Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hi Everyone. This Tuesday, the 18th, (1 day shy of my 47th birthday) I will be having a huge hernia repaired along with a TT. I'm so looking forward to not looking as though I am 9 months pregnant! Just for the record I started off at 268 back in January of 02. Then had a revision in May 03. It was 2 hernias and a transection due to major SLD. Now I am down to 133 lbs. Half of me! For some reason I never believed I'd have this kind of success. For the past 8 weeks I have been stuck at the same weight. That's okay though because the only real exercise I can do is walking. I have a very bad back and pain is a major issue. My question is what kind of recovery time am I looking at? Is someone going to have to look after me for a few days or will I be okay? How soon can I realistically go back to work? What about driving? Truthfully I never really got the chance to ask the doctors any of these questions. I was too preoccupied with insurance questions. How soon will I be able to start exercising? Am I going to be stapled again? They also said this will be done as an outpatient for 23 hours. Is this normal? I want to come home ASAP. I'd rather be in my own bed even though Good Shepherd Hospital took very good care of me last time. Is treadmill time just as important as it was for the RNY surgeries to prevent blood clots? Sorry for so many questions. You all have been great and everyone is an inspiration to me! Thank you! Hugs, Cheri MagicCheri@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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