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follow the post op diet with no complications

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Get through my pre-op liquid diet.

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Charles A. Svendsen, M.D.
My first impression of Dr. Svendsen was that he was friendly and made me laugh, so he made me feel comfortable right away. I didn't really have many questions about the procedure, but he asked again and again if I had any. Since I'm a nurse, I felt that I really understood the procedure going into it... But for a lay person, I'm just saying it seems that he would be very patient and thorough in answering questions if needed. Dr. Svendsen was recommended to me by my friend Heather from work, who had her surgery just a couple weeks before I did. She knew other people he had operated on, and she had heard that he was the best. Dr. Svendsen shared with me that his complication rate was much lower than the national average. Methodist hospital is a \"center of excellence\" for bariatric surgery. I felt very confident. Even though I didn't have many questions, he thoroughly addressed the risks of surgery, and he also discussed with me in detail the game plan for surgery that considered my health history. I would recommend him to anyone considering bariatric surgery. He does a lot of these surgeries every year and is truly a specialist in this field.
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One month
posted on 1/30/09 9:16 am
Today is my four week surgiversary!  I'm down twenty-five pounds from my highest weight and fourteen pounds since surgery.  I haven't lost any weight since last week.  Not to worry--I'm not trippin'!  I'm doing what I'm supposed to.  It'll come.  It's probably that infamous first stall as my body thinks it is starving.  

I already mentioned I'm down a bra size.  Well, I'm also down a pant size and have been able to wear a couple smaller sweaters this week.  I am happy about that.  I refused to buy myself clothes when I was at my heaviest because I kept telling myself I would lose the weight, and shopping was so discouraging.  So I had a "fat uniform" (see bariatric TV).  I just wore the same pair of jeans with a college sweatshirt or a big pink sweatshirt.  Not flattering.  

Sundar is starting to tell me I look hot.  I don't think I've got my hot back, but I guess it's a relative term at this point.  Not that having the surgery is about hotness, right?  I should probably mention that my sleep apnea resolved practically immediately after surgery, according to Sundar.  He says I've hardly snored since.  I'm also noticing lately that I'm waking up a little earlier--probably because I'm not as tired since I'm breathing better when I sleep?  Now, that doesn't mean I don't go ahead and go right back to sleep.  I'm just saying.

I also stopped taking my heart medication.  I was taking it for tachycardia.  But since it was a beta blocker it stimulated my respiratory system a bit and made me cough a lot, so I just stopped.  That reminds me, I should check my pulse.  I don't feel like my heart is racing without it.  I think it's okay.  

I saw my nutritionist yesterday and pretty much got the go ahead to slowly start trying new foods.  I told her I only did pureed for a couple weeks.  I've been eating mostly soft foods and staying on plan.  As long as I chew really well, no problems.  My newest meal is ricotta cheese, spaghetti sauce, and soy crumbles (I'm a vegetarian).  I love pasta and lasagna, so this is doing the trick.  Oh... and a little melted mozzarella on top.  YES!  

I love you, cheese. 

 kb


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