I survived!

Jan 02, 2012

What is today? Monday? I'm losing track of the days but here is a brief recap of what has been going on over the past few days.

Last Friday I had my RNY surgery. I am happy to say it all went well and there were no hiccups. I was in the hospital until Sunday morning. Friday was the worst, I was so nauseous from the surgery and in pain, it was so uncomfortable.  But it slowly got better and I was up walking around in no time. One horrible thing was that I started my period on Friday night! Ugh!  The nurse said that was quite common and not to be surprised. The pain killers I was on killed the cramps, but it was just inconvenient to experience.

My blood sugar also shot way up on Friday night - all the way up to 202 (it was supposed to be between 80 and 110)! They had to give me some insulin, I think it was from my IV fluids? But, it eventually came down and there were no problems.

I can't really complain, things seem to be going fairly well. I'm paranoid about dehydration and don't want to end up back into the hospital so I'm drinking constantly. Today I've been drinking about 2 oz of something every 10 minutes when I am awake. I'm already getting pretty tired of sweet stuff, my broth today was such a treat.

It's weird because I'm not really sure what is going on inside me. I can't really tell what my body is doing - things are just off. I can't explain it very well. But fluids don't go through me the same way. I know, I know, you are saying "Uh, duh!!!", but I didn't expect to feel this different. I'm sure I'll get used to it. Also, I guess my new pouch is near my diaphragm? Because when I take a deep breath or cough or hiccup, it hurts. 

I'm super paranoid about eating right now. Today during my nap, I dreamed I ate a Reese's PB cup and while I was chewing it, realized, I couldn't eat it and ran into the bathroom to spit it out. I sooooo don't want to throw up!

I'm going to attempt a little walk around the block tomorrow and see how that goes......hopefully I won't pass out!

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