I'm Home!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone,

I had my surgery on Monday. Everything went fine with the surgery. I stayed in recovery over night. Dr. Richardson was going to discharge me on Tuesday but decided to keep me one more night. Thank Goodness because on Wednesday, I started bleeding from the rectum really heavy. Dr. Richardson and the residence Doctors told me it was not coming from the gastric by pass. They called in a colon and rectal specialist and he found internal hemorrhoids. What caused them to bleed was the heparin I was taking and the pressure from the gas that they put inside my stomach. Thursday the colon Dr. banded them and today, Friday I was discharged from the hosptial.

Now I will have to go through another surgery to have the hemorrhoids removed.

I am down 15 pounds since Monday!!!

Sue

Hi Sue,  I'm sorry that happened to you.  I decided last year to go to Mexico to have the lap band done as my insurance would not cover it and I couldn't afford the prices in Baton Rouge.  Also, I had heard the doctors had more experience on banding.  Well I went and as of July 1st I am living in Tijuana.  I've lost 75 pounds and still going.  I retired from the state on May 16th and am now doing what I wanted to do when I grew up.  I am running a bed and board for those that have had the surgery to give them the proper nutrition that is necessary for a sucessful recovery.  My gift from God is compassion and serving and since I've had the band myself I kinow how to relate to people that stay with me.  It has been a blessing and I feel like I'm on a 24/7 vacation...GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!

I am sorry that happened to you but so glad that the surgery is behind you. I can't wait to be on the losers bench beside you. Congratulations....I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Sue,

Im so glad your home, I asked Pattie about you. Glad your doing better and things are going good now. Also how is your daughter doing, I was wondering about her also?

Hi Lindsey,

I am doing great! No more problems with the other issue. I am starting to wonder if Dr. Richardson really did the surgery. I quit taking pain medicine on Sunday. I have so much energy that I am ready to get on the treadmill but my husband said I need to wait until I go back to see Dr. Richardson. Today, I don't fell like eating anything. I forced myself to have 2 jello's 1 popsicle, and a smoothie and water. 

I called Laura Monday and asked her if I could have a gladiator smoothie and she said yes with only bananas. I had one yesterday and today. She said as long as I get the smoothie in and all of my water, I would be fine. I drink water like its nothing. I don't sip and it doesn't hurt.

Thanks are asking about Jessica. She had a soft cast on her leg after surgery and yesterday the Dr. put her in a hard cast almost to her knee. She's having a fit. She has to use a walker and a wheelchair to get around. Hopefully when she starts back at Delgado on the 19th she will be out of the cast. Keep your fingers crossed. She is driving me NUTS!!!!!