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Sheila's Weight Loss Journey


Meet Ana Sleevinston
on July 30, 2011 2:50 pm
Ana is my new tiny tummy.  She is quite the little diva let me tell you.  She grumbles when I put to much or to little in her.  We are still getting acquainted but I think we will have a long happy relationship, Ana and me. 

Well I made it through the hardest part.  I was sleeved on Wednesday July 27.  I woke up to a bit of nausea and pain.  Although I was surprised at how little actual pain I was feeling.  I had only 2 injections of morphine and the rest of the time I was able to deal with what little pain I had through the IV anti-inflammatory/pain meds they were giving me.  I did vomit twice, once due to excess salivia and the other time for drinking liquid tylenol maybe to fast. 

Now that I am home, I can feel the gas pains but they are mainly confined to my stomach, they did not travel up into my shoulders.  I have taken Gas-X strips 3 times and it seems to be helping.  I did walk every day and I sipped and rested.  With all the fluids they were giving me, I gained like 5 pounds but my surgery weight was 245.2.  So if I can lose another 100 pounds I will be at my goal weight.  Yay!

Well, I am still pretty tired, so I am going to sign off for now.

Thanks for all the support!

Sheila and Ana
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1 week and counting
on July 20, 2011 8:50 pm
I am less than 1 week from surgery.  I am still not nervous except for nervous excitment.  I am finding it hard to sleep at night and I am not sure why.  I am very tired but I am not getting restful sleep. 

I know people who are getting VSG or has already gone through surgery has struggled with the question of "should I tell people or not, if so who should I tell".  I have chosen to tell only those I know will support me 100% with no expectations or judgements.  I had to tell people at work I was going to be away so I told them 2/3's of  the truth, I told them I was having surgery for a hernia repair and to have my gallbladder removed.  I told the truth, I just did not tell the complete truth.  My decision has been validated.  Knowing that I am having surgery, I have answered the same question about 10 times from the people at work, "is it an open surgery or laparscopic surgery".   I work with nurses and doctors, and they are the nosiest people on the planet.  My point is, who cares what kind of surgery it is, the fact that I am having surgery should be enough and people should say "I hope all goes well and you recover okay".  No they want the all the particulars. 

Oh well, soon I won't have to worry about that.  I will be off work from July 26 - Sept 6.  So during the most restrictive part of the diet I will be home with no one to watch my every move except my husband.  By the time I return to work, I will have lost more weight and they will attribute it to my gallbladder surgery. 

Things are looking up, I am optimistic that my surgery will go terrific and I will have an easy recovery.  I will be sore and I will be "out of commission" for a week or so, but then I will have the rest of August to spend with my family and friends and have a vacation from work.  Yay!

My next journal entry will be post surgery.  So I will see you on the other side.  Wish me luck and soon I will be joining you all on the losers bench.

Until next week.

Sheila
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My Oh My!`
on July 9, 2011 10:26 am
It is so hard to believe that in less than 3 weeks I will be sleeved.   Time has gone by so quickly.  I have worked so hard for this day to come and it is almost here.  So amazing to think I will soon be joining the losers club. 

Lately I have not been weighing myself.  I just been watching what I eat, but I am trying to break the obession with the scale.  So today I hopped on, it has been 2 weeks since my last weigh in, and I am down 2.4 more pounds.  My weight as of this morning, July 9, 2011 @ 9:30am, 243.6.   Yeah Baby!  Maybe if I am super careful I will get down to 240 for surgery day, and will have a 100 to go for goal.  Fingers crossed.

Well until  next time. 

Sheila
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