Hi y'all, am 72 hours post op, feeling fine!!

Hey there DO IT!!!Im home, walking around, only took 1/2 darvocet today!!!Easy to get around, minimal discomfort, and minimal G tube drainage. Ate 1/4 cup cottage cheese, tsb applesauce for potassium and darvocet pills helps them go down smooth. Am sick of all the crap on cable!! Want to get out of the house. Took 2 showers since I 've been home. Surgery was Monday Morning, went home Tuesday at 3 pm!!!. I would do it over again in heartbeat. DONT give up, I was cancelled 6 times due to bed unavailability. Write soon!!! Mary T

Welcome home Mary, It sounds like you are doing wonderful. I hope to be doing as well this time next week. Good luck. Kim

Great, Mary, I am 2 weeks out and feeling great. Just started pureed protein today after 2 weeks of liquids. My surgeon is super strict about following his diet regime to the letter. Keep up the good work. Sue

Hey Mary. I had my surgery on January 17th and everything went well - no complications. I had the Roux-en-y laparoscopy and was out the day after surgery around 3:00 p.m. Can still only have liquids, but I'm looking forward to the soft diet. Aren't mashed potatoes wonderful! Congrats on your successful surgery. Rebecca

Hi Rebecca All is well. Still no pain pill since this morning. Walking around the house, washed some dishes too. I enjoy getting waited on. Hope I can get all my liquids in. Some minimal G tube drainage. Cant wait for potatoes too! Mary T

Hey rebecca, so glad your doing fine. wow---didnt think about mashed potatoes what a concept. wouldn't that be too heavy in the pouch? I am two weeks post op today and go for my 1st dr. visit tomorrow. hope he ups my food. protein drinks suck-yuck. take care and be patient....it really is so hard when your feeling ok and you want to do things. peggy

Glad to hear you are doing so well. i had my surgery (open) jan 5 2005. just past 2 weeks for me. lost 18lbs the first week, but have not weighed again yet. i am so bored with drinking protein shakes, any creative ideas for pureed/liquid diet? good luck to all jennie

My doc has me on liquids now and my surgery isn't until 1/27/05. Did you do liquids before your surgery? I didn't know we would be able to eat mashed potatoes. Wowsa you didn't have to stay very long in hospital at all. They said 3 days, I don't want to come home early. I am looking forward to a break even if I will be in pain. Denise