Four Days and counting...

Thanks for your prayers all is well soon will be going down the scale... will keep you posted!

Congratulations!  Your big day is almost here and then you will join us on the Loser's Bench!  Please post after your surgery and let us know how you are doing.  Then come and join us on the daily thread!  We want to get to know you and help you along your journey!

Thanks Vicki, My journey has been pretty easy but because I retain fluid my weight has been going in the wrong direction.  I am back on water pill for now and will talk with my surgeon on Monday.  It's sort of funny being that I've tried all the weight loss plans out there and now after having surgery I actually gain....LOL!!  But I know it will reverse soon.

Thanks everyone for posting and well wishes. Today is day 4 post op and had me saying what have I done.  I have been in so much pain today in one spot and really haven't been taking medication but today made me pull it out.  I've gained 6lbs post op and realized my doctor failed to change my blood pressure meds and water pill. So I'm down 2lbs this morning but can't seem to get my gas to move just the annoying digestive sounds.   Hopefully in the morning the scale is headed in the right direction.

Keep walking!  They had us walking at least 10 minutes every hour.  Those water pills should help.  Also, I know this sounds funny but, you need to keep drinking to get it under control.  Sip, sip sip and walk, walk, walk!

Good Luck.

Thanks, for your advise, I was so tired when I finally reached home today.  I was able to get in good fluid intake today and just with all the walking from parking lot to parking lot of three different doctors today, I realized I'm not quite ready to go back to work. I was exhausted. I like that walk 10 minutes every hour will do that tomorrow. Just one appointment.

Okay so I go to the doctor today because of some pain in my lower stomach not really near an incision come to find out the pain is due to cutting through muscle. Any who, my blood pressure has gone through the roof and I was lucky not to get readmitted to the hospital. I have had these spikes off and on over the last 8 years or so but when I got to my doctor's office today it was 202/121 He allowed me to go to my PCP who gave me something to bring it down so I avoided a stay in the hospital.   Soon this will not be a problem...THIS TOO SHALL PASS!

Are you keeping the pain under control with your meds.  Pain can cause your BP to rise.  My husband is always low and the pain from his knee replacement made his go high this time.

Keep plugging along!