CassandraRD
Update almost 6 weeks out
May 30, 2011
WOW it has been way to long since i have posted.I am going to be 6 weeks out this Wednesday and things are going pretty good. The beginning was really tough. about 2 1/2 weeks out I went to the Doc cuz i was having pain that was just terrible and was causing me to not even be able to stand up on my own, I ended up having a nasty infection in my largest surgical site. So (TMI) he popped it back open and draining all the gunk out of there YUCK!!! Then I had to have it flushed and packed that day and the next day and was put on a good heavy dose of antibiotics.. however the pain was gone by the third morning and I finally started to re coop.then at 4 weeks out I kept feeling like things were getting stuck and was throwing up everything I put in my mouth. I could hardly even drink water so I went back to see the surgeon and sure enough it was a stricture. So the day I was suppose to return to work I ended up having a small procedure to pop open the stricture, again the pain and nauseousness was almost instantly gone. Since then however I have returned to work and I have started to walking and light exercise to my daily routine and things are really going good. I still struggle with food choices because I have a hard time trying new things. i am nervous that it wont agree with me, so i am getting really board with chicken, tuna, cheese and peanut butter. I have lost a total of 70 pounds now!!!! I don't really see a difference in myself but some family and co workers have started to comment about the weight loss ( and my droopy pants lol) My new goal is to have lost 100 lbs by my birthday which is 8/26 and I only have 30 pounds to go so i am almost sure that I will have no problem making (and hopefully exceeding) that goal. I have added some before and current pics and I will be adding more sometime this week for 6 week pics.
