I'M HOME FROM WLS!!!!!!!!!!

OK I did it I am finally home!!!! It was a long battle with insurance and then getting approved and then the surgery, and I must say the surgery was the easiest part!!! I was expecting to be in alot more pain, but the worst part I must say was doing the upper GI b/c it was my first time getting up and I was sooooooo stiff I was like no thanks!! The roommate I had was horrible ,she snored,cryed,yelled,and everything else you could think of,, me and my mom were like we should just turn the lights on and do something else b/c we are not going to be sleeping,,, so when the doctor finally came in at like 7:30am I was in alot of pain and had tossed and turned all night so he upped my pain meds and put me on a constant drip and I couldnt remember if I needed to get in AT LEAST those a hour , or JUST those a hour,,, sometimes I was thristy and other times I didnt want anything,, and I am like like at home,, its already 3pm and I've only gotten in 3oz of juice and water,, I seem to not want anything heavier,,, I am not sure if I am experiencing the FULL feeling but I am just feeling the feeling of when you are sick and you don't want to put anything in your belly, is that the feeling of full???????? I HAVE NO IDEA , I DON'T KNOW WHAT FULL FEELS LIKE? also kind of nasty but do I ever take a poop,, I mean its been since like tues and still none?? I am used to going 4 times a day? well if anyone can give me any hints of getting these liquids in< I mean can I siip water 24/7 if my body allows it, b/c that seems to be all it allows now> also what is everyone doing as far as vitamins,, I got a mutlivitamin,b12,calcium, and something else?? but they arent chewables,, should I have chewables? Also my Doctor is taken back by how much weight I am loosing and how fast, which I still don't know if its a good thing,, 2days post op I was 10 pds down, 3days post op I lost another 3 pds, and today lost another 4pds,, is this normal? NOT THAT I MIND , BUT SEEMS CRAZY?!!! THANK YOU ALLLLLLLLLLLLL SOOOOO MUCH FOR BEING SOO SUPPORTIVE, FRANCIS HAS BEEN AMAZING AND I HAVE RECIEVED SOME OF THE NICEST THINGS PEOPLE HAVE EVER TOLD ME ,, I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM ,AND BLESSED THAT I DIDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS!!

I am so incredibly proud of you Auntee Angel Frances

Hey.....i take sugar free tums orange creame flavor, take two a day, one in morning and one in afternoon. That is my calcium and joanna said that was fine. My multivitamins are walmart name brand flinstone complete chewables. nasty, but that is what i take. other vitamin is my b12. Lose that weight girl.....let it go! LOL Also, the poop thing....surgery was on a monday and didn't go until friday...pain meds help back us up too and u have to remember our body isn't getting the same fatty foods and stuff like it used to. Finally i took a stool softener to help me go. I'll be four weeks post op tomorow and go maybe every four days!!! I was like you, used to go often in a day! Push the fluids and protien! Keep up the good work! Christie 340/306/170

Welcome home!