dori11848
Finally Back on this Site...& Made it Thru the Surgery!!!
Aug 20, 2011
Hi,I'm Dori and I have not been on the site for quite awhile. II had my first surgery date postponed (2/21) the mornng of surgery due to my doc's sudden illness. The next week they had to abort the surgery again in the OR due to an inability to interbate me and in addition I had a potassium crisis as I had prepped 6 days out of 10 for both surgery attempts. I had to stay in recovery with 5 bags of potassium IV before I could go home.
The attempts at interbation caused my throat to swell and, well, I was very sick and had to recover before another attempt could be made at the surgery. I finally had te RNY on May 24, 2011. After surgery, I was sent to physical rehab in-patient as I couldn't walk much and they got me up and moving with 3 weeks of therapy. As of that date I had only lost 30 lbs. I hit a plateau with my weight and the scale did not budge I was following dr's orders to a "T" and was quite upset. My surgeon told me to exercise more. However, while at the Rehab, I developed a gyn problem and was released with the knowledge that I had to have a D&C and biopsy asap. I finally had this surgery in early August and things looked fine. I began to get sick after the surgery as my intestines were very aggravated. I could not eat anything or keep anything down even liquids. For those 2 weeks I lost 7 to 9 lbs. (scale keeps fluctuating). My grandtotal is 37.5 lbs since sugery and I am almost 3 months out. I am bummed by this but have not given up. I realize I have been not up to exercise and that is the key to getting this weight off. I consider I had a visit of Divine Intervention since the pathologists found cancer in the earliest stage from the biopsy and now I have to have a hysterectomy. I feel had I not been in rehab when the nurses realized something was wrong, I wouldn't have scheduled a gyn checkup until late in the year. So, if one has to have a crappy diagnosis, then stage 1, grade 1 is the best news possible. At this time pending further tests along the way, they feel I will be "cured" (They actually said those words...:)) after the next surgery.
I am bummed out that because I lost my ooomph! to exercise as it got so hot and I had so much going on emotionally. I have not gotten enough of my exercise in and I don't want to waste time in this honeymoon period. I have gone down almost 3 sizes, though... and that makes me thrilled. Food-wise, I seem to be able to eat too much. I misread the diet sheet for Stage 3 and perhaps ate too much, but I rarely feel a "stop" eating signal. When that has occasionally happened, I truly know it. I worry that my pouch has expanded and want to work my way back to only protein drinks. My tummy hasn't been keeping them down much, though. You know it is my Old Behavior to beat myself up. I am attempting right now to stop doing it. Take responsibility for the fact that I have not eaten exactly as prescribed and have the most trouble waiting 1.5 hours to drink and to take small sips. I am thirsty a lot.
I want to attempt to get back to pure and simple and up the exercise. I realize I will have a few weeks that I cannot exercise after the hysterectomy and it scares me.
Right now, I am looking forward to the brighest future and falling in love with exercise. Please pray for me on this journey, as I will for yours.
Hanging in there,
Dori
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About Me
bklyn, NY
Location
62.1
BMI
Surgery
05/24/2011
Surgery Date
Jun 06, 2009
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