Wishing you all the best.

I sympathize, CTGull, I had an abdominal surgery 29 years ago, and I had the gas to blow me up too. The gas does leave relatively quickly, and it hopefully will all be worth it in the end. Recover quickly!

With this ever changing thing I'm going thru, my shoulder pain has been tolerable to not bad today. Earlier I ate half a tune fish sandwich on toast!! I just finished 2 thin slices of pizza INCLUDING the crust!! Cut small and well chewed. If I didn't occasionally feel some slowing in the esophagus when I eat or drink to fast I'd wonder if the doctor even put the LINX in! 3 quick gulps of cool (not cold) iced tea just went down. I'm pushing for ice cream tomorrow! I put chicken wings in the calendar for the 3 week anniversary, but that might happen sooner!

But I might as well enjoy the next couple of days since I assume the honeymoon period is coming to an end soon and some swelling should be affecting my swallowing. I guess we'll see. I've always been a good healer. 

Damn autocorrect! I think.

HA!!!  I was just talking to my son about not eating bananas again, it's probably contributing to the intestinal swelling.

But everything seems a bit better today.  Even though getting comfortable to sleep is difficult I eventually was able to sleep on either side.  Little victories!!!

It has been so far!!  I know there will some bumps in the road until I'm fully recovered.

Thanks!!  Take it easy???  NAAAAH!!  I'm building a base for my mini mill!!

There are still tough times ahead as scar tissue forms around the device.  I need to eat often and keep it mobile.