Re: Tia 1 week postop (Crosspost)

[Guest guest]

Tia...glad everything went well for you. Glad Dr. K took good care of

you!!!!!

CIndy

> Hi Everyone

> Thanks so much for the prayers, I appreciate them all. My surgery

went off

> without a hitch. I was up and walking the day of surgery. By the

next day I

> was walking all around the hospital.

>

> Dr. Keshishian did a wonderful job. He was able to do the surgery

> laprascopic...which I was very happy about. He came to the

hospital everyday

> and checked on me as well as his other patients. Also the nursing

staff at

> the hospital was wonderful. I had a good time joking with a few of

them. I

> was also able to meet a few others who were having the DS surgery.

I want to

> thank Janice and for coming to visit me. It was a very nice

treat.

>

> I had surgery on Thursday and was released on Sunday. I then went

to the

> Shilo Inn to stay for a few days. I had requested a room with the

recliner

> from Dr. K's office. Unfortunately, they said they could not find

my name.

> They immediately gave me another room minus the recliner, but when

I went

> into the room there was only one bed. My husband and 9 yr old son

were with

> me so I knew that wouldn't work.

> Hubby ran next door to the comfort Inn, and fortunately they still

had the

> room available that my sister and son checked out of that morning.

> I didn't realize how difficult it would be getting out of the bed.

We have a

> full size van with reclining Captain seats and so I slept out in my

van.

> Yes, I did sleep in my Van..LOL.

> The next morning the front desk told my husband that they had a

recliner from

> Dr. K's office in one of the rooms and they would bring it to my

room. Yeah,

> the day was saved. They were wonderful at the Comfort Inn, they

kept asking

> my husband about me and how I felt.

> All in all the experience was great. Thanks again everyone for

your prayers.

>

> Tia

> Lap Sleeve gastrectomy

> Dr. Keshishian

> 10/18/01