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Third day home; time to remove some bandages. Eep. - Had my surgery on Wednesday; today I'm allowed to remove my bandages. From the patient handbook:   Q. When can I take my bandages off? A. Leave your bandages on for 3 ...

-1 - Tomorrow is the day. Yikes.   Today's been fine. I set up a bunch of projects for myself and then ignored them to watch clips from Disney movies on YouTube. Did get a fe...

-2 - Liquids, day 8 Today has been eventful. Had my final consultation with Dr. Srikanth. It went well. I got a pile of prescriptions filled: stuff for acid, for nausea, for pain...

-3 - Liquids argle bargle day who knows.   Today I am just hungry. Had to go to the grocery store and it was a bit of a trial. This evening I am reduced to Googling pictures ...

-4 -   Liquids, day interminable. I mean “seven.”   In better spirits today. Slept in ridiculously late just because I could, and now I'm trying a new protein...

-5 -   Liquids, day six.   Okay, I'm losing it a little. I want some food.   It's 11:34 pm and it's a been a pleasant but kind of long day.   Went to my p...

-6 -   Liquids, day something. Day five, I think.   Today was a day of making mistakes. But I think things ended up okay. Woke up with a lot of energy, which is surprisin...

-7 days -   Liquids, day four: “Oh no, I'm actually going out and doing things today” edition   It's 4:14 and I'm back from doing things. Feeling pretty okay. Had ...

-8 days -   Liquids, day three.   Despite the best attempts of my cold virus to smother me in my sleep, I managed to stay in bed till noon and get some decent sleep. Feeling a...

-9 days -   Liquids, day two.   Woke up (late, because I've been sick and I'm trying to sleep off the crud) and my belly was gurgling. Earlier, some chicken broth really ...

Ten days till surgery -   Liquids, day one.   I'm sick! I've had a sore throat for the last two days. My husband has tonsillitis but it seems I just have a little virus. This is no good; I ...

Jay Robb Whey Protein -   Opened up the Jay Robb Why Protein (chocolate!) this morning, not sure what to expect. At the pre-op nutrition class, the nurse practitioner warned us that people who are ...

Developments -   Yesterday was eventful. I had my appointment with the internist, which is the last step (aside from insurance approval) before I can schedule surgery and have a final cons...

Not a great day - Grumpy and hungry. (And I'm not even adhering to the surgeon's dietary strictures yet, oh geez.) After a personal disappointment this morning, I spite-ate a big serving of froze...

Yes! - Scan of insurance card emailed to the clinic. I am inordinately excited about this.

Mandatory pre-op nutrition class -   Back from the nutrition class and feeling so much better.   Here are my disorganized thoughts, disorganized because I'm sleepy even though I slept in past eleven. ...

Ultrasound results: a thing -   Just now I got a call from the bariatric surgeon's office. The nurse said they'd received the results of my abdominal ultrasound and wanted to follow up about something. A...

Twenty twenty twenty four hours to go; I want to p -   “So what are you doing today, Horrible Monster?” “Oh, you know. Peeing into a jug.”   Taking care of the 24-hour urine sample. Good th...

Testing testing -   The barium swallow was the worst part.   Yesterday I woke up extra early and drove to the hospital that houses the Center for Weight Loss Surgery. I arrived at 7:1...

More like FUN-doscopy, right? -   Woke up this morning around nine o'clock and by ten o'clock my dad and I were on our way up to the hospital for my endoscopy. No eating or drinking after midnight meant, o...

Love all your clothes! You have a terrific sense of style.

Getting ready for the ol' endoscopy -   Had a phone call with a nurse this afternoon, to get me ready for Monday's endoscopy. The nurse I spoke to may well be the world's nicest person. She was super charming! A...

A Visit to Super Supplements -   Talked Mom into joining me and husband on a trip to Super Supplements. My surgeon (it feels weird to say “my surgeon”) wants his patients to start taking vitam...

Requesting time off work -   I don't have a surgery date yet, and in fact I'm just barely getting started scheduling labs/appointments/etc. But there's one thing making me nervous: trying to get time ...