I am banded. :)
We got to the hospital and checked in and eventually got into the pre-op room. Lots of questions, IV started, medication administered, wrapped in the warm air jacket that kept me toasty all through the process. I was surprised at how relaxed I felt. Reading all about the process definitely made a big difference going in - I knew what to expect. I woke up pretty slowly and felt shaky and sore, but really pretty good. It took about an hour for surgery time and I was in post op another 90 minutes and in recovery 90 minutes before they let me go home.
After surgery, I got up and walked as soon as I could. There is some shoulder pain and I have a little oozing from my stab incisions but, overall, I am feeling pretty good. I'm getting up and walking in a few. I've had a couple 16 ounce glasses of water (gotta keep hydrated!) a sip at a time and about 1/2 cup of sugar free jello. The jello did make me a little nauseated so I've backed off on anything else. I may have 1/2 cup of broth before bed...we'll see.
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