• Username: invisible2
  • Member Since: 11/9/2011
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  • Surgeon: Lily Chang
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Head hunger is a BEAST!
on April 26, 2012 12:40 pm

Since I've been feeling better, I've been battling the beast...and I hate to say, I've lost a couple of battles.  I would love to try raw or blanched veggies but I'm afraid my tummy can't handle them.  Yesterday, I ate too much cantelope and I got a little sick (it just tasted so good, I couldn't quit).  And, I'm having a really hard time eating slowly.  It makes me worry even more about my ability to keep the beast at bay for the long term. 

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Things are looking up!
on April 26, 2012 12:20 pm
Finally, I'm really starting to feel good.  My infection is gone and I'm really starting to get my energy back.  I was going to go for a walk this morning but, of course, it raining in WA.  I know I really need to get started exercising.  I just haven't felt up to it until this past week.  I'm six weeks post op and I'm down about 35 lbs...85 lbs left.
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It's been a bumpy road so far....
on April 13, 2012 10:43 am
First of all...I do NOT regret my decision to have RNY surgery.  I know this was the best thing I could have done for myself considering the circumstances.  It's just that this has been a lot harder than I thought it would be.  I've spent much of the last couple of weeks feeling pretty sick.  This past Monday, I was so dehydrated that my PCP gave me two liters of fluid via IV.  Things I can eat one day make me sick a few days later.  On top of that, I developed a nasty post op infection.  I had an abcess that was the size of a baseball.  They had to reopen my wound and I have it repacked everyday.  It's been gross, disgusting, and painful and it's really taken the wind out of my sails.  I can't wait to feel good again.  I know every week that passes will be better than the week before.   The good news...I'm down about 31 lbs.
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I did it!
on March 20, 2012 8:59 pm
I had my surgery a week ago today.  I had a few complications but nothing too serious - I got home on Saturday   I still feel like I've been stabbed and and had my guts sliced up...oh, wait...I did!   Ha!  On a lighter note, I'm feeling better every day.  I'm looking forward to the day when I don't drop something on the floor, contemplate the pain of picking it up, and opt to just leave it there and walk away.  Oh, by the way, I gained 13 pounds in the hospital.  Good heavens!
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Surgery in nine days
on March 4, 2012 1:39 pm
It's getting close!  I have to admit, I have moments of sheer terror when I say to myself, "I'm not doing this.  I'm not going to rearrange my body in a way not intended by God or nature.  I can do it on my own.... "   Lol...what knucklehead!  These moments doen't usually last long.  All it usually takes is a couple of trips up an down my stairs OR to get a look at my self in front of my full length mirror....  If the first doesn't convince me, the second does.  My mom arrives a week from today and then we leave for Seattle the following day - the day before my surgery.

I had my pre-op appointment last Thursday.  My surgeon told me that she will do a 100 cm roux limb....I thought it would be longer than that.  She only does 100 cm because it makes no difference for long term weight loss but it could for nutrient absorption.  I was feeling a little disappointed but I keep telling myself that I have to put my faith in my surgeon.
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