I have been asked to post a question about the OH Conference Coming to NY in October.

Since it's the weekend before Halloween, would anyone be interested in a costume party at the Friday evening Meet and Greet?

If there is no interest posted, it won't happen - and Father Don dies away.....

Please comment...THANKS!

I had Dr Kruger for my surgery I just made my two year anniversary March 17th.
I had the same as steph who posted before me. I had mine tuesday 10 am  was home by 6 pm on the wednesday.
i took a week out of work. just took it very easy no lifting.
going home and sleeping in my own bed was all i wanted. it was a little difficult since i sleep on side and on stomach  so i had a long body pillow i slept on for two nights before i would lay on my side.
I had glue on incisions but came home with  gauze and tape.
bring pillow for ride home  to hold on stomach if you hit bumps it saved me from having pain.
i had commonwealth care when i had my surgery. i had the seminar in august and would of had surgery in january but insurance snafoos held it up until march. i had masshealth  cancel me for have to mu*****ome and had to wait for commonwealth to pick up.
the one thing i found is you need you time and a good support system.
the classes they have you go to for four weeks were worth it. the information even though was told over and over again it saved me having that information when i got home.
good luck.

Is he still working with Dr.Shah at Tufts??
When I had my surgery the end of January - she was REALLY starting to show,  guessing by now she's got quite the baby-belly going on !!!

With a 6:30AM arrival time there shouldn't be any delay (mine was 1:00 ended up being like 4:00!!  My fiance and I were in the surgical holding area (me in my johnny on the stretcher and him in the uncomfy chair for hours!)  patients being wheeled in an out... I had my relaxing IV ****tail so it didn't really bother me.   He got a call (direct from Dr.Shah at like 6:30ish saying I was in recover) So about 2-3hours max.

In my opinion they're pretty organized... when he checks in, they'll give you an ID# which you can use to indentify what stage of the game he's at... PreOp/Op/Recovery -- they have monitors around the hospital and there's a special "surgical waiting area" for you and your babygirl. 

Are you bringing her due to lack of a sitter? If so I'd be totally happy to volunteer to meet you guys at the hospital and hang out with her while your holding his hand as they're prepping him even if it's for like an hour or a half a day...  The only other down-fall about Tufts (which I hear occurs at MANY facilities) is that once you're out of surgery, you don't always get a room right away :-(  I layed in recovery until early the next morning - and was VERY p.o.'d about it --- he may be in luck since he's #1 on the roster!

You guys must be getting so excited!!!!  

Welcome!

I'll second Kate's suggestion of Borderland State Park!

Let me know when you want to walk - I'm in Pembroke but also have been looking for people who like to walk outdoors.

You might also want to check out AMC Southeast Chapter (Appalachian Mountain Club) www.amcsem.org

They have alot of activities and group hikes/walks in the Southeast of Massachusetts. 

Kerry

You've come to the right spot! A ton of us gals from the Bridgewater Support group do walking!

A great place is Borderland State Park in Easton. There are activites to do, it is also very dog friendly and very easy to navigate. Check it out - it's a great place!
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/borderland/