Pasting up an old quicky made for a Vue class so that I can say 'thank you' to everyone for your support during my operation. I'm here and alive :) I am not feeling well at all though. I've talked to people who got up after 3 days and ran marathons (kidding, but they felt fine) and I've talked to others who just ached for a week. I only know one other person who is experiencing what I am and that is horrible pains from the gas they inject you with for the laperscopy. I ended up in the emergency room via ambulence on Wednesday morning. My chest and pancreas were exploding with pain and it did not stop for 4 hours. They gave me 2 doses of morphine and another shot of a drug that enhances the potencey of the morphine. I was finally able to relax. I felt pretty good on Thursday and took my first shower (you can't have one until 2 days after surgery but I was in the ER all day and ill). Woke up Friday morning at 5:30am with the same pains as Wednesday but only about 1/8 the pain scale. Still it took my breath away and only goes away after a half hour of burping up gas and sitting upright. Very painful. Same think happened today that the same time. I'm afraid to go to sleep but I am soooo tired. Typing is hard because I keep misspelling words and going back. I'm a bit anal and feel the need to correct them, lol. Sorry that I sound so depressing but I really wanted to stop by and thank you all and let you know tht I'm still above ground. It meant so much to me.