Oh geez.

Dec 01, 2009

You know, I'm thrilled to death with my RNY really... I have issues, just pesky ones though.  It just seems like since I've had the RNY the problems keep coming.  I'm not bothered by them too much, though the mass in my pelvis has me naturally worried.  I went to my oncologist and he cannot get me in to surgery until February 17th, yeah.... like 3 months away.  He's 90% sure it is not cancer, thankfully!  But he can't actually see inside me so only testing will tell.  My surgery is right smack dab in between my daughters 1st birthday and my sons 5th birthday.  It makes celebrating a bit more difficult, but I'm sure all will be good.

Only 12 pounds to go until my first goal of 199!  My personal goal date is Christmas day... that would be a great Christmas present for me!  I haven't been that weight since I was like 12 years old.  THat would just totally open up my new year in a whole new way.  I kind of had a small wow moment today.  My neighbor was outside and she's like, "You look so small now".  Yeah I bet I do, since I used to be 319 just a few years ago.  But she was like, "Are you done losing yet?" I"m like, hellllloooo no!  I have at least 70lbs to lose before I'm at my final goal.  I told her my weight and she was like, wow you don't look it.  I wish my face would hurry up and lose.  I used to lose first in my face, everyone always knew I was on a diet because my face would change.  Now it's like one of the last places.  Judging from my pictures and measurements, i've lost most of my weight from the butt and the boobs.  I'm sure I will even out at some point.

I had to put in a call to the surgeons office today.  I had to reschedule my 2 month post-op appointment until next Thursday because I have a parent-teacher conference that I cannot reschedule for the same time.  So I have an extra week to lose a pound or two more.  

BUT, I also have a NEW problem!!!   My left incision, the one that is usually the worst pain right after surgery, all of a sudden decided to open up on me!  I split right open and green stuff is oozing out and it's magically infected... all this overnight.  I don't get it... how does something like this happen 2 months after surgery? I thought it was healed up!!  Although, anyone who has been operated on by Dr. Kole, whoever closes up the wounds for him does a crappy job and I have a feeling this has a lot to do with it.  Of the 3 times i've been operated on by Dr. Kole, whoever closes me up leaves threads hanging out of the incision and they aren't cut down any.  Where these threads are, the skin has a hard time healing up around it.  So on two of the incisions I had to cut them, and in one case, one pulled out easily.  I didn't think I had any threads on the left incision, but I didn't pay too much attention to it.  So anyway, this morning I noticed my stomach had some pain when I rubbed up against something.  So I lifted up my shirt to find a pinhole sized opening in my incision, where I could see all the way down it.  I was really grossed out.  I put some neosporin on it, dressed it, and put a call in.  They told me to call back at noon if it's not better... like it would magically get better in 3 hours anyway.  So at noon I took my dressing off, and OMG talk about being slimed.... a bucket came out, green, and it was so gross. Also, my incision had opened up more.    So I called, and they called me back and now i'm on antibiotics. If it doesn't get better in a couple days to call them back.  I have heard horror stories about incisions having to be left open and packing them with gauze, I just hope mine heals up!  So now I have a gauze on it with some more neosporin.  I hope it gets better!

So I have wonderful luck right!? I really hope 2010 is a wonderful year for me and all of my fellow WLS buddies.  I am optimisitc that things will work out, and that 2/17/10 will be the last of my surgeries.  It will be #6 in a 12 month period.  Please let it be the last!

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