 26ish guy nurse named Mark taking care of you...he's my nephew, tell him I said I treat you extra special!

Here's to being a HUGE loser!!!

Paula