Re: Re: okay, time to panic, worry, ect..surgery is we...

November 7, 2006

Sorry this is so long. Good Luck and God Bless Donna. I had mine Sept 18 and

came through with flying colors. There pain was dramatically less than my

supposed " natural " childbirth and easier on my body in the long run. I am 7

weeks out and starting to get my energy back and feel better. I am off my

Zantac.. a freedom I have no way to fully express. I was taking double the

recommended dose and still had breakthrough in the night where I woke up choking

on

bile. I have to take one once a week or so, or if I eat spicy food again,

which I can now, and being the daughter of a Southern Ca girl, and a

granddaughter of a Texan, I missed my spices.. I am off my blood pressure meds,

my sugar

is back down to normal, and most of all, my back. I have lived with severe

back pain for 4 years, gaining almost 100 lbs in the process, which of course,

made the back worse. Now it's not perfect, but instead of picking shopping,

OR laundry, OR dishes, OR cooking, I was able to do all three, and just be

sore, not in agony. I was so happy I almost burst into tears. I am not losing

as

fast as I could, and part of it is not able to be as active as I should

because of the back, but I am working, and I walked UP the stairs today, not

just

down. So many little things.. wearing the skirt I fell in love with and

bought last year... for the very first time.. seeing parts of my thighs I

haven't

in years...I am already such a fan of what it is doing to me, I want to go

up to perfect strangers and share what it is doing for me... I don't of

course, but I want to. The hospital was a breeze, do whatever the docs and

nurses

tell you, if you have problems make sure they listen to you, don't be scared

of the pain meds, don't try to tough it through, people actually heal better

with lesser amounts of pain to deal with, and don't try a bite of a home made

hamburger your second day.... my biggest mistake, but it smelled sooooo good,

but I paid for it for hours. I wouldn't change it. I would go through ll of

it again, even the almost getting fired for taking the time of. Even if i had

lost my job, it would have been worth it. Even my mid fifties work ethic dad

said that to me.. anyway, this is all just a way of saying as long as you

have gotten all you need to have done, just sit back and wait for the first day

of the rest of your life

Donna in VA

RNY 9-18-06

315/278/171.

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