6 DAYS OUT

I HAD MY SURGERY ON 9/9/08 AND I AM FEELING GREAT! NOT 100% BUT PRETTY CLOSE TO IT. I NEVER HAD ANY PAIN SINCE THE SURGERY, JUST A LITTLE HEADACHE THE NIGHT OF, AND A LITTLE LEFT SHOULDER BLADE PAIN,BUT I WALKED ALOT AND THAT HELPED. I STILL HAVE A LITTLE PAIN IN THAT SHOULDER BLADE OFF AND ON-BUT NOTHING TOO BAD.I  THINK THE HARDEST THING ABOUT THIS IS REMEMBERING NOT TO DRINK AFTER YOU EAT......THATS HARD.
THANKS FOR ALL OF THE WEEL WISHES BEFORE THE SURGERY.
LORI

That's great I'm glad to hear all is well.  How does it feel when you drink anything?  Can you feel the band?  I'm sure you will do very well.  Good luck with your band, I'm hoping lots of success for you.  How did Dr Joyce do?  I'm having my surgery at Silver Cross too.   


I'm still trying to decide on the Lap Band or the Realize Band.  I still have plenty of time to decide.  I keep having this fear that if I pick the wrong band I will not lose weight.  I'm still very undecided and change my mind all of the time.  I think it will come down to a coin toss.   

THE WHOLE SURGICAL EVENT WAS GREAT ACTUALLY. ALL OF THE NURSES ON THE 6TH FLOOR ARE WONDERFULL. I AM STILL SWOLLEN  ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PORT INCISION....BUT I FEEL GREAT.I FEEL THE RESTRICTION AND THET MAY JUST BE THE SWELLING AND MAYBE SOME OF THE BAND BUT MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF WHAT I AM EATING AND DRINKING. DR JOYCE IS WONDERFULL HE SAID MY SURGERY WAS STANDARD BAND SURG-NO SURPRIZES AND NO COMPLICATIONS....I WALKED LIKE THREE TIME THE DAY I HAD SURGERY JUST TO GET THE GAS OUT OF MY SHOULDER BLADE BUT I FEEL REALLY GOOD.STILL SORE BUT GOOD. I LIKE THE SUPPORT ON THE REALIZEMY SUCCESS.COM WEBSITE, THE DOCTOR AND CHERRISH CAN GO IN AND SEE HOW OU ARE DOING AND GIVE ADVISE IF YOU NEED IT AND YOU GET ALL KINDS OF INFO ON THERE. I CHOSE THIS AND NEVER LOOKED BACK.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND KEEP IN TOUCH
LORI