Day 4

So, I had my surgery (a loop duodenal switch or SADI-S) on August 22, 2018 at 7:30 am.  The day before, we went to the gym where I set a personal best of walking 30 minutes straight at a 20 minute mile pace.  That doesn't sound very good, but it was huge progress from where I started.  I also did some weight machines since I knew I wouldn't be doing any of that for at least a month.  My "cleanse" went well and I got a good night's rest before heading to the hospital just before 5 am.  I felt light and high-spirited bounding up stairs at the hospital.

The surgery was completed as expected and I was up and walking within a few hours.  I progressed well and was able to go home around noon the next day.  I appears everything went as well as could be expected, praise God!  Even though everything went well, it's still hard.  I'm in a lot of pain and struggling to get all my fluids in, but I'm still glad I did it and grateful to everyone who made it possible.

From now on, I'll try to post videos to give you updates on the process.  Please remember that this is my first time doing this, and I'm on drugs, so be gentle. 😌