glad everything went well for you kim....

 Glad to see your home and SAFE!  I have one question for you, about how much are you able to drink at one time....I'm worried about that and not getting enough...

Been thinking about you this week as we both posted our "scared to death" posts last week.  You might remember that my surgery is on Monday as well.  I found out today I am scheduled for 7:30 am with arrival time at 6am.  Yikes.  I'm scared... feel like vomitting, crying, and screaming all at once.  I'm excited because I've waited SO long for this.  I'm nervous to miss my kids and husband.  It's a crazy train of emotion and I hear it gets worse for a bit after the surgery.  Thank God my kids and I will be staying with my mom and dad to get "babied" for a week after the surgery!

I'll look for you late next week.  Here's praying for a hugely successful surgery and symptomless recovery!

BTW.. I'm also on MySpace.  www.myspace.com/indynshortysmommy

Julie

Good luck to you also!! Here's to an uneventful surgery.

Congratulations on being home!  I also came home today but had surgery Monday, and literally right now I just sat down from changing the pad over my JP drain hole...so gross.  However, one oxycodone and MANY tears later, things are nice and warm. :)

I agree; DON'T let your meds wear off!  I also think, for those of us at home, that you need to judge your big movements (getting out of bed/chairs, showering, etc) based on when you last had meds.  When I've taken some and need to get up/down, it's fine.  However, all those tears were caused when I'd gotten up too fast from the sofa after lying down for a few hours...and 7 hours since my last dose of meds.  Bad idea.

It's good to see you're tolerating foods well!  Good luck and take things slowly.  It'll help you in the end!

Abby