I'm home.
I'm home! But very sleepy and SORE.
Had to be at the hospital at 7:30am (which means my grandparents picked me up to drive me there at 6am since it is a little over an hour drive). Surgery started at about 8:30am - I was in recovery at 10:30am. I had the easiest IV insertion ever, hardly felt it, and I have felt better than I thought I would (or at least the drugs are doing their job). I had 3 small hernias (the net things are the size of pennies / nickels) they were easy to repair, shouldn't be too painful so I was lucky they let me go home today (I am frankly sick to death of staying overnight in hospitals. I don't sleep well or feel very rested - I would much rather sleep in my mom's recliner or in a bed).
11am - 10 oz orange juice and 4 saltine crackers in the recovery room, so I could get my IV removed and take my first oxicodone.
I was released at 1pm to my grandparents' care on a "regular bariatric diet".
1:30pm - about 4 bites of a chicken fajita burrito, 1 bite of refried beans, 2 bites of a honey sopapia from a really good authentic Mexican restaurant
When I got back to town I managed to go to Wal-Mart to pick up my own meds (my grandparents drove me there) and the pharmacy needed an extra 20 minutes so I walked the perimeter of the store until they were done.
20 oz water, 8 oz decaff coffee w/ 4 oz steamed skim milk and 1 oz sf hazelnut davinci syrup
Then I was crazy and tried to do too much. I wanted to get my wireless router set up here at my mom's house (where I'm staying till Sunday) but the plug in is under the computer desk - and since no one was around I crawled under the desk to plug everything in and ended up laying on my belly 
. Owe. That's all I've got to say about that one.
7pm - M y family (grandparents, sister, nephew, mom and I) all went out to try a new Chinese restaurant. So I ate 2 cream cheese wantons, 2 pieces of broccoli and I would estimate 2 oz chicken and 3-4 noodles.
I almost don't feel like I had surgery...which is weird because this is the biggest incision I have ever had, but there is only 1 incision...anyway...who knows. Then I wait too long to take a pain pill and the deep muscle pain sets in and I am reminded. Right now I am being reminded, so I think I'll just chill out, drink my water and go to bed soon.
Again, thanks for the well wishes! I am home and doing fine
. Owe. That's all I've got to say about that one.
7pm - M y family (grandparents, sister, nephew, mom and I) all went out to try a new Chinese restaurant. So I ate 2 cream cheese wantons, 2 pieces of broccoli and I would estimate 2 oz chicken and 3-4 noodles.
I almost don't feel like I had surgery...which is weird because this is the biggest incision I have ever had, but there is only 1 incision...anyway...who knows. Then I wait too long to take a pain pill and the deep muscle pain sets in and I am reminded. Right now I am being reminded, so I think I'll just chill out, drink my water and go to bed soon.
Again, thanks for the well wishes! I am home and doing fine Amy 293/140 - AT GOAL! 
Thanks Jen. Yesterday wasn't bad, but today I feel like I got hit by a truck, so I've just been bumming around and letting my family do the heavy lifting. I got to take the dressing off of the incision just a few hours ago and it looks really good. I don't think I'll post pics though...it doesn't look THAT good and I would hate for Mike to actually puke. lol.
Amy 293/140 - AT GOAL!
I am so glad to hear you are home safe and sound. Amy you are amazing, surgery at 8am and out for Chinese food by 7pm? I can't believe it!!! I definitely would have babied it up and stayed in bed/on a couch all day!
Anyway, I am so happy to hear you are doing well. Hopefully this is the LAST surgical leg of your super long journey!
That is the only rolling I plan to do in a while. It hurt like crazy and I won't make that mistake again. Thanks for the well wishes! Most Active
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