Tom Update

Welcome home Tom...not too bad of an experience.  Sorry about the Dilaudad...I had morphine in my pain pump and wa****ting that button constantly but it made me itch like the dickens.  The Dilaudad is what they put me on when the morphine ran out and it wasn't too shabby either.

I accepted your request on FB and welcomed you to the Loser's Bench!!

Welcome home Tom!  Glad all went pretty well for you!

Hmmm,, just made an interesting observation, I can't sleep on a flat bed. So I am sleeping sitting on the couch.

Tom

Tom.....
    My first week or so home I couldnt sleep in my bed either. I was much more comfortable in my hubbys recliner! It does get better!

Hoorrraaayyyy!!!  Welcome to the losers bench :)

Glad to hear everything went good.  Welcome to the bench.
Sounds like we had the same nurse, the staff was really good to me and Dr. Averbach was great.  Take care and follow his orders, sleeping will get better as the days move on.

Welcome to the losers bench!!!!

So I gotta ask, you all that have lost a lot of weight,, 100lbs or so, how do you feel now?

Tom

Well, I'm not close to where I "should" be or even "want" to be, but I can say that I feel alive.

Because without a doubt, had I not had the surgery, I wouldn't be here to brighten your day every day!!!

Seriously, having lost 140 pounds give or take, has enabled me to do things I physically or mentally couldn't have before.  No aches, pains, extra meds, etc. - not something you can even put a price on.

Clear as mud, huh?

Clear as the chocolate peanutbutter shake I am drinking now. 

When I was 230lbs 18months or so ago, I don't really remember feeling too different.  BUT I have always had a physical job. I am not long distance, but toss a 80-100lb ladder on my shoulder and carry it out of the job was never a problem. Now I can say I perspire more now, so it must make a difference.

When I hit my 200lb mark I will see how I feel then.

Thanks,
Tom