Re: 2 days postop - long!

[Guest guest]

, It is so heartwarming to read your words and hear how well you're

doing. Just last week you were a wannabe, and now you're a dancer!!!!!!!!!

From all of us wannabes, thanks. Keep posting. We're lining up and gettin'

ready to boogie, too! PhillyJude

[Guest guest]

:

You sound great!!! Congratulations to you on the journey to your new life.

I will be joining you on the other side on November 8th and am so glad to

hear of another positive post!!!!

Christy

2nd California Girl

Pre-Op 11/8/00

[Guest guest]

After that I felt

> like I had eaten a ten course meal. Tonight I'm doing chicken

broth.

> Anyway, I fell wonderful. Can't wait to see everyone Sun night.

> Please email if you have questions.

>

>

> MGB 10/12/00

> On the other side!!!!

,

So glad to hear you are doing well! Welcome to the other side.

Gotta

love that Chicken broth:)

Laurie

down 34 lbs in 24 days:)

[Guest guest]

Congradulations !

I have been thinking about you. I knew you would breeze through. I hope

you continue to do well and will look forward to reading future posts as you

slide down the scales.

God Bless You and Your Family,

Jackie in Tifton,GA

>From: AAnker14@...

>Reply-To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com

>Subject: 2 days postop - long!

>Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 21:28:27 -0000

>

>Hi all,

>I can't believe how great I'm feeling 2 days postop so decided to

>post my experience to date. My surgery was at on Thursday

>morning at 7:30am. We got there at 6:30 per instructions (

>doesn't open til then!). I have to admit that by then I was a bit

>nervous but the staff at is incredible. So caring and

>wonderful. I had nurse Van for pre-op and she's a doll. Dr. R came in

>and spent time talking to both mom and I to be sure we were alright.

>Even though I'd filled in that form at the back of the patient

>manual, I had to do it again. Then I got undressed, put on my lovely

>white surgery hose and a hospital gown (the first time one ever

>fit!!). After they hooked up my IV, I WALKED to the operating room.

>What a trip. When I entered the room it felt like an episode from a

>science fiction movie. Everyone was there in masks including Dr. R.

>He asked me to get up on the table and lay my head down. The

>anethesiologist (a very nice lady) told me they were giving me

>something to put me to sleep and that's the last thing I remember

>until being in my room. Mom says I was in recovery about an hour and

>she saw me there but I have no recollection. I was in and out all

>afternoon with some pain, but not alot. In fact, the nurse said I

>only used half the demerol (which I controlled with a pump). Twice

>they had to remind me to use it! My main problem was dry heaves. I

>honestly was not hugely nauseous. The heaving crept up quickly on me.

>It didn't last too long although they had to try a number of things

>before it settled down. The nurses Pam and Dana (I think..sorry) were

>so sweet. I got very lucky as I was the only patient there at night

>so it was like having two private nurses. The main problem I had was

>that one of my ports wouldn't stop bleeding for a while and they had

>to keep changing the dressing. It didn't bother me at all...no pain

>or anything. Gloria came by around 6 and assured me I'd be feeling

>lots better by 8-8:30 and she was right on. Each time I fell asleep I

>would wake up a bit better. By around 8:30 I felt much more like

>myself. Still needed help to go the bathroom, move over in bed, etc.

>but only because it felt like I had a major muscle pull when I did

>those things. It didn't really hurt much if I lay still. Dr. R came

>in the next morning at 6am, checked me out and we went home. The

>scariest, hardest part of the whole thing was my mom doing the

>driving on the way to the hotel!!Friday I stayed in the hotel dozing

>and reading. This morning (Sat) I had a shower which was wonderful.

>Then we went over to Raleigh's Cameron Village, an outdoor mall and

>walked for about 2 hours...no problem. My main " food " has been apple

>and grape juice, plain lo-fat yogurt and saltines. Today I had tomato

>soup at lunch and could only manage about 4 tbs. After that I felt

>like I had eaten a ten course meal. Tonight I'm doing chicken broth.

>Anyway, I fell wonderful. Can't wait to see everyone Sun night.

>Please email if you have questions.

>

>

>MGB 10/12/00

>On the other side!!!!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you,

I felt like i was going thru it with you. I love a step by step version of what

happens.. I'm a big (super big) chicken when it comes to any type of surgery.

(I've had 3 c-sections, and one gallbalder, the hard way, ) and I hate waking up

afterwards.. it scares the sh** out of me. but I am a good patient and that

helps, I just keep thinking about tomorrow and that seems to work.

Great going!!! glad you made it to the other side, good luck!

Trudy

2 days postop - long!

Hi all,

I can't believe how great I'm feeling 2 days postop so decided to

post my experience to date. My surgery was at on Thursday

morning at 7:30am. We got there at 6:30 per instructions (

doesn't open til then!). I have to admit that by then I was a bit

nervous but the staff at is incredible. So caring and

wonderful. I had nurse Van for pre-op and she's a doll. Dr. R came in

and spent time talking to both mom and I to be sure we were alright.

Even though I'd filled in that form at the back of the patient

manual, I had to do it again. Then I got undressed, put on my lovely

white surgery hose and a hospital gown (the first time one ever

fit!!). After they hooked up my IV, I WALKED to the operating room.

What a trip. When I entered the room it felt like an episode from a

science fiction movie. Everyone was there in masks including Dr. R.

He asked me to get up on the table and lay my head down. The

anethesiologist (a very nice lady) told me they were giving me

something to put me to sleep and that's the last thing I remember

until being in my room. Mom says I was in recovery about an hour and

she saw me there but I have no recollection. I was in and out all

afternoon with some pain, but not alot. In fact, the nurse said I

only used half the demerol (which I controlled with a pump). Twice

they had to remind me to use it! My main problem was dry heaves. I

honestly was not hugely nauseous. The heaving crept up quickly on me.

It didn't last too long although they had to try a number of things

before it settled down. The nurses Pam and Dana (I think..sorry) were

so sweet. I got very lucky as I was the only patient there at night

so it was like having two private nurses. The main problem I had was

that one of my ports wouldn't stop bleeding for a while and they had

to keep changing the dressing. It didn't bother me at all...no pain

or anything. Gloria came by around 6 and assured me I'd be feeling

lots better by 8-8:30 and she was right on. Each time I fell asleep I

would wake up a bit better. By around 8:30 I felt much more like

myself. Still needed help to go the bathroom, move over in bed, etc.

but only because it felt like I had a major muscle pull when I did

those things. It didn't really hurt much if I lay still. Dr. R came

in the next morning at 6am, checked me out and we went home. The

scariest, hardest part of the whole thing was my mom doing the

driving on the way to the hotel!!Friday I stayed in the hotel dozing

and reading. This morning (Sat) I had a shower which was wonderful.

Then we went over to Raleigh's Cameron Village, an outdoor mall and

walked for about 2 hours...no problem. My main " food " has been apple

and grape juice, plain lo-fat yogurt and saltines. Today I had tomato

soup at lunch and could only manage about 4 tbs. After that I felt

like I had eaten a ten course meal. Tonight I'm doing chicken broth.

Anyway, I fell wonderful. Can't wait to see everyone Sun night.

Please email if you have questions.

MGB 10/12/00

On the other side!!!!