Atlanta Laura update
Walk before Run... LOL
Needless to say Surgery was a success with no problems. God is good! WELCOME to the other side Laura!!!
WE all love you !!
HUGS
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Starting Weight: 325; Pre Surgery Weight: 314
Right at 24 hours ago, I was being wheeled into surgery. All went smoothly, as far as I know (Frankly, I don't remember it! 
) Very little pain except for when I get in and out of bed...and when Dr. Smith said "Does this hurt?" when checking one of my incision sites. Ouch! I've walked the halls and am trying to get in my 100 cc's an hour, which I must be able to do before I get released..
My Verizon cell phone doesn't seem to be working today from the room. Neithe does my dad's so it must be something Verizon-specific.. It was working yesterday. Hmm.
Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi. Im hoping to go home tonight but will find out more when I see Dr. Smith again this afternoon. More soon.....
-- Laura
even if you feel you don't need pain meds immediately upon leaving the hospital, get them! (I've heard this before....why I didn't listen, I'll never know.)
My last dose of pain meds was at 1 p.m. My doc said I could leave around 2:30 p.m. and I was feeling good. We started checkout procedures around 2:45 p.m. Had to wait for the PICC line to be removed, then they made me stay still for a half hour, then had to wait for all the paperwork, etc. We left there shortly before 5 p.m. and headed to Kaiser Permanente to pick up meds. Did I mention that some Kaiser locations close at 5 p.m.? We found out when we got there. Never crossed my mind. Well, we headed over to a second Kaiser location, which has late hours -- still during rush hour. I finally got home around 7 p.m. and was in agony!
Last night was rough, but I feel a little better today. I'm sure each day will get better and better.
Thanks for all your kind words and encouragement!
-- Laura
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