4 days post op & doing well

The first day was rough. I remember waking & having the worst backache of my life & feeling like I did 2000 ab crunches. Horrible. Thank god for morphine. on the the second day my IV pulled back & filled my hand full of water about double the size of my other hand. Pretty minor complication. Conveinently i was able to take a real shower. Only problem is that they could not get anothe IV started & went without pain meds for 3 hours. I became a bit grouchi but quickly overcame it after an oral dose of perkeset. GOOD DTUFF! The rest of my stay was awsome. I spent just 2 nights, I was able to drink protein shakes & water & was able to walk decently. The staff was really wonderful & I am home with new hopes of a thinner & healthier life. So far so good! I feel great & have no real desire to eat or munch. I hopped on the scale & have lost 9 lbls and am officially a looser. I am crazy with excitement. I hope the rest of you scheduled about the same time as me have had good experiences also. Best wishes to all of you.

Hi Laurie, Glad to know all went well for you. I went home on Tuesday and have had no problems except my stomach being sore. I am tired of walking in the house and getting bored. Keep in touch you sound great. I haven't weighed yet. I have decided to wait until Monday so it will be a week. Charlene

Hi Charlene, I tried to wait to weigh too, but curiosity got to me. My tummy was feeling a bit flatter than usual. I was wondering if you had laposcopic surgery? I too am sore in the back & upper abbs.Bit weird enough, no incision pain.I went for a walk today...outside. It was really good. Hurt a little by the time i got back but not bad. We live near a lake & i really wanted to see it. So i walked about 7 blocks each way. I found out that it was a bit uphill on the way back. Had to take little breaks but was well worth the break from home. I noticed we have close BMI's. mine is 43.9 & I am 5'31/2". I would love to see a pic of you befor you get all skinny on us. Keep posting on you progress. The support page has been a little neglected lately. We all need a good dose of spirit i think. best of luck & glad you are feeling well. Laurie W

Hi Laurie, I had 5 people email me who were having surgery on Oct 25 th. Besides you I have only heard from Ann since surgery. She is doing fine also. I hope everyone posts so we know they are doing well. I have not set up a personal page of info. I began at 5'0 and 237 lbs. in July. With a lot of effort I was done to 202 lbs. at my last visit to my WLS surgeon on the 20th of Oct. Dr Duncan makes his patients lose a certain amount of weight prior to surgery. I was suppose to lose 10-15 lbs, however, I started a high protein and vitamin diet so that I would bounce back easily. Keep in touch, Charlene