Hi! i thought i'd give you another update...my mom is doing INCREDIBLY well. she was up walking yesterday, and walking pretty far to just have had surgery the day before. when she returns to her room she's ready to rest. after not being permitted to eat for almost 72 hours, she started her liquid diet this morning at 6 am. she's been really hungry these past couple of days. her last meal was wednesday @ 2pm. after surgery she wasn't allowed to consume anything, b/c the doctor wanted the pouch to heal and consumption too soon can cause the pouch to leak. much to our surprise when the food arrived she wasn't hungry anymore. she was told to eat anyway. i think all she really wants to do is sleep, the nurses don't let her get much rest. they're always in and out which is good, but she's exhausted. she should be coming home tomorrow morning. check out is at 11am. i'm excited that she'll be back home. she's excited too. she misses home, and when she gets here she can catch up on her rest. :)