Re:Today is the day!

Thanks for all the emails. I got home yesterday. What should have been 3 1/2 hours in surgery and recovery turned into 8 1/2 hours. Needless to say I had a few complications but had great doctors and hospital staff to smooth out the wrinkles. I'm home now and on the mend, and yes even with everything that happened I'm glad I went through with it. I'm retaining water and was surprised to see that I weighed 13 lbs more when I got home than I did before surgery. The water doesn't seem to want to go away no matter what I do. For those of you who have been there do you have any suggestions on what I can do to get rid of it? Or how long it takes to go away? My feet are swollen to 3x their normal size. Thanks, Jude

Welcome home! Sorry to hear you had some complications along the way but gladly you are home and on the mend again. Here's to a speedy recovery for you Ps, as far as fluid goes, I'm thinking more in more out. Drinking alot helps flush you ou****ch your broths you may be drinking right now for high sodium content too.

Good to hear you are home and all went well with the surgery. I cant speak from experience ( awaiting my first visit ) but from all I have heard, your in great hands with Dr. Miller. I'm sure that fluid weight will leave as soon as your body kicks it in gear..!! keep that faith!! you have jumped the biggest hurdle ever. I applaud your taking charge of your life. I follow your and everyone else's lead in taking that hurdle soon myself. Thanks for sharing. Quetta "Etta" Smith

Welcome home, Jude!! Wow, hon! Sorry to hear you had complications that extended the time of your surgery. Have you called your doctor about the water retention? I didn't have any myself but then you had a lot of complications that may have attributed to that. You can also do a search in the library Take care and keep us posted... (((hugs))) -Karen