HOME!!!

My RNY was on Thursday and i got home about 5 hours ago!! Everything went soooo great!!!!  And I am glad to be home.  My husband and mother and grandmother stayed with me most of the time... but i was an all star!  Oddly enough, the strangest thing was waking up in the recovery room... i felt like i had only been knocked out for like 5 minutes and it was very disorinating... But... i am happy to be home.... Sip Sip Sip... Walk Walk Walk

Congrats on a successful surgery.  Rest up and get those liquids in as best you can.  I agree on the waking up part, I felt like it had just been a few minutes.  Then I screamed for pain meds lol.

Thanks!!!  I have two weeks off work... i am so not used to all that time on my hands.  As a teacher and a grad student, I always seem to have something to do. :)  I have enjoyed reading your posts... you are doing a great job!!!  Keep it up!!  Nicole

Congratulations on being home and having a successful surgery! Put the heating pad on your tummy when you feel the need. Keep up the fluids and walking ... and rest! I'm so happy your home!!! : )

Thanks!  The heating pad sounds like a great idea... i wonder if we have one around here....  :)

Congratulations, I am sorry I didnt get your surgery page signed! I am glad you are doing ok.I wish you the best of luck to a speedy recovery. Please let me know how you are doing, going to have rny in june.  Give me some of your details what to expect!LOL Maybe I shouldnt know lol. Just  wanted to say hi and wish you well. Try to take it easy not to fast! I have had many other stomach surgeries and tried to do to much to soon! So just walk your soon to be little buns off but rest the rest of the time!                                      God Bless and have a great weekend!                                                                 Karla                                                                                       

lol... i dont even know what a surgery page is.  :)  So no worries!!!  Everything went soo great!  Seriously!  The nurses and other aides in the Bariatic Unit at Norman Regional were AMAZING!!!  Sherry was my nurse most of the time, and she really made my stay so much more relaxed.  She was encouraging, consistant, and just a wonderful person.  Even the lab techs that woke me up every morning at 5 am to draw blood were friendly and nice, even when i didn't have any more veins for them to take from...lol. Overall, i am doing much better than i thought i would.  It hasn't been terrible on the liquids yet..but i will let you know in two weeks if i still feel that way.  I feel like i am drinking constantly so far.  :)  Pain hasn't been to bad either, and it seems like liquid tylonal is keeping most of the pain settled.  The worse pain so far since being home has been all the gas they pumped into my belly to inflate it for surgery is up in my shoulders now and making it really sore.  Karla, You will do great!!!  Keep us up to date.  When do you have your 10 Day Diet class?  Nicole

Hi Nicole, Thanks for all the updates, I have a sleep study , 1st support meeting and Pt all on the 13th of this month and then shrink and nut on 6/2 the nut classes on 6/5. start 10 day diet on the 7th, pre op on the 9th, Pending gas does'nt go to 10.00 dollars a gallon lol.  Oh Happy Mothers day to you! I hope you have a great week and I will be praying you pass that gas, Only if you could bottle it and sell it right now you would be a rich woman lol. no offence. I have read on the main page that the gas x strips help., I don't know but it might be worth a try! Talk to you later have a great day!!                                                                                                  Karla

It will go by fast!!!  I started all my stuff in early March, and had to wait till May for the actual surgery because of work commitments... It will be here before you know it!!!

I am glad that everything went well. Best wishes on your wls journey, Rita