Cant wait to see you either! ... Last minute jitters are normal. Take your Darvocet with you, for the headaches. I took my Lortab liquid I was prescribed, but the 3rd week when my chronic headaches came back, I had to crush my Darvocet and get it down in sugar free pudding. YUM but it did stop my headaches. Hope you can sleep well. I had that problem long before surgery and it worsened the night before. Couldnt sleep, and was afraid I would oversleep and miss my surgery time, even tho it wasnt until 10:30 am, I do sleep until noon, most days. When it gets overwhelming, just stop and take a few deep breaths, your gonna be just fine! im still working on cleaning the chit out of my life. I remind myself, to take baby steps with all these new changes. It ALL will happen, it is just gonna take time. Love, Sandy

It depends on what your surgeon tells you. Mine said to let the pouch rest. He didnt start me on the actigall or supplements until week 2.

So sorry about your back hurting. You know, if you are coming on Thursday and Sandy is coming on Friday, why don't you leave her packet with us and we can give it to her. We'll be very gentle looking at it. Just a thought.... We are very trustworthy.......she said, wagging her eyebrows... Love, Joni

I had a momentary meltdown earlier tonight. I was trying to get everything packed. I had a headache from the backside of hell and couldn't take my precious Excedrin Migraine formula, so I was so sick I was nauseaous. I got some headhache stull that you can roll on, which did nothing, but add a Darvocet to it and it did pretty good. So I calmed down some. I was getting stressed too because I haven't heard from Debbie. Now Debbie is someone who will not let you down, no matter what. So I know she will show in the morning. But I wanted to talk to her and just hear her say she was going to be here in the morning, which she eventually did. She'd been out to dinner with her Daddy, which is just where I knew she would be. But all is well now. She's coming to get me and we should be in B'ham by noon at which time I will be doing the magnesium triple step to the toilet. I've been thinking about that magnesium stuff. I think it's a good analogy for the surgery. I am getting that dirty, nasty, food out of my system which is going to take with it all nutrients that don't serve me well. By the same token, I want to clear out all the nasty, dirty stuff in my head that isn't serving me well. I want to fill my brain with good, thoughts, good people who care about me and never break promises or talk bad about me to my face or behind my back. And my apartment, I want it cleaned out of everything that doesn't serve me. These books have got to go so if anyone knows a good reader who would love to fill up their coffers with free books, please let me know. My weight and it's affect on my health has held me back. My thoughts and it's affect on my health has held me back. The clutter in my apartment affects my health and holds me back. I need to clean out all the chit in my life, not just the chit in me. Well, it is time for me to lie down and get some sleep. Because my "rising from the ashes" is scheduled for Thursday! Can't wait to see you all! Love, Joni

So sorry you're having trouble sleeping. I can't sleep either. I take Ambien and it seems to help better than anything, but still....2 hours and I'm wide awake. Take care of yourself! We love you! Joni