Surgery quickly approaching

12/19/2004
Well, only 11 hours before surgery! It's been a pretty intense day, trying to get some stuff done, anxiety and all. I've been having some pretty strange dreams, one included an issue with dehydration, the other was that my sister contacted a cousin, and she glared at me disapprovingly. Well, the comforters have all been washed, now I'm just waiting for my bedding to dry so I can make up my futon (my choice for sleeping during recovery). The bedroom's a mess, oh well. Part of my procrastinating was by doing some genealogy. That always helps me to focus a bit, and sending humorous Christmas tree directions to work.

12/20/2004
It was to the hospital at 5:15 am. The doc actually came in and talked to me at length. My weigh-in was 275.1. So, exactly what my scale at home reads. I always find the clock when I wake up and it was around 9:30 when I went into recovery, so surgery was just 2 hours. Most of the day was pretty good. The night, however, was horrid. I had a reaction to the Lortab elixir, and vomited about every 2 hours till 6:00 am.

12/21/2004
Even with the crummy night, the upper GI showed no problems with the band, it was really cool to see the band too. I was just so tired. My budget counselor stopped by and gave me two 1/2 yard pieces of fabric, red batik and purple/black/blue/red "grass", they reminded me of Hoffman fabrics. Just gorgeous! Actually, maybe they fit better in the Red Hat Society colors.

Pain meds were changed to Dilaudid, which I've had no problems with. It was questionable whether or not I would go home, but I was becoming antsy, and since I hadn't vomited since 6 am, I thought it was ok. I went straight to bed when I got home.