Finally home from the hospital.

Hey everyone! Had surgery on 11/19. Was spposed to go home on Sat, but because I was so nauseaus I came home today. Doing a lot better!! Can keep things down now and excited for whats to come! Thank you everyone for you support and prayers!!!

Welcome home!!! 

I went home on Saturday afternoon after the surgery on 11/19.  Sorry to hear you were so nauseaus, but glad to hear you're doing better now!!!  We'll have to exchange surgery stories, see how things went for each other! 

Here's to the beginning of the rest of our lives!!! 

~Melissa~

Hi Ladies..
I had surgery on the 19th as well...left the hospital in Mexicali this am..staying in san diego tonight, flying home to NJ in the am...lets keep in touch..I had some nausea as well..but Dr. Campos took extremely good care..made sure it didnt last long!

Ready for this/.....I forgot to weigh myself right before i left!  DUH...Last weigh in i had was about 6 weeks ago...so i guess i'll start fresh with my weight tomorrow?

Cant wait to sleep in my own bed and have a sf popsicle!!
Kris

Yes, let's definitely keep in touch!!

Didn't they weigh you in at the hospital the day of your surgery?  Maybe they have a more current weight for you??  If not then I say definitey weigh yourself when you get home & just use that as your starting post-op weight. 

Since I've been home I haven't slept in my own bed yet just cuz' it's too hard for me to get in & out of a bed, but thankfully I have a super comfy recliner that is my temporary bed until I get more stomach strength (and less pain) so that getting in & out of bed isn't such a problem.

Let's exchange surgery stories once you get home! 

~Melissa~

Hi Melissa,
funny...i never got weighed there...many many tests...but no scale...hahaha

yeah..my bedroom is on the second floor and the recliner is on the first..i think ill be ok for nighttime upstairs..but naps will be downstairs for a while!  Did you have an open or lapro?  my stomach is sore..but not too bad...looks like hell tho!

talk to you in a few
sleeeeeeep well!
k

I had the lapro.  I think the stiff-ness & pain are what's really bothersome.  I'm gonna get out & do a bit more walking tomorrow & see if that helps any.  I'm sooo glad I kept the velcro brace thing the hospital had around my stomach.  I use that whenever I'm up & moving around which helps quite a bit.

Yeah, my bedroom is on the lower level and we put the recliner in my bedroom so that I'm still able to hang out with my hubby even though I can't sleep in the bed yet.  I hope to be back in the bed (at night time) in the next couple days or so.    Sitting in a reclining position is much easier on my stomach than sitting straight up & down, but I know that I can't keep hanging out in a reclining position since that's not helping me build back up the strength in my stomach.  I'll keep taking it 1 day at a time & hope the pain starts to subside soon!!

Well if you weren't weighed in on the surgery day then yeah I say go home & just weigh yourself.  It'll probably be pretty close to your pre-op weight anyways with the bloating & stuff from surgery.

~Mel~

Glad to hear that you are home and doing well!!  Keep us posted on your progress!  Tomorrow is my big day!  WooWoo!

Good luck ShammY! That was my orignal date but they bumped it up. I will tell you to be prepared for intense and unusual pain right after surgery, but it does et better with time. Again good luck!!