I am back

Nov 16, 2015

Hello from the other side of the surgery!  My surgery was on Wednesday, (11/11) so I guess I'm 5 days post-op.  I'm feeling pretty good, considering.  I stayed in the hospital until Saturday and I'm still adjusting here at home.  My surgeon said my surgery went perfectly with no bumps or surprises - YAY!  Only bad news is that I contracted Pink Eye while I was in the hospital - Ugh!  An incredibly strange thing happened, too.  I was in the recovery room, waking up from anesthesia and I heard a familiar name being said next to me, behind the curtain... I said, "Did they just say *name*?" and the nurse looked at me like she couldn't really say anything (HIPPA) and she finally said, "Do you know somebody by that name?" and I said, "Yes, that's my maiden name!"  lol  It turned out to be my cousin Missy having the same procedure!  What are the odds?!?!  

My eyeballs don't know that my stomach is 85% smaller, so these 1/4 cup servings seem ridiculous, but my stomach is pleased with them.  I've had a hard time "forcing" myself to eat, but I'm moving right along.  I can't wait for the incisions to heal up - they hurt and I'm tired of sleeping on my back!  lol  I have been putting a big ice pack on my stomach and that seems to be helping with the swelling and pain.  I haven't weighed myself since the day of surgery.  I never realized how much air I used to swallow!  I sure realize it now!  I get painful air bubbles and I just sit there and pat on my stomach and it helps, but people look at me like I'm an idiot, but I don't even care.  lol  A huge adjustment for me is drinking slowly.  I was a "chugger" before, and now I have to drink slow, one swallow at a time.  Oye!  

Well, that's the latest and greatest from here!  

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