Well, its been a little over a week for you, how are you doing?


--- In sch_lap_band_support@yahoogroups.com, "giter74" <giter74@...>
wrote:
>
> HI group - hope all is well with you - just some 'after surgery'
> thoughts to share...I know you guys have been through these days,
> but I just wanted to mention a few things - I was not prepared for
> the gas issues! - ouch! - this is five days out - and I am just
> getting rid of what i think is the rest of the gas my colar bone
> originally felt like it was breaking everytime I took a deep
breath,
> but I am on the mend with the discomfort of the gas. I am
promising
> myself to just take it one day at a time - I have had no problems
> with drinking plenty of fluids and drinking protein - I am not yet
> up to the 90 grams per day. The folks at the hospital were great.
> They were informative, helpful and kind. I do think I left the
> hospital a tad early - this may be normal, but with the pain I was
> having from the gas, and the fact that I have no memory of actually
> leaving the hospital, makes me think I was put on a schedule for
> leaving. I do remember the xray part - and I do have to express
> that I was distressed that i was only in my gown on that small
> table, and felt extremely exposed - a sheet over me in respect to
my
> situation would have been nice.
> As I sit here on Sunday morning - I am glad of my decision to do
> this surgery. My personal thoughts about myself were in the
> gutter. I do not plan to take this journey as something I have to
> do in order to fit into a dress for a special occasion, I am not
> looking down the road. I am glad that I stopped myself and am now
> on the climb back up to self-worth. I know I can do this, I know
> there will be some hard times, but of course there will be! I am
> glad I have this avenue to 'dump' to.
>