Day 8 & Feeling Great!

May 03, 2012

*Singing* "Today was a good day!" 

Today was my first follow-up appointment since the day I was sleeved (4/25/12) at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago by Dr.Lutfi. His staff Nurse, Amyis an angel. She gently removed my staples and weighed me in. No pain at all. It pinched very lightly a few times but really the IV and Heperin shots were much worse. I now weigh 350 lbs. my highest weigh (that I know of) was 400 lbs, 377 post-op, 362 post pre-liquid diet, 358 lbs post surgery and 350 lbs 8 days post-op. 

After my staples were removed and I was weighed, my wonderful nutritionist, Kim, came in asked me how my liquid diet was going. For those reading this who are pre-op, 3-4 days after surgery you will be on clear liquids followed by 3-4 days of "full" liquids. After sharing all was well between the liquids and sleevie wonder, I was approved to start my Purée diet for two weeks and then the coveted soft foods diet for two more weeks. This allows me to occasionally fantasize about yummy variations of veggie and meat skewers at summer bbqs and eventually colorful pasta salads made from the finest chicago farmers market ingredients I can find!

Thank goodness I have been researching vsg food blogs and the OH forums for yummy purée recipes and I'm no longer dreading these next two weeks! Looking forward to making masterpieces with fat-free refried beans and skim ricotta! It's better then slurping strained cream of mushroom while on full liquids! Do your research mi gente (my people)! That empty search engine bar is waiting to serve you up some knowledge. Before you panic about what to fill your new pouch with, google that shit. There are blogs, books, forums galore so go forth my child and learn about your new body. Well, I have to take my daily walk (2.2mi around the park across from my apartment complex) so I'll be blogging more this weekend. Until then, behave will ya? 

XOXOXO,
JADA

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