Day(s) of Surgery

Jan 18, 2009

Dec 17th, 2008
Was on a modified Atkins diet for 2 weeks. lost about 14 lbs. Surgery is at 5:30 am.  Husband took me in, I decided not to tell anyone. Figured I didn't want to trade one freak (fat) in for another freak (after all I'm actually having my stomach cut out of me  - not that's not normal!)  I had never had surgery before, I prayed a lot about it and it seemed like it was going to happen. I was crying when they took me in --- just scared I might be making an irreversable mistake of my like.  The drugs were good, but I woke up in so much pain I was sure I was having a heart attack. I was stuck for 5.5 hours in the recovery room waiting to be taken to my room. My husband couldn't join me there. It was the most pain I had ever been in in my life. I've written up the experience to the hospital.  By the time they took me to the room and gave me my morphine drip, the nurses there were wonderful - and I saw a friendly face - my husband!   He slept in my room that night. I had so many tubes coming out of me - I thought wow - this really was serious.  Ice chips never tasted so good. 

Day 2
Feeling better - and get these tubes out of me! All were removed, doc came up and said everything went well.  AND I tried to walk a little bit.

Day  3
I'm waiting for husband to pick me up. Can walk about 10 minutes but that's it. eating very little and drinking very little. But ready to go home. The nurses were great - cannot complain about the care at all.

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