Wow, I can't believe that 5 days ago, I was still panicking about whether I was making the right decision or not, and also, I was scared to death.

I had my surgery on Monday. Monday morning went by so fast, it's all a blur now. I went to admitting at 8:30am on Monday, and my surgery was scheduled for 10:30am but was a little late so I was in the O.R. by 11:00. I just remember talking to the anesthesiologist, and the next thing I knew, I was in the recovery room being woken up. It was kind of surreal. I had no nausea or vomiting so I was very happy for that. I did have some moderate gas pains but nothing that I couldn't handle, and the nurses were very on top of getting me my pain meds at the correct times. I was up and walking around the hospital by 3:00 (that's when I got clearance to start moving around, otherwise I would have been up sooner -haha). I walked 3 laps every hour until my hubby went home about 9ish.

The nighttime was a little rough as I couldn't get comfy in the hospital bed, but nothing that was a huge deal. I was just sore in my abdomen and the pain meds only lasted about 2 hours, and then I had to get more. Ugh. So I was up more than not during the night. No biggy though.

My hubby went to work on Tuesday so my mom came in to hang out with me. We pretty much talked and she read while I took a few naps and walked as much as possible. Most of the gas pains were gone at this point so I wasn't worried about getting rid of the gas. The nurses kept telling me that I'm doing really well and that I could go home if I wanted tonight, but I was really worried about leaving the comfort of the hospital. Not that it was comfortable, but knowing that the nurses were right there was a big comfort. I decided to go home when my hubby got off work, so at 6:00 I got picked up and went home.

I'm so glad I did leave because my bed was way better to sleep in than that hospital bed. I've been laying low the last 2 days, sleeping a lot and taking care of my family (2 boys). Today is the first day I've been without pain meds. I think I could have gone off of them yesterday but I was scared.

My abdomen is still sore, but that's about it. I'm working on getting all my fluids and protein in. That's a huge project every day. I've already lost 10 pounds since I started my pre-op diet 12 days ago. Not bad!!! If you are scared like I was, it's really not as bad as you think it's going to be. Go for it!!