T.Rob - out of Surgery

May 2007 Surgery Date friends, I am please to report that T.Rob is out of surgery and doing very well as reported by his wife, Joan. His surgery took about 2 hours and his doctor was very pleased. He spent about 45 minutes in recovery and should be up and walking by the time of this posting. I wish could have posted earlier, but I forgot when I agreed to this that I had my own remaining work at the hospital to take care of this morning. You are all encouraged to show your support at his surgery page below. If the link does not work for some reason, you can reach his page by going to my friends and finding him there. http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/status.php?N=W1176519850 Way to go T.Rob. May your recovery be as quick and painless as possible. John

T.Rob, I am so happy for you....by now you must be feeling great. Sounds like you had it pretty easy so the recovery will be easy too. All the worry for nothing, huh? Keep us posted on your recovery and thanks John for the update. Hugs, Esther

Update... I just spoke with T.Rob's wife, Joan, and she said that while he has had some nausea, his recovery is going well. He was sleeping when I called so she also reports that he has been up walking two times already. Other than that, all is going very well, as expected. John

T.Rob... Congrats!! You made it to the losers bench! I pray for a speedy recovery and a complication free WL journey. Jamie Thanks John for the updates!

Thanks for letting us know John.

Thanks John for posting my updates, and thanks to everyone else for the replies. In addition to my WLS surgery, I had a hernia repaired. Oddly, that's what hurts the most. But the pain has really not been bad. I had some trouble sleeping without my CPAP machine and my mouth dried up really bad. You can bet I was missing being able to drink then! But they did let me rinse and spit. I did four laps around the ward today so far and it felt like a mile! Well, I'm keeping this short because I'm pretty much wiped out. and probably not making much sense. At least not to me. Will post again later when I've had some more rest. Thanks again everyone for all the positive energy, prayers and well wishes. - T.Rob

Congrats!!!!! Don't worry, we all can read that post anesthesia type. I'm glad you're doing so well! Keep using that Chapstick. It worked wonders for me! Keep walking and getting better. * Cyndi *

T.Rob, Your doing great. I know its hard to get up and moving when your feeling nauseous or it was for me. I know that passes quickly which I'm sure it already has! Keep us posted when you feel up to it. Hope to hear from you on Sunday at chat! Rebecca

Hey T.Rob......you did it Everyday you will feel stronger and stronger. And the worst part is the dry mouth but when they start bringing you some Crystal Lite or broth, that will all go away. I hear you had a pretty easy surgery and it sounds like your recovery is going well too. Just rest a lot because it helps you heal. Press that sweet little pain button and enjoy the relaxing time. I am back to work so no more napping. I am so happy for you T.Rob and you are going to feel better and better as the weight drops off. Keep us posted on your progress. Hugs Esther

So pleased that my surgery bro is out and okay! I came home late this afternoon! Also read Rob's report that John is okay. We all rock here, ya know...LOL