Discharged Home

Well I ended up staying two nights instead of one. Turns out my esophagus was extremely swollen and I couldn't keep anything down. The nurses would come in and tell me to drink but I would just vomit it back up. They saw the swollen esophagus on the Upper GI they had me do the day following surgery.

The photos above show the 5 cuts they made to be able to do the surgery. The second photo is supposed to show how swollen my belly is, but it doesn't look too swollen.

While in the hospital I only gained 4 pounds. I went in weighing 292 and came out weighing 296. That's not too bad! 

I am glad to be home. The nurses were so kind and gentle. I really did enjoy having them around. My friend Kendra got to go home on Friday because she did so well. 

I hear people say they have a hard time getting the liquids in. I don't see how that is possible because I am so very thirsty all the time and have drank too much at once a few times and had to wait for the liquid to pass and the pressure feeling to go away.

Right now I am drinking half apple juice half water. They gave me some of that in the hospital and i was hooked. It tastes a little sweeter than water.

 So far so good. No regrets. Although it still doesn't see real sometimes. I'm excited for my husband to have his. Then we will both be on the loser's bench.