Surgery is over

Apr 09, 2010

Well, I was scared and I had reason to be.  I didn't even know I had asthma and that after the surgery was over I had an attack and was just barely awake enough to see all the people in the OR freaking out.  I know this is not normal, so no one else be worried it will happen to you.  First of all I'm one of the bigger people I've seen on this site and second, if I had known I had developed asthma from my weight it probably wouldn't have happened that way.  It was scary and they ended up giving me lots of extra drugs because they were trying to make sure I could breathe.  Then I was allergic to something to boot so I actually spend the entire first day high on way too many drugs.  They put a catheder in me and wouldn't let me out of bed.  I slept so much I wasn't able to eat anything either.  

The next day I finally started to feel better.  I guess between the attack and the drugs I managed to make my ENTIRE body super sore.  My tummy pain minimal unless I twist or move in a way I"m not supposed to on accident.  I only took the meds twice total, and one because the nurse said my blood pressure was up because I was in pain so stop ignoring it and take the meds.  I was so sore though when they finally took me out of bed.  I was relieved to getup anyway though, because my body wanted to move.  I skipped phase one and had my phase 2 breakfast of shake and tea (they gave me jello but eeeeew!).  Then I sat for a while, moved a little more, slept more, and had lunch and finally got to leave after about 2pm.  They made me go home with oxygen though as they are concerned I don't get enough especially when I move around.  

Today is the second day after my surgery. It was hard to sleep so I slept on my couch with a pillow protecting my tummy from my loving cats.  (Good thing too!).  Some of the soreness of every muscle is starting to get better but it's still very much there and it is far more annoying than the little pains of my tummy.  I think that is probably a positive for most people though, that your tummy won't hurt too badly!  :)  Tomorrow my family is having a small party to see my niece and I really wanted to go, but I"m gonna need to be able to move more if I can make it and i'll have to drag the oxygen tank with me.  I don't want to scare the children, but it might also remind them not to jump on me!  

After my surgery all of my doctors involved saw tons of things wrong with me, I have a giant liver, I have asthma brought on by weight, etc.  But they all said that they were glad I got the band because it's going to help me get over all these unhealthy physical anomolies so that I can live a much healthier happier life.  So I'm glad I did it too.  I just can't wait not to be so sore in my arms and legs and chest and wrists... :)   Even more than I can't wait to be able to eat real (though healthy) food! 

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