Marella

Hey hey hey! Everyone!

All DID go well, but I had to have an open, plus the surgery took 6 hours. I went home Thursday because the doc thought it would be better for me. The hospital food only had vanilla Carnation Instant Breakfast and I just couldn't drink that all day.

The biggest problem I had is bloating. They thought it might be kidney problems, but a Lasik (water pill) later and it got me flowing.

I'm still bloated. Water weight gain was about 20 pounds. Heck!

Getting out of bed is the toughest -- but I've had an open belly before and I was prepared for this, so the anxiety wasn't there like after my last post-op. Neither were the complications.

I didn't need the morphine for very long -- plus, my swelling kicked my IV out and they couldn't get a new one started anywhere, so I had to switch to pills. No big deal. The pain in the back from the hospital bed was worse than the pain in the stitches.

My roomy had it done via lap. Wow, even her hair looked good the next day!

Next biggest problem: coughing... still can't get out a good one. My husband packed the Neti Pot on his last trip and left it at the hotel. I was raring to clean my sinuses this AM but he's not here for the Walmart pilgrimage.

BUT, it's one day at a time, and with the help of an old pair of crutches, I got out of bed on my own this morning and set out to update my food-intake journal.

Cream of Wheat for breakfast! Yummy! (but I love that stuff anyway).

I want good news from everyone!!!!!! Let's get spunky!

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~ Marella

Day 142: Crossed my knees for the first time in probably more than 14 years.
Day 157: My old bathing suit was waaaayyyy tooo big!