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Hi everyone! I made it thru surgery. Now in my 18th day post op. Doing better than I thought I would be. The surgery itself went well, had my stomach brought down out of my chest and sewed back in place. Also, only a half wrap for the fundoplication. Looks like a hotdog in a bun. Then the surgeon stitched my diaphragm back together. Had a large tear in it. All permanent stitches, no mesh patches cause I had lost so much weight before surgery. WHEW. And then in recovery, I stopped breathing 3 times. I remember my husband shaking me, telling me to breathe. They called back the surgical and anesthia teams to figure out what was wrong. It was the pain meds. Finally got up to a room about 11:30 pm. Went into A-fib 2 days later. They got that under control, am on meds for that now as a precaution. I was in the hospital from Nov. 6th to the 12th. Longer than expected, but mostly NOT due to surgery. I am eating better, had some steak, tried pizza, chicken, and it's going down well. Very little nausea, and have not had a Prilosec in almost 9 days. That's surprising. Pain was not too bad, took some meds for about 3 days at home, but none now. Done laparoscopically, seven holes. Those are still sore, but not bad. Thanks for your support, it meant alot.
Lori, you had your surgery on the 19th. How are you?

Hi Lori. How is your recovery coming along? I hope you are feeling much better!