rickpete
1 Week Post Surgery
Jun 25, 2008
I had my surgery on June 18th and it all went well. The surgeon found and repaired a large hietal hernia (I had no symptoms) and my bladder was slow to wake up, so I had to be re-catheterized, but everything else was actually pretty easy (and I am a wimp about pain). I have been off pain meds since I left the hospital and I have worked my way up to walking about 3 miles a day now.
I had my one week post-op appointment yesterday and I was down 15 lbs in a week! Overall, I am down 72 lbs since I started the pre-op diet and exercise program on February 19th. I am on a 3 week liquid diet after surgery, although I can have light yogurt in small quantities.
The other happy news is that I was on 2 blood pressure medications and now I am down to taking only half of one of them. Eventually, I may get off them altogether.
I had my one week post-op appointment yesterday and I was down 15 lbs in a week! Overall, I am down 72 lbs since I started the pre-op diet and exercise program on February 19th. I am on a 3 week liquid diet after surgery, although I can have light yogurt in small quantities.
The other happy news is that I was on 2 blood pressure medications and now I am down to taking only half of one of them. Eventually, I may get off them altogether.