Hey Everyone!!!!

Hey Everyone, Well I am home and I am feeling much better. I have been around the house for the most part and trying to take it easy, which is hard around here cause I normally run all the house stuff. Although my husband has done a lot this past week to help me. My surgery was on Thrus. and I was sooooo nervous before hand it was like all my anxiey kicked in at once. Plus they came in and told me ( after i had the i.v. in and was in that darn gown ) that Dr. Torquati was gonna be late, because he had to take his kids to school.... ( i was like omg-!!! ) the longer I waited the more I just wanted to walk out. But then he come in and we were off to surgery. I woke up in soooooooooooooooo much pain, way worse than I had thought. The nurses who were transporting me to the ninth floor bashed my table into the side of the elevator and then laughed about it, telling me to push my pain botton. I looked up and the girl in front of me and said what the f***!!!!! Then quicky fell back asleep, lol. The nurses on the ninth floor were not much better.... I won't tell all but..... I had one really sweet nurse the last that I was there, thank heavan's for her. Dr. Torquati came in to check on me each day I was there, and he said that things went really well. I was sooooo sore, but everyday it seems to get better. How long until you guys soreness went away??? I have been trying to walk. It is so weird have this new stomach, I seriously think this has been the first time in my life that I have been so full. I can't wait to take these staples out of my tummy, I go in Thrus. for that. I hope then they will advance me to puree foods, cause full liquids is..... lol, I want some yogurt!!!!! Welp, talk to ya later!!! Jacqueline

honestly- the I think... I was real sore... for abouta week-- I felt much better after the staples were removed. also...I felt ALOT better after I pooped( sorry--TMI!)) I felt like a NEW person ...after that... Sorry about your expierences with the nurses....... When they call you and survery you about your stay...tell them what you think.... they can only improve on something if they know what makes people unhappy- Dr. Torquati is kind man...and I only have praise for him! take it easy.......... and congrats again.... her's to a speedy recovery! ocxoxoxoox MARIA

Hi Little One, did you have your surgery at Vandy? Reason I ask, is this isn't the first time I've heard of the rudeness of the nurses at Vandy. Also as a Veteran, when I would have to go to the VA Medical Center attached to Vandy, I was seeing nurses and Dr.'s there at the VA from Vandy. Every three months they would rotate so you never knew who you would see. There were times I had to go to Vandy for special tests, talk about an unpleasant experience. The nurses were so rude, I refused to go back. I'm sorry you had to have this bad experience. Like Maria says tell them what you think and be honest with your experience while under their care. You don't need to take that from anyone. I would report it to the Nursing supervisor. I know you'll be glad to get rid of the staples. I take it you had an open procedure. Even with laproscopic I was sore for about the first 10 days. Five days in the hospital and hooked up to pain pump, and 5 days in a motel, being super sore, the bed was also hard as a rock and I sleep in a hospital bed in my home where I can prop my head up. But after the last tube was taken out, I started feeling a whole lot better. You will too, and when you start to notice the weight coming off, you will feel even better. Trust me on that subject. Guess what, those over sized t-shirts and shorts make great sleep wear. I love wearing them to sleep in, as long as there is elastic in the waste. Then I can look in the mirror and really notice how much I have lost. But they are comfortable to sleep in. Plus living in a trailer, I don't want to get caught fleeing my home in nothing if there is a fire. I like sitting and pulling the fabric out and know that it's not coming back on. I reached a plateau in losing since Mother's Day, so I went back on liquids only. Except for dinner last night. I made me some salmon patties, had one with 4 pieces of small beets. Beets have iron, and my body needs it because of being anemic from the leukemia. I was full from that. About an hour later I was able to take all my night meds and was able to drink 1/2 glass of milk with them. Didn't get sick, nor do I feel sick this morning. I can gulp milk 2% down non stop but can't with water. Wonder why when I love cold water????? You take care, little one, and May God Bless you as you recover. Love ya, Kathy

Hey Jacqueline, This is my first post since getting home. I too woke up in pain in the recovery room, but after that I thought...they didn't even do anything. That was only day one cuz the pain got worse and I started to swell up. Anyone else swell. I probably gained all the weight I lost on the preop diet. Weird. They tell me I will eventually pee it out. I am in a bunch of pain right now. I think it's because i am sleeping in the recliner. I am trying to walk and walk...that's the easy part. Getting protein that I like in is rough. I just want to comment that I too had a hell of a time with the ninth floor nurses. It made my husband so made that he called patient affairs to complain. I finally had one nice nurse the last day. I wonder if it was the same as yours. All in all, I was impressed with Dr. Richards, but not with the nurses. We were told that these nurses were specially trained for bariatric surgeries but they didn't know what was going on. Sigh...looking forward to going number 2 as well Rach