Guest guest Posted November 6, 2000 Report Share Posted November 6, 2000 Hi Alice, I had a hysterectomy, gall bladder removal (1978 w/the big scar), and an appendectomy. Dr R did not turn me down for the MGB, he did warn me that my surgery could possibly take a little longer due to scar tissue from my other surgeries. And it did, it took 70 mins instead of 30 and I did lose more blood than he would have liked. But it did not stop me. I had surgery at 10:30 am and by 9 pm I was up and down the halls and in and out of bed by myself. I checked out of the hospital before noon the next day and was back home in GA 5 days later with not one problem. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the worst my pain was a 2 the first night and a 1 by the next morning. I am now 5 weeks post op and have lost 38 lbs and 10 inches. The whole thing from beginning to end has been a wonderful (growing) experience. Good Luck !!!!!! Gwen in GA MGB 9/29 - 314 11/3 - 276 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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