Excited!

I am starting to feel giddy!!

I have my 2 month follow up appointment with the nurse and dietitian on Feb 4th, and hopefully soon after will have a surgery date. If my timeline is the same as everybody else's time line, I assume my date should be mid March. woohoowoo

Why am I feeling so excited?

Pajama shopping of course!! I am going to by the most fluffy, comfortablest pj's I can find for my stay in the hospital. I know I wont be wearing them long - but I am going out with a  bang! Also going to purchase a portable DVD player and the last season of Desperate Housewives (I am on vacation between walking breaks)!

Enjoy your day friends, Spring is insight

 

Congrats.  You make a hospital stay sound like fun.  LOL.   I hope it is for you.   Keep us posted.   

 

 

Save your $$ and buy some comfty PJs for home.  Use the hospital gown they give you (don't forget you will have an IV to work around) and you probably won't want ANYTHING touching your tummy for awhile (as in waist bands)   Besides if you are barfy or spilly, it's better to do that on their stuff (my gown was well worn and VERY comfty)   As to the DVD player, I guess it depends on how long you will be in the hospital. I was discharged about 24 hrs after surgery and really just wanted to rest between walks ( and of course sip sip sip lol)  Expect a visit from the dietitian, nurse prac. and they will want to wash you up and give you meds, etc etc.  There was never a dull moment.  Although I could have really used a DVD at home after, had alot of time on my hands!

Its an experience isn't it!

I am assuming I will be in the hospital for 2 days  - but the shorter the better.

How are things going with you?

Netflix and a laptop would work great!  hehehe

I found I hated the gown with a passion. For some reason I was super hot after surgery. I actually thought I had wet myself! I was soaking wet under my gown from sweat, and my hair was actually wet at the back. Never had an experience after surgery before. I was super hot the day after the surgery and the nurses would walk into my room ( in mexico and I had control over an a/c there) and shiver. It was so bizarre. I changed into my jammie bottoms and a tank top a couple hours after surgery and felt soooo much better in my own clothes. I would throw on a cardigan thingy for my walks. Something about wearing your own clothes makes you feel better and less sick imo. 

The pj's at costco are awesome btw, I bought an XL and they were swimming on me. I then bought a large and they are still big ( I'm around a 12/14 now and I think a medium would work now. usually in an xl/large sizes so they are very roomy.

Thats what I was thinking - the more "feeling at home and cozy" the better.

i will check out Costco - they have great everything.

How did your find your Mexico experience?

It was fabulous . I was in the hospital for 2 nights and hotel in Mexico for one. I also added an extra night in San Diego. I was not allowed to drink or eat for the time in the hospital **** chips allowed after 24 hours I believe****il I passed my leak tests . Everything about the experience was really good- I ended up going with my sister for her surgery 2 months later!

Yea, don't take much with you to the hospital, I never got out of my gown due to being on IV and I was also hooked up to oxygen, heart monitor the whole time, so just having to go pee every 2 hours was a challenge . The less you need to remove the better and easier. I was actually there 3 days. They wanted to monitor me really closely as my resting heart rate, even after surgery was only about 34, so they actually had to adjust there machine to a lower rate as it was constantly alarming. As far as watching TV or anything, that never happened either. In between trying to sip, going to the bathroom, nurses poking you or checking vitals, all I wanted to do was close my eyes, rest or sleep. Good luck. Barb C

thanks for the well wishes