im doin good

Hey everyone , I am down at Anitas right now in Elmira, I just got released from the hospital today , surgery went great..

Took them an hour to do it,, thats it,... he said my insides were all perfect made it very simple to do .... and i have lost 8lbs so far.. woo ****** hoo.... im very sore and weak still of course, i have a gernade drain stickin out of my stomach and its hurts a bit... and 5 other small incisions......

I was not able to get released sooner cuz on wed. i went down for my upper gi ...leak test to see if i had any leaks and stuff.. well no leaks.. but the fluids stayed right in my stomach ..and didnt drain down to the intestines, so i had to stay 2 extra days... it didnt drain cuz it was too swollen still.. but now im sipping my liquids, havin a bit of jello here and there and just taking it really slow,.... i will get back on here when i get home,, i will be home tuesday after my post op appt. ..... talk to you all laters!!!!

Bridget

Bridget, Welcome to the loser's bench! I am glad to hear that you are doing well and on the road to recovery. Once that drain comes out you will feel much better. Keep us up to date on your recovery, may it be swift! Hugs, Lisa

Congrats Bridgette!  Can't wait to see pictures of you in six months. 

I learned something new....I did not know that bypass patients would have a drain stickin out :O

Tim, I actually had 2 drains at home for a week post-op. Ask your surgeon, each doc performs the procedure a little different. Good luck, Lisa

Tim, Dr Clarke and Dr Singh usually do not send their patients home with the drain, they take it out before you leave.  Just ask him!!!

Tim, As Kristy said everyone has a drain.    Mine was removed the next afternoon after surgery.   Although it is my undertanding that most are removed the day you go home.   Of course each doctor and individual are different.   But that is how it went for me.

Good luck!

Michelle.

I never had a drain, this is a surgeon prefereence and sometimes depends on how the surgery goes..

Bridget, Great news!!  Don't overdo...every day gets better...I'm so happy its over for you...:o) Rosemary