krkovacs
One Week Post-Op
Jul 13, 2010
Well, I had the surgery a week ago today. The journey hasn't been too bad. The surgery only lasted 70 minutes, which was amazing. There were two attending surgeons, Dr. Torquati and Dr. Woo, so they got through it very quickly. I don't remember much about that first day. I slept alot! I do remember waiting until 8:30pm so I could walk around the ward. When it came time to sit me up, I became extremely nauseas. They gave me some medicine for the nausea and wouldn't let me out of bed until later that night. I was not a happy camper. I did end up walking around 10:00, and I did fine.I felt really good the next day. I was able to drink my 1oz every 15 minutes as well as walk around the ward several times. They discharged me that afternoon and I came to my parents house. I've been doing pretty good since I've been here. Very little pain - just when I overdo it. I didn't end up getting the gas pains that everyone talks about. Sometimes I can feel a tight pulling inside when I move the wrong way, but nothing overwhelming. I'm getting in between 60-70 grams of fluids everyday and between 48-60 grams of protein. I walk several times a day and I've been out to a couple of stores already.
All-in-all, it hasn't been too bad of a journey so far. I'm down 5 pounds since surgery. I weighed myself two days ago and I was at my weight the morning of surgery. I'm excited to see where this journey takes me. No regrets so-far, just wish I had had the strength to do it the old-fashioned way - dieting, so I wouldn't have had to do this to my body. Oh well, what's done is done. Now on to the journey....
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About Me
Raleigh, NC
Location
26.1
BMI
Surgery
07/06/2010
Surgery Date
Apr 21, 2010
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