Now that Im three days home...

i can rest .As if! I swear my family must have done nothing but play video games and buy take out...Im in this to better not only MY life but also theirs and they just act like I went and had a toth pulled ...So ,I showed them my DUVAL pump!!! Sticking i8nside my gut .. It would have been a good time to have that camera they are always shooting at me on

Glad your feeling ok and that it's over as far as surgery! It seems though that most people who don't need this surgery take it very lightly. They think that it's not as serious as it is...Some people I have been told think "we took the easy way out"...What a joke! it makes me well, good luck to you and I think the first thing u need to think about is that u did it for you! God Bless

Okay, those who say that we took the easy way out are so ignorant and nieve. First of all, how can major surgery be the easy way out? How can having severe gas and being put on a puree and soft diet while they eat like there is no tomorrow be the easy way out? The list can go on but we won't go there. All they can think about is how much weight you are losing or going to lose. They can't see the price that you paid to get to where you are and where you are going. I guess the saying, "No pain, no gain," is really true. As Denise has said, you did what was right for you and we have to forget, tune out, and not worry about what they say or think. They will be alright after a while and if not then that's just too bad!!!

Wow, I am so amazed at how insensitive people can be sometimes but good for you that you are keeping your spirits up and speaking your mind. You have to take this time to care for yourself and only you in order to heal. I am on my 8th day post-op and 6th day home, but I am lucky(?) that I live alone. My mother stayed with me for the 1st week from surgery date March 1 till today, and she did everything for me that I couldn't do myself. I am just now feeling like I can take care of myself, but I still haven't been able to drive yet. I am weaning off the pain meds and can finally bend a little without hurting. I am hating the clear liquid diet, but I know it's a short time to suffer for a new lifetime of health. Just remember that it is a huge adjustment for everyone not only you but also your family and it will probably be a little hard for everyone too. Keep telling them how you feel so they can start to understand how hard this is for you and it will help you to get it out and get over it too. I know it was about my 3rd day home that I started feeling so helpless that I couldn't eat anything just the clear liquid and it seemed so long to go till I could go to real food. I was lucky my mom was here to help me see that it's just a matter of perception and that time will pass sooner than you think. I'm home by myself now, and a little bored with everything so I thought this would be a good outlet to let others know what I have been through so you know you are not alone. Anyway, I wish you the best and hope you are doing well when you get the message.