I'm home!

And doing really well. Thank you everyone for your wonderful emails and well wishes. And thank you Elissa for the encouraging phone calls. All of you are the best! I can't wait to see you at the next meeting that I can get to. I was lucky and had a room all to myself the whole time (I highly recommend that!) I did flash the nurses yesterday morning. Apparently they got a pretty good view of my ass. Grace (the PCT) came up behind me and fixed my gown for me. I told her the least they could do is give me a dollar for the show. Oh well, who HASN'T seen my ass in the past couple of months!!! They pulled my drain about 9am and my lovely step-daughter picked me up about 9:30. Came home and took a shower (they don't have one of these for shower). Best shower ever! Then I laid down and went to sleep for about an hour and a half. I was pretty sore when I woke up so we went to the drug store to get my codene. Took my dose when I got back and now I'm feeling pretty good. Was laying down but started burping so I got up and walked around the house and downstairs to work out the gas. I did find the B-12 strips (like the mouthwash strips that melt on your tongue). I'm going to double check with my nutritionist before I take them. I have my optisource vitamins that I'll start on Monday. I don't want to over-do the vitamins. I've heard of people taking too many vitamins and that's not good either. Well I'm getting a little tired now. I'm going back upstairs to lay down. Oh by the way, I'm down about 10 pounds since Sunday! Dee

Welcome home, Dee. Sounds like everything went great! Isn't that 1st shower at home the best!? Continued success. Dianne

Hi Dee: I am so glad to hear you are home. I have been thinking about you. I can't wait to catch up with you. Looking forward to seeing you. Kim

Hi Dee, I'm glad your home. Hope everything goes smooth for you the next couple months. Take it from me, when your able to eat regular food, remember to chew,chew chew and eat slow. That was the biggest thing I had to over come . A few bouts of dumpimg cured that but its all worth it in the end. good luck and god bless you. Betty

Hi Dee, Glad to hear that you are doing so well. Got to love those hospital gowns! *G* I also had the room to myself after surgery and it was a very good thing! Keep up the good work and take care of yourself. Donna

Hi Dee! Glad to hear you're home and that you enjoyed the shower... 10 lbs already? That's wonderful, glad you're a loser already!!! I look forward to getting to know you once you're feeling better and able to talk more! Huggles Rachel

Dee, So glad you are home and everything went well. Keep up the good work. Walk, walk, walk. That is the best for you. Take care. Love, Ellen

Dee: I'm so glad that you are doing well! Wow 10 pounds already!!!! "YOU GO GIRL" I will let my friend Janice Galloway know how well you are doing. I have surgery on Wed. 7-20 I hope I do as well as you. Keep Up The Good Work! Rosemary

Thanks Rosemary. Mary & Kim from fat chicks class stopped in to see me on thurs and said that Janice was sick. Tell her I said to get her "skinny ass" better soon and I can't wait to see her! Dee