Home From Hernia Repair

Well boys, I am home today from yet another hernia repair, one of the many I have had both pre and post WLS.  This time, the surgeon (who also did my RNY) used a bio-mesh, which if I understand correctly, is fabricated from human cadaver.....yummy!!  But apparantly, your body is supposed to accept it better, and there is less chance of rejection or infection.  We'll see, I have high hopes that this will be the last time.  I cant keep going for the rest  of my life worrying about a hernia repair every one to two years.

I feel pretty good and I'm able to get around fairly well.  Funny how easier things are post-op when your 250 pounds lighter.

So, there'll be no gym and no beach (at least the swimming part) for me for a few weeks.  I'll soften up a bit and lose my tan, but now I know how to handle it as far as eating.  I'll be back in the thick of things in no time.

Also, I have a 25 year high school reunion coming up in mid October.  When I graduated from high school, I was around 250 and 5'10".  Now I am 195 and 6'.  If most of them only knew how bad it got for me in between (I weighed almost 500 pounds in 1997).  Should get a few dropped jaws regardless.

Take care fella's.

John

They might not recognize you now that you're taller

Have fun at the reunion.  That's a great accomplishment by the way

Glad your on the mend. C'ya Bob

Good to hear from you and glad you are OK.

Lou 

Sorry to hear about your problems with hernias... Glad you are doing better and you know there will be some jaw dropping at your reunion!

I wish I could have gotten my surgery a while back as my 20th reunion was just last week... would have been nice to go and have noone recognize the "skinny" guy.