Summer K.
2 months out
Jan 20, 2011
Two month f/u up was today and I am 44lbs down since surgery!!! I feel great! Exercise has been hard to get in lately as I have been so busy working, I do walk more now so I wont feel so guilty for not hitting the Gym. I hope to go back by Sunday at the latest...
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3 weeks post op
Dec 06, 2010
Today I am three weeks post op and I feel great. I last weighed myself at my two week post op appointment last week and have lost 25lbs since surgery. I am now on soft foods and have been tolerating them well. I have not gotten sick on anything yet. I crave water more than food now and sometimes forget to eat (wrong I know). I am more thirsty than hungry and all I want is sugar free Popsicle's and water.
I went back to work part time last week. I am a nurse in a Dr. office, I am on my feet running around all day so my Dr. and I decided that it be best if I worked part time until I fully recover. I was worried it would be hard on my feet all day when I do work but I have been fine. I actually feel back to normal.
Exercise is the most frustrating part to me. I was doing an hour to sometimes two hours of exercise a day pre op. I had gotten addicted to it especially my Zumba class. Because I feel back to normal, I thought I could go back to exercising normal (except weights which I am not allowed until week 4). I was wrong. Its like starting all over again. I got myself back to 30 minutes on the elliptical last week so I thought I would try Zumba today. It was a struggle to me! I got tired faster in the class and could not do some of the steps in fear of hurting myself. I was struggling and I could only do 40 minutes of my usual one hour class. I felt like people were looking at me like look it this fat girl struggling in Zumba class and I couldn't help but want to announce that I just had surgery (of course I didn't). I know that I shouldn't care and people probably were not even paying attention to me but I could not help but feel this way. I used to be the big girl in class that was pretty athletic for her size and can out last some of the skinny girls but I was struggling today! I just keep telling myself to keep going and eventually I will be back to that level athletically.
So other then the struggle with exercise I am doing pretty well and love my RNY. I am very thankful that I am recovering well and am not struggling with nausea, pain and complications! So far so good!
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I went back to work part time last week. I am a nurse in a Dr. office, I am on my feet running around all day so my Dr. and I decided that it be best if I worked part time until I fully recover. I was worried it would be hard on my feet all day when I do work but I have been fine. I actually feel back to normal.
Exercise is the most frustrating part to me. I was doing an hour to sometimes two hours of exercise a day pre op. I had gotten addicted to it especially my Zumba class. Because I feel back to normal, I thought I could go back to exercising normal (except weights which I am not allowed until week 4). I was wrong. Its like starting all over again. I got myself back to 30 minutes on the elliptical last week so I thought I would try Zumba today. It was a struggle to me! I got tired faster in the class and could not do some of the steps in fear of hurting myself. I was struggling and I could only do 40 minutes of my usual one hour class. I felt like people were looking at me like look it this fat girl struggling in Zumba class and I couldn't help but want to announce that I just had surgery (of course I didn't). I know that I shouldn't care and people probably were not even paying attention to me but I could not help but feel this way. I used to be the big girl in class that was pretty athletic for her size and can out last some of the skinny girls but I was struggling today! I just keep telling myself to keep going and eventually I will be back to that level athletically.
So other then the struggle with exercise I am doing pretty well and love my RNY. I am very thankful that I am recovering well and am not struggling with nausea, pain and complications! So far so good!
About Me
Kaneohe, HI
Location
35.9
BMI
Surgery
11/15/2010
Surgery Date
Sep 13, 2010
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