I had my surgery

May 12, 2012

I went back to my doctor on April 19th and I had lost down to 291 that was a total of 23 pounds I have lost since I had first met with him.  He wanted me to lose between 20 and 30 pounds so I was right in between that mark. And I had lost 15 while in weight management so I have lost 38 pounds since I have started my journey.  So I had my surgery on May 2nd.  I went into the hospital at 6:30 that morning and they prepped me for surgery and I signed all my papers.  I was so nervous.  I was actually more scared than anything and my husband tried to talk me out of it.  He kept telling me I could lose the weight on my own.  It took me over a year  to lose those 38 pounds so imagine how long it would take to lose 150 pounds.  So anyway I didnt chicken out.  I just did alot of praying and had others praying for me too.  God was there holding my hand the whole time.  My surgery started about 8:00.  The last thing I remember was scooting to the operating table and them putting the oxygen mask on me, usually they tell you to count backwards but they didnt for some reason.  And then waking up in pain about 2:00.  My surgery took longer because I was a revision from the lapband to the gastric bypass. I was sleeping on and off for most of the day and then I was up walking by that evening.  I went home the next afternoon.  It has been a week since surgery.  I havent lost any weight yet, some have said it could be fluid retention and I agree.  I made it to the pureed stage and next week I will be on soft foods.  So far I havent had any problems.  I can tell when Im full and if I overeat.  I havent done that but maybe once or twice and luckily I havent had any dumping issues.  I hope I dont either.  But Im sure I will at least once or twice.  I look forward to being able to eat regular foods again.  I know I have to eat 3 smalls meals a day and no snacking.  My doctor says 1000 calories a day, protein first and get in 70 grams of protein a day. Anyone have any suggestions let me know or anything I should do differently.  Thanks      Roxanna




 



   

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