I'm Home!
Hi All,
I got home yesterday around noon. My surgery went very well no issues.
Dr. Hong discovered a hiatal hernia while do my surgery so they did the repair right then and there so my surgery did take longer. Also discovered that I have a heart murmur. Who knew? We increased my tinzaparin injectections because of a previous DVT but no issues.
I'm drinking, getting in all my vitamins and protein. Two shakes yesterday and I'm half down one today.
My back is killing me from those horrible hospital beds. OMG they are awful.
My sister is here with me and has been awesome. Actually a bit of a rebounding moment last night when I got teary. It was very nice.
So I'm on the road to recovery, feeling OK, walking around and doing what I'm supposed to be doing.
I have to give a shout out to the nursing Staff at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton. My nurses were unbelievable. They work long hours and do amazing work. They were lovely and helped me every step of the way. They have my undying appreciation and respect. It's a hard job and I don't think they get the respect they deserve.
Ok, back to my shake and sipping. :)
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
Glad all went well. Congrats! Hope you have a speedy recovery!
Ref to Sudbury July 4/17 Sleep study July 29/17 Orientation Sept 13/17 1on1's Feb 2/18 OTN Feb 27/18 Pre op Mar 13/18 Surgery Mar 22/18 St. Michael's w Dr. Grantcharov Opti-10lb M1=-24lbs M2=-11.5 M3=-7.5 M4=-8 M5=-9 M6=-8.5 M7=-6.5 M8=-8 M9=-5 M10=5.5 M11=-2.5 M12=-5 M13=-4
Yes, the staff at St. Joe's were good to me as well. Glad you are home and everything went well. The future is bright!
Barb
Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti
Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141
PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs
So happy to hear that all went well with your surgery, and that they threw in a hernia repair! Haha. Also good for you to know about the heart murmer, hopefully it is not serious.
Hope you have a speedy recovery and your back feels better soon!
TWH (Toronto) | Starting Weight - 300, GW- 175
Referral: Jun 21/17 Orientation: Aug 23/17 NP: Sept 27/17 Social Worker: Sept 27/17 Nut Class: Oct 3/17 Sleep Study: Nov 6/17 NP Follow Up: Jan 3/18 Psych: Jan 12/18 Nut: Jan 15/18 Surgeon: June 1/18 Pre-Op: July 27/18 SlimTime: Aug 3/18 Surgery: Aug 17/18
SlimTime: -13.5 M1: -18 M2: -14 M3: -14.2 M4: -14.4 M5: -9.4 M6: -6.4 M7: -6.4 M8: ?
Glad to hear!! I couldn't agree more about the horrible beds and the nurses. They are saints!! We were not at the same hospital but I guess those things are universal haha. Keep yo the good work and happy healing!!
Feb 17/16 - orientation TWH | March 3/16 - nurse | Nov 22/16 - Phone call f/u re-entry | Oct 18/16 - nurse | Nov 29/16 - nut class | Feb 16/17 - social worker | March 7/17 - nut apt | March 22/17 - psych apt | March 30/17 - team approved | May 5/17 - surgeon apt | June 8/17 - endoscopy | Sept 22/17 SURGERY RNY @TWH
So glad that everything went well. You'll sleep so much better in your own bed.
CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
yay! welcome to the losers bench 
Surgery Jun.2/17 at TWH ----- HW 215 - SW 197.2 - GW 125 CW 124.6
Pre-Op=8.8lbs --- Optifast= 8.4 (was on it for 9 days due to cancellation)
M1 - 20.6... M2 -10.2... M3 -8.0... M4 -5.8... M5 -9.0... M6 -5.2... M7 -7.0... M8 -2.2... M9 -0.9... M10 -2.6... M11-0.6... M12-2.0
So excited for you!!! Welcome to the losers bench!!!
Hugs Dee 
Orientation Class}@TWH June/29/2016 Social Worker} Sept/16/2016 Nurse Assessment} Oct/13/2016 Nutrition Class} Oct/24/2016 Psychology Assessment} Jan/11/2017 Nutrition Assessment} Feb/9/2017 Meet the Surgeon} April/20/2017 Pre-Op} Aug/22/2017 Start Optifast} Aug/21/2017 Surgery Date} Sept/11/2017@TWH
