<i>**Angel flying in once again** I visited Ann again at the hospital tonight, and she looked great! She was up faithfully walking, and was sipping water and eating jello (which wasn't very tasty, by the way according to her) but she loved the popsicles! She was sitting up and her pain was very minimal. You all should have heard her giving the nurses heck, but shoot, they sure gave it right back! LOL The nursing staff there is great, and I absolutely can NOT wait for my turn next month! She was very talkative and just had beautiful smiles all around.
<p>I wanted to take this moment to thank her for allowing me to be her angel and letting me participate in this experience. It has been soooo informative, and I've learned a great deal. She has completely allayed my fears about the pain afterward, and having met some of the nurses has just given me so much confidence in this facility.</p>
<p>I know lots of you pre-ops are scared and are unsure what to expect. I urge you to try to visit someone who is post-op; it will totally reassure you and put your fears at ease. It sure did mine. I just can't thank Ann enough for allowing me to be a part of this and for educating me on what to expect. She truly is an angel herself!</p>
<p>Hopefully the doctor will release her tomorrow after dinner, and she'll come home. Although I'm not sure she's looking forward to that...She's become quite attached to the bariatric bed she's in! LOL She will update us when she gets home and feels up to it.</p>
<p>Look out Indianapolis, we've already decided that once we're both up to it, we're gonna paint this town red!!! I know her recovery is gonna be great, and she's gonna end up a great big loser! God Bless you, Sweetie!!!!!!</p></i>