update 9 days post surgery
So I ended up in the ER on Christmas Eve... turns out I was allergic to the staples, but it was too soon to take them out so they loaded me with benadryl, pepcid (apparently it's an antihistamine), and Kefalexin (sp?) and sent me home. Today I had my post op exam and he removed the staples ( was upset they didn't do it when I was in the ER) he is making a report on the staples because I guess he's seen this twice in his career and both in the last month. He thinks the staple manufacturer is making them differently or there was a bad batch? Anyway, they came out today and I'm still doing the Benadryl cuz the itching and inflamation is horrible. I'm down 13 pounds in 9 days (when you don't eat, it's easy LOL) AND today they increased my diet. I'm on soft foods for a couple weeks. He told me on my way home to stop and get a Wendy's chili. I did, ate half a cup and I was FULL !!!! It tasted sooooo good too !!! It's weird though to go from living to eat, to eating to live. So different !