blessings

  I am grateful for great doctors who have helped us see the way to a better life.  I am grateful I woke up in recovery, even though I had to be reintebated till 9:30 that night.  Being a diabetic my sugars went up and wanted to hold onto the drug they paralize you with so you don't move. So I just kept on staying under till they finallywere able to wake my butt up. Nothing like waking up with a tube and you cannot talk.  Once I could understand what they were telling me, I shook my head and was out again.  I am grateful for such excellent specially trained bariatric nurses who were on top of everything.  Grateful the nurses brought my husband sheets pillows and blankets to make a bed on a blow-up matress.  They provide cots, but were all being used as so many spouses can and stayed with their mates!  Isn't that wonderful! They supplied all his meals also.  I am grateful we had wonderful medical insurance and never had to worry about a thing.  Yes, I did feel horrible. Yes the bed killed my back and couldn't sleep on my side.  I asked for a heating pad and was provide a warm water pad that is plugged into a machine that has ho****er flowing through it to help with my back and hips.  I am grateful for such a wonderful experience in spite of the nausea, pain from pre-existing conditions.  My mother was a strong person and felt us Stewarts were a strong bunch and were survivors. She is right. I'm stronger than I thought and I am 59.  I have faith in Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildimar, California.  Most of all I had faith in my surgery team. As they wheeled me into OR I was talking to the anesthesiologist and told him, Dr. David Suh my surgeon is important but you really are the most important one in here.  You keep the patients alive. I am grateful l for nurse Lisa who is on call for 24/7 all year round and called in meds at 5 in the morning to Walgreen's and a dear husband who drove down there right away and picked it up.  I am just plain grateful.  Jane  

Congratulations Jane!   scooting down on the losers bench 4 ya !

Hope U feel so much better  this weekend and KNOW  its only going up from here .  Eat exactly  what and when  the doc  tells U U can and no more is my advice . and walk walk walk

 hugs

 Awesome!!! Having a great support system and a trusted medical team is a great way to start this awesome journey .... I am so happy for you ... Welcome to the loser's bench although I am no longer on it  but on the maintenance one .... this is an awesome journey for life ... I am grateful for it too...

 Thank you so much for posting!   Sure helps to have support, not just at home but here too!  Have a great holiday week-end!   Jane