Blondie02

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Here's my story from the beginning...

We arrived at the hospital around 11:30am and were told surgery would begin around 2:30pm. OR came and got me at 2:30 and took me to the Pre-Op holding room where they proceeded to give me IV fluids, and take down all my stats for the last time pre-op. Around 3:15pm my wonderful Doctor came by for a quick visit and to reassure me that everything was going to be okay. 

By 3:30 they moved me to the OR. I hoped onto the operating table and that was it! I don't remember doing much other than that. 

The surgery apparently lasted just over two hours as my DH was called by Dr. Fuller a little before 6pm letting him know that everything was done and was successful. 

I didn't actually wake up till nearly 7:30 and I was in and out until nearly 9pm. Once I was completely awake they moved me to my room. 

Before going into surgery I set a goal of walking that night - no matter what time. So around 10:30pm I got up and walked. It hurt a little but I know that it was good for me. Due to my roommate having some problems, I didn't sleep well that night and was very tired and just wanted to go home the next day. 

When my DH arrived on Tuesday morning we went for another walk. Around 12pm they told me that if I could drink 16oz over 4 hours I would be released that day. I had a mission! I wanted to go home - so I could actually get some sleep.

Well, it took a bit longer than 4 hours to drink it all but eventually I did. Once I did, the nurses and Dr's worked to get all my paperwork done and get me on the road to home. They took me off all the IV's and took out the drain tube (That was just weird and slightly painful in the beginning!). 

Shift change happened - which delayed my departure a bit but I was eventually released around 7:30pm. We immediately went to the pharmacy to get all the meds (pain, Actigall, Prevacid, Lovenox).

The first night wasn't bad. I was in and out of sleep...drinking water and taking all my meds. I've been sleeping in a recliner since surgery but just recently moved back into my bed. 

Wednesday was probably the worst day for me in turns of pain. It wasn't bad with the meds but if I didn't keep on it...it would hurt. 

I'm not exactly sure when the pain actually went away because I kept taking the pain med until Saturday and I haven't had or needed any since. I stopped on Saturday because I just couldn't take the mental fog I had been in since the surgery. I was starting to get really emotional and I couldn't understand it. Once I stopped I started feeling better. 

I went to my post-op appointment on Wednesday to have the staples removed and all was well! 

I've been doing well on my protein and water for the most part. They provided a range of (48-64oz liquid & 60-80g protein) I'm hitting the lower range. 

I've noticed that I have been craving salt. I'm not getting much this current phase of the diet - so I have taken to sucking the salt off saltine crackers and I feel satisfied. 

Aside from that I'm doing great. I'm on liquid diet until 2/5 at which point I can move to pureed foods - which I'm looking forward to. 

I'm the kind of person that enjoys crunchy foods, so all liquid and even the next few phases have been a bit hard. I just like to chew - even on my pens. 

At my pre-op appointment I weighed 287 lbs, day of surgery I weighted 280, and now I weight 269. Not bad for less than two weeks. 

I'm starting to walk more...but also taking it easy when I feel tired.