Best wishes and update and thanks

Louise here - I have finally caught up reading the posts. Good luck to all who are on their way to surgery - may you have a speedy recovery and weight loss. To those with problems and complications - you are in my thoughts, hopes and prayers. To those of you doing well, I just want to say that I am very happy for you. To me there is nothing better than hearing about a friend's success. I seem to be doing well. I had a strange occurance this am - I turned to sleep on my left side and heard a crunching/squishing sound. Then I had quite a bit of drainage around the outside of my drain. It frightened me a little so I called the doctor. After asking me several questions he assured me that things are fine. His PA even called a few hours later just to check. I go in Wed. to have the drainage tube removed and then graduate to soft foods. I have to walk a lot of stairs here and get out of breath going up 15 of them to the bedroom but the doc said that that is normal after major surgery. I saw some posts where people here were asking for me and I have to say that I am very touched by your concern. Thanks so much. I am doing well and I lost 6 pounds!!! My very best wishes and regards to all. Louise

That's great Louise! I too live in a two story house. The stairs are easier now than they were pre op, but it took a couple of weeks to get to that point. (Ya think it might be because I'm dragging 20 lbs less??) Sounds like you had fun with the drain! I know you will be glad to be rid of it! Joy

Hi Joy: Oh I know I could not live in a house with all these stairs all the time. My arthritis would not allow me to. This is dd house in NYC and the stairs are higher than even normal stairs, but somehow the surgery drugs have kept my arthritis pain at bay. Glad you lost so much!!!! Louise