[brown eyed girl]

well...i am finally home! i am glad its over, but have to be honest....i am completely miserable! i feel very lightheaded and dizzy sometimes. i am hoping that is just because of the major surgery i just had and not some underlying problem.

I do have a question for the group. How long before you start feeling like yourself again? My nurses and docs all gave different answers, but i curious. i feel so much pain in my tummy, its hard to imagine that i can go to the gym in 6 weeks. Also, did anyone go through a "oh my god, what have I done" phase? I did that yesterday. I kept telling myself that I had made a really bad decision, although, I feel better about it today.

Thanks everyone for your prayers! I was really scared and this forum helped to calm me down some (not to mention the happy drugs I got before i got wheeled in).

[beckamarie]

Oh honey we all go through the buyers remorse as I like to call it. I really didnt start feeling like myself for about a month. I cried at the drop of a hat over everything. It does get better just make sure you sip, sip, sip and walk walk walk, even if its just up and down the hall. Hang in there honey it does get better

[greensgirl19]

I had mine 3 weeks ago and I feel great. I'm back at work as a nurse admitting patients for surgery and I get a little tired, but I'm good. I had surgery on a tuesday, went home thursday and felt better by monday. I was in pain thurs + fri and stopped pain meds over the weekend. I went back to work after 2 weeks and they had me do stuff I shouldn't have and felt like cr-p the first 2 days. Since then I've been admitting and I'm fine. It does get better pain wise, but I'm still in the 'what did I do' phase.

[ragdolldude]

We've all been through it. Pain will vary with patients, depending on your pain threshold. I go to multiple support groups months. Some patients return to work in 1 week, and others take 6 weeks. Follow the doctor's protocol and most patients do just fine. DAVE

[Queenofthenile]

I am happy to hear that you are home. I can not offer any advice because I have not had my surgery yet however I often do think to myself is it really all worth it and then I look at how happy these ladies are and how they got their life back and I say to myself maybe it is......The only thing I can do is give you a big hug ((((HUG))))

[Jill]

Give yourself time honey -- everyone is different with how they heal -- that's why you get so many different answers. Just let your body lead you where you need to go and follow the eating and drinking rules from your doc. You'll be up and around and on your way in no time!

[texasangel]

Glad you are home and things went okay. I too am suffering "what in the heck did I do this for?" And my pain is much better than it was on Saturday, the day after I got home.

[qt82699]

happy to hear all went well. i felt pretty aweful for about 5 days then i was ready to take on the world! keep us posted on how you are and welcome to the losers bench

[traciflud]

All the thoughts are completely normal, I myself cried for a week wondering what the heck I just did to myself. It took me about 2 months to feel "normal" again. The pain will slowly fade.

[TamTamW]

glad that you are home and all went well, you are completly normal in your thoughts I went throu that for awhile after surgery and at times still do, to put myself back in the right mind set I think of all of the weight that will come off. Just take your time rest and sip and walk it does get better, hang in there.