I'm home

I had my surgery on 01/17/07 @ around 10am. The surgery and recovery went great. I never had an bad pain. I've had worse pain from cramps than I had after surgery. I realize that I am truly blessed. I was in the hospital 2 days and I have been home for 2 days. Still no pain and no other issues. I am still a little swollen. I got a little depressed when I was released. My pre-op weight was 362, surgery day my weight was 348, and my release weight was 357. When I seen that 357 I almost cried. The nurse must have seen it on my face and she explained to me that it is probably mostly fluid and the fact that I am still swollen. Anyway as of today I am at 345. That is a loss of 17, 3, and 12 pounds . Whichever one it is, it is a loss and I feel great. I'm going with the 12 pounds. Today will be my first day of walking. I was going to walk around my subdivision but it has been raining since yesterday. So I am going to pull out my Walk Away the Pounds and try the 1 mile. I want to thank EVERYONE for the emails, words of encouragement, and prayers. I really appreciate them and I believe they aided in my uneventful surgery and recovery.

I'm glad that you are feeling great, may you be blessed as you start this new journey into a new life. We are given a great tool to work with and it times it is hard. But keep up the good work. Hug's Dorothy (Jeannie)

So Glad you are doing so well. May you only get better and continue with the weight loss. You are still in for a journey of a lifetime. If you ever need anything please feel free to email me..Much luck and love...Beth

Hey Tricie, I am glad to hear you are home and doing well. I hope you continue to do well and lose weight and inches but I want to remind you not to overdo it. Again, congratualtions. Pat

omg honey CONGRATS TO YOU! I can feel your excitement and emotion in your post....you are right...we are all so very blessed.... I awake each day and thank the Lord that he blessed me with this... Honey if you can walk a mile this soon, then you kickin my butt...lol Be patient...you will tire easily....I thought not ME shoot Im gonna kick butt....well...lol lets just say my body showed me who was boss.... I recall 7 minutes on my treadmill my first week and I was like omg get me to the sofa! lol my energy was slow to come back....heck who am I kiddin I didnt have any before..lol anyway honey we are here to cheer you on! GOD BLESS YOU DEAR! Im so excited for you!

Congrats on the surgery! I am glad that you are doing so well. Keep up the good work. You'll be there before you know it. I am still researching my options. I am looking at different surgeons and fees. I know that all will work out as it should and in God's timing...not mine.

Hello my name is Deneice I have been trying for over a yr to get my ins. to approve my surgery. Thank God I got the call this week and I have been approved. I am going Feb.12 to the heart dr. and the lung dr. and on the 19th for my upper gi and then I will be having my surgery. I am excited but also unsure of what to expect any pointer u can give me of before and after surgery will be appreciated. Do they tell you how to eat and what to eat etc. before you come home? Any advise would be helpful. Thanks my email address is [email protected]