new week of surgeries!!

Hi all, A new week is starting, many of will start our "new" life this week. Are you ready, have you packed, are you counting down your days or hours? I am so excited, I have three days and a wake up! I guess the only thing I'm a little anxious about is the pain after surgery, thank goodness for morphine! Have a wonderful week all. Holly

I'm soooooooooooooooo ready! Here we gooooooooooo! Thinking of you all and your pain pumps Take care! ~ Kim

Hi Holly, I had my surgery on 8/31, Friday, and it went smooth. When I woke up the nurses were all very nice and helpful and made sure that I was as comfortable as possible. One of the first things they showed me was how to use my pump. It was set for every ten minutes and if I pressed the button I was able to get a dose. I found that I needed it a little more sooner when I was up and starting to move. So it was reset for every eight. I was sure to use it because it made everything more tolerable. After the catheiter came out, I was not able to go after six hours and they had to put it back in and started giving me extra fluids. When I finally came home, I was so bloated that I had to loosen my sandals. My feet were scary looking and my skin all over was so tight it was hard to bend everything, fingers, knees, ankles. Really a weird feeling. I was released on Sunday. The first couple of days I was miserable but each day I feel better and feel like doing more and more. My post op is Wednesday. This site really helped me because everything I read is pretty much how it went a few rough days and then it's like wow I'm finally on my way to being thin. I will be thinking of you this week and keep you in my prayers. Good Luck!

I am so ready!!! I can't wait to start my life. Sept 13,2007 is the day for me. I wish everyone a speedy recovery and God Bless

Septemeber 17th is coming fast. I am soooooooooo ready. I'm not packed yet but pretty much know what I am taking. Thank goodness for elastic waist pajama pants