I think Becky would like to begin with an apology to the nurses who took care of her the one night she spent in the hospital after her gastric bypass surgery. Suffice it to say, she will not go down in history as a so-called compliant patient. She confesses that, “Tuesday night I guess I was an absolute pill to the nurses.”

The following night she was home in her own bed, feeling pretty wiped out but in no pain. In fact, physically, she has been feeling great. “I feel really, really fortunate that I’ve had no complications,” she reports. “I’ve had no pain. I’ve taken no pain medications. I’ve been up and around doing things since I got home, and I’ve been driving since last Friday.” Read more.