Home after 5 days in hospital - Hooray

I had my surgery Oct 11th with some complications. I had internal bleeding in the pouch which led to low blood count and eventually a blood transfusion. If you haven't had your surgery yet, It might be good to collect two pints of your own blood just in case. Anyway this all led to bad anemia and between all this an extra long stay at the hospital and a very difficult recovery.  I am happy to report I am feeling much better after I got rid of nausea and bloating.  I started taking pain meds with one cracker and boy what a lifesaver for me. I am finally able to walk downstairs to make my own meals and sit and watch t.v. Whoo hoo.  It was tough but I made it through. Now here's to losing some poundage!

im glad to hear you are home.and doing better,i went through the same thing you did,i had internal bleeding had to go back in surgery the next day and have a blood transfusion to,i was in the hospital for 8 days, the first few weeks was the hardest for me,if someone asked me right after i had the surgery was it worth it i would have told them nope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!im now 9 weeks out and i dont regret it one bit now, i feel so much better and have more enegry then before, good luck and you will do great, Hugs Becky

So sorry that you have had issues, but it sounds like you are on the road to recovery.  I hope that the rest of your journey is uneventful!!  Welcome home and welcome to the losers bench.

Glad to hear you're doing better now! I guess we all hope we'll be textbook--but we aren't!! Good luck on the new journey.

Glad to hear you are home.  I went through something very similar and was in the hospital 9 days...but once I got home I was only home a week before I went back to work and nearly 3 years later, am doing fantastic.  So the worst is over for you.  Enjoy the ride now and good luck with everything! Kerri