Surgery Complete

Nov 09, 2009

Well, I'm back at work. (take a week off please)....I had surgery on Thursday 11/5/09 and afterwards, I felt pretty good. There was some pain, but that's to be expected with major surgery. I made sure that I stayed ahead of the pain though. Nurses were giving me pain medicine and nausea medicine.....constantly. The popsicles and shakes were pretty good. I was discharged on Saturday evening. The nurses were awesome. They understood everything and encouraged me to walk. That's my best advice. Don't wallow in the fact that you had surgery. Get up and walk. You'll feel better quicker.

The only issue I'm having is trying to drink the required amount of liquid. If it was up to me, I wouldn't drink anything, because I'm not hungry.....AT ALL!...BUT I know I need to drink something to stay healthy.  I'm so glad I chose this surgery, I don't have to worry about 'band slippage" or "nutrional issues" like with the gastric. I know I still have to get vitamins etc....but this was the best choice for me....

Overall.....I FEEL ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!

Dr. Brengman was so great. So encouraging. Answered all my questions and my husbands....lol.....because he had a lot of them.

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