1 week post-op

Dec 11, 2009

OK, its been a week.
It finally happened, I didn't think it ever would....I told my husband that the first question that I am gonna ask you after surgery is "what did he do"

I was so afraid that I would have scar tissue or a previous hernia repair that would inhibit him from doing anything or maybe me just having the hernias repaired or maybe him not being able to get to the roux limb because of scar tissue...

I didn't even get to ask before my husband told me that I had the hernia in the belly button area and the one just below the breast bone, but what we didn't know was there were 3 more in between....so a total of 5...the Dr. opened  them all up to be one big one and fixed it as good as he could.....he also did the RNY....

I had 2 JP drains and a gastric tube along with a very long incision.....the JP drains were removed before i came home....yeah
I still have the gastric tube which i should have til early January...it hurts more than anything, well except my poor old back....

I will not lie, this procedure with the repairs and all hurt terribly....it is getting better everyday.

The icing on the cake is that Ive lost 15 lbs in this first week, i know it wont always be this good but I'll take what i can get.

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