Playing the waiting game...

Thank you everyone for your thoughts, prayers and encouragement!  It means so much to me.  I am just now getting on the computer again; I've been very preoccupied! :-)  My surgery went well but I was in a lot of pain afterwards.  Wednesday and Thursday, I just stayed in the bed and kept going in and out of sleep. I really didnt drink much at all and Thursday I tried but it was painful.  I stayed 2 nights because of my pain and I think my worrying made my heart rate and blood pressure skyrocket.  Finally on Friday, I had a much better day and left the hospital around noon.  My mom and husband took me home and I was able to get out and walk some around the neighborhood.  On Saturday, I felt great and I think I overdid it just a bit because I am a little tired and groggy today.  So I'll slow it down just a bit today. 

I haven't weighed and don't think I want to until my appointment on Thursday with my surgeon.  I haven't eaten anything, of course, I've only had a few cups of broth besides my other liquids, but I am probably still swollen and healing from surgery so I don't know if I have lost anything.  I was 9 pounds down total from my highest weight on surgery day so thats good! I don't care about losing fast or anything.... It's actually just been a huge blessing to not be hungry 24 hours a day!! I haven't eaten solids since Monday, almost a week, and I have no desire to eat.  The food commercials on TV look good, but I'm not really wanting it. That is something this chubby for life chick hasn't really every felt... Kind of cool!

Thanks again, everyone for the kindness and support.  I am glad to be on the other side now!! :-)

Don't worry about the scale right now. You will have swelling and fluid retention anyway. I didn't start scale watching untkl I was 4 weeks out.