Thank you soo much for your advice! I can not wait to have the surgery over with! Im planning to get my self some new "fat" pants (cozy pants) and getting a pedi before I go there! I will keep you posted on how things work out! Hope you recover fast!

hello, I am 3 weeks post op and the hospital stay was not bad. i would bring your own robe, a sleep mask and ear plugs. The hospital can be very loud even during the night. the staff is very nice and they will make you comfortable as far as pain management. my pain was minimal so I was happy. For me the worse part was having to drink this gunk the day after surgery to make sure there were no leaks, they do this special x-ray which is very cool. i was so happy thinking about my new life after that i didn't even give a thought about the hospital stay, as a matter of fact, the day before my surgery, I got a hair cut, manicure, pedicure and a new robe and slippers. my husband said, you are going to the hospital, not Club med. For me, I just tried to make it a positive expierence. Good luck!!