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I have just got home from North Shore Private Hospital after my LapBand surgery.

Well, it went nothing like I expected.

I arrived at the hospital at 8am as asked and sat around with my bride until about 10am when she had to leave to get the kids to school late.

I finally went in about half an hour later. I was taken doen stairs and into a little room where they got my premeds done and all was great. Bloody cold room though.

Into the theatre and in went the juice. I was out in seconds. The next thing I know I am in recovery with nurses and doctors trying to get me to breathe after waking from the anaesthetic, but I couldn't. My throat had completely closed up and I could not get any breath in at all.

The next thing I remember was waking up in the intesive care unit with my sister looking on. I had no idea where I was and thought it could have been the waiting room to hell.

The hospital staff said it was the most action they had in weeks trying to get me going again.

One nurse asked if I saw "the light" but my sister said I was going the other way.

I stopped breathing for about three minutes the ICU doctor said, but he added there was no real danger as it happens to about 1 in 1000.

Since then I have been fine. I had only a tiny amount of sleep last night as my heart rate keept dropping below 40bps, but it is all great now.

My blood pressure is now back to normal for the first time in over a year and I am on fluids and just had a cup of soup.

The drugs are obviously working as I am in no pain, just a little uncomfortable at the moment. I am just please they released me home, straight from ICU. Obviously I am quick to recover.

Back to the couch for some rest.

Later.