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I am planning the most wonderful bath tonight!  My surgery was 4 weeks ago today so today (per my directions) I GET TO TAKE A BATH!!! For those of you who are shower takers, this might not seem like a big deal, but trust me, for the confirmed bath takers among us - this is huge!!  I'm also down 40.4 pounds, so yep - I'm loving my sleeve!

So I went in on Thursday night, spent the night, got up and had my surgery at 7am Friday morning.  I slept most of that day, so Saturday was the first day that I was really "plugged in."  The hospital staff was fantastic, meeting and exceeding both my needs and the needs of my husband.  They were encouraging without being too pushy, and were just great.  I also couldn't have had such a smooth stay without my amazing husband.  I am so blessed to be married to a man who looks after me so well.  Wow.  I spent the weekend in the hospital, then came home yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.  I was fairly nauseous and sore by the time I got home, but today has been considerably better.  I actually managed to get in all 40g of protein (yeah!) and nearly all of the water today.  The nausea is much improved, and while still sore, it's certainly manageable.  According to my home scale, I've now lost 26 pounds, but will only count it as official when my doctor's scale says so!  26 pounds in a month is not too shabby!!!  Excited and moving on...

So here it is, the first blog entry of my life about one of the most important decisions I've ever made.  I am committed.  I am excited.  I am a little nervous.  I am looking forward to going through this journey with people on this forum who've been there and are going through the same thing.  I got my surgery date yesterday and today began the hardcore diet to lose 15-20 lbs by April 11!!!!!????!!!!! Today was successful.  Tomorrow will be as well.  Any advice?