It's Done!

 I am officially sleeved!  My husband and I left our home around 4 am and were at the hospital by 5:30.  My in-laws stayed overnight so that they could watch our two (almost 5 year old and 19 month old) kids while I'm in the hospital.  What a blessing to have their help.  It was hard to leave my babies behind, but a big part of me choosing this new way of life is for them.  I just have to keep reminding myself of that.

My surgery went off without a problem.  When i woke up my throat really hurt and I was sore.  I have struggled a bit with nausea and actually threw up just prior to going into the operating room.  I don't know if it was nerves, the effects of a nasty med I had taken earlier or a combination of the two.  Whatever the case, I'm glad it was before they cut me up rather than after!

Ive been able to get up and walk a couple of times and that has definitely helped with the discomfort. I am finally able to start some fluids.  I have had such a dry mouth today! I've also been resting/sleeping quite a bit.  I don't have a private room so there are quite a few people coming through here.

I hope all of today's VSGers are doing well and all the best who are coming up soon!

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Congrats! My surgery is Wedensday! I hope I fair as well as you did. Will let you know!

 Thanks!  Good luck on Wed!

 congratulations!  great news that you are coherent enough to actually type that!  

 LOL, I was really out of it all morning but the effects of the anasthesia and the other drugs are finally wearing off .  I am on morphine which is really helping to ease the pain and I'm feeling more human again. ;)

 So glad to hear things went so well...save me a seat on the loser's bench!  My turn is Wednesday.

 Thanks!  Saving a seat for you and looking forward to hearing how it goes!  Good luck!

I'm happy for you! My surgery is this Thursday. I hope that mine goes as well as yours.

 Thank you and all the best to you on Thursday!

Woohoo Congratulations and like Jessica I'm amazed you're able to type so rationally.  My first post op posting read like it was typed by a bird or something but not an english speaking human but in the moment I thought it was brilliant LOL!! (don't laugh!) You're doing great!