mollyremo
Uh oh! Minor problem here.......
Jul 29, 2010
I went to the doctor yesterday feeling quite happy because this is the day I am supposed to have my g-tube removed, but, alas, that was not going to happen! The NP walked in and hit me with the new right off....."You're not absorbing your protien!" What a smack in the face! I have faithfully been drinking all of my 100 grams of protien, doing everything I'm supposed to do and my body decides to revolt? Her solution? Don't drink it, pour it down the tube! Not only that, but increase my protien to 120 grams. So I ask the NP (who I really like a lot!) if this was a common problem or was it just me and she looked me straight in the face and said "No, it's you." Tears start flowing and she almost freaks out and says "I'm kidding, really! This does happen. Your body is just adjusting, you'll be okay!" So, maybe in another three weeks it will come out.
On the bright side, I lost another 7 pounds and I am just 4 weeks out. That makes 13 in the 4 weeks since surgery. That makes me feel good!
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On the bright side, I lost another 7 pounds and I am just 4 weeks out. That makes 13 in the 4 weeks since surgery. That makes me feel good!
All of this for 6 pounds?
Jul 13, 2010
Now, I know that WLS is not the cure all for my weight problems, just a tool that needs to be used properly, but I have been starving myself for the last10 days and all I lost was a lousy six pounds? Enough venting!
I had my first post op visit tofday and all seems to be going well, except for the blood pressure. It was rather low so I was told to cut one of my meds in half. I also got permission to get back behind the wheel! Yay! My kids were so happy when I gave them that news. That means they can go swimming tomorrow at s family friends house. I also learned that I don't have to do the pureed food gig. Is that not awesome? Oh, and more activity! Does that mean I can use the Wii Fit?
Anyway, hang the weight loss, or lack there of. It will come off when it's supposed to as long as I do what I'm supposed to. I am content.
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I had my first post op visit tofday and all seems to be going well, except for the blood pressure. It was rather low so I was told to cut one of my meds in half. I also got permission to get back behind the wheel! Yay! My kids were so happy when I gave them that news. That means they can go swimming tomorrow at s family friends house. I also learned that I don't have to do the pureed food gig. Is that not awesome? Oh, and more activity! Does that mean I can use the Wii Fit?
Anyway, hang the weight loss, or lack there of. It will come off when it's supposed to as long as I do what I'm supposed to. I am content.
Coming to terms with the "Tube".....
Jul 12, 2010
I don't know how common G-Tubes are post op, but I have decided that since I don't know how long I will be sprouting this thing, it is best to come to terms with it and more importantly, become friends with it. Thus, from now on I shall refer to my G-Tube as Trixie,
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Post op blues.......
Jul 11, 2010
I had my surgery on July 2nd, as planned and everything about the surgery went fine, but coming out of the anesthesia I managed to have myself a heavy duty asthma attack! That stupid oxygen saturation alam went off so many times during my stay it is a wonder anyone got any sleep!
The hospital, Torrance Memorial, was very accomodating with a private room and a decent television, but you know what? by the htird day I was really lonely! My husband brought the kids every day, but they only stayed long enough to watch a movie and the kids started getting fidgety so my husband took them home. The nurses on 5 North are the absolute best! Danielle, Lainey, Eliza, and Nolan were so sweet, even if they did have to stick needles in me that hurt, and the aides, Mable, Sandy, Gerald, and Roger were Johnny on the spot with the glucose testing. However, I really liked them a lot!
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I got to come home on Tuesday, July 6th, but not without agreeing to take home oxygen because of the low oxygen saturation. It's okay though. I found I don't need to wear that cumbersome C-PAP mask when I'm sleeping if I have my O2 on. Cool, huh? However, all good things must come to an end and the doctor feels that I won't need it too long.
I think, so far, the roughest thing has been not eating. Not that I want to eat. No, I don't really want to eat. The hard part is watching my family eat. I barracade myself in my bedroom asking my family not to eat in front of me, but what does my husband do? He comes to talk to me and brings his plate with him! I give him the dirtiest looks and he doesn't even have a clue as to why, so I finally ask him to leave and he takes offense. Is that jacked or what?
On the bright side, today is July 11th, and to any good red blooded convenience store junkie, that means FREE SLURPEE day at 7-11. I was feeling sorry for myself until I remembered that not only do they now serve sugar free Slurpee's, they serve Crystal Light Sugar Free Slurpees. Guess what I git today?
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The hospital, Torrance Memorial, was very accomodating with a private room and a decent television, but you know what? by the htird day I was really lonely! My husband brought the kids every day, but they only stayed long enough to watch a movie and the kids started getting fidgety so my husband took them home. The nurses on 5 North are the absolute best! Danielle, Lainey, Eliza, and Nolan were so sweet, even if they did have to stick needles in me that hurt, and the aides, Mable, Sandy, Gerald, and Roger were Johnny on the spot with the glucose testing. However, I really liked them a lot!
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I got to come home on Tuesday, July 6th, but not without agreeing to take home oxygen because of the low oxygen saturation. It's okay though. I found I don't need to wear that cumbersome C-PAP mask when I'm sleeping if I have my O2 on. Cool, huh? However, all good things must come to an end and the doctor feels that I won't need it too long.
I think, so far, the roughest thing has been not eating. Not that I want to eat. No, I don't really want to eat. The hard part is watching my family eat. I barracade myself in my bedroom asking my family not to eat in front of me, but what does my husband do? He comes to talk to me and brings his plate with him! I give him the dirtiest looks and he doesn't even have a clue as to why, so I finally ask him to leave and he takes offense. Is that jacked or what?
On the bright side, today is July 11th, and to any good red blooded convenience store junkie, that means FREE SLURPEE day at 7-11. I was feeling sorry for myself until I remembered that not only do they now serve sugar free Slurpee's, they serve Crystal Light Sugar Free Slurpees. Guess what I git today?
I guess I should start somewhere.....
Jun 30, 2010
Today I signed the consent for my surgery. I am having the RNY early Friday morning, July 2, 2010.
I started the program on December 21, 2009 after a massive weight gain from October when my doctor put me on a new diabetic meds routine. I don't know if it was the Actos or either one of the insulin shots, but I managed to gain OVER 60 pounds in less than two months (honest to God!). I felt as if I was living on borrowed time, literally. I couldn't walk more than five feet without having to reach for the ground to relax the muscle that was twisting into a know in my lower back. I couldn't even lay down to fo to sleep. I had to sit on the edge of my bed and sleep. But worst of all, I evey single limb was so bloated, I felt as if I had cement blocks around my ankles and wrists. I was miserable! It was either look into surgery or die. This was no longer an option.
In my first week I lost 9 pounds. I was so excited! The nurse practitioner told me that I had to lose 39 pounds, which meant I only had 30 left. Piece of cake, right? Well, forget what the NP says, Doctor says 50! Dude, if I could lose 50 pounds would I go for surgery? It was either lose the weight or ne surgery, so in the immortal words of Lee Ann Tuohy "Well, alright then!" I committed myself to lose as much as I could with the hopes that if I showed that I was serious about this, something good would happen.
I had one weigh-in that I didn't lose any weight, and two weigh-in's that I gained 3 pounds each (They were EXTREMELY stressfull periods of my life!) I also continued on the medications that helped me to gain all of that extra weight, which also causes me to retain water like the Hoover Dam! It took me 6 months, but the doctor and insurance company were both happy with a 35 pound loss, and right in the middle of my pre-op class I received THE call!
So, now I have less than 2 days to go before I get to see my doctor in the surgical suite. I feel like pinning a note on the sheet saying "Dear Dr. Kline, Don't make me too sexy, my husband needs some meat to hold on to!", but I think my husband will just have to wait and see what we get, Just as long as I regain my health, I'll be thrilled!
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I started the program on December 21, 2009 after a massive weight gain from October when my doctor put me on a new diabetic meds routine. I don't know if it was the Actos or either one of the insulin shots, but I managed to gain OVER 60 pounds in less than two months (honest to God!). I felt as if I was living on borrowed time, literally. I couldn't walk more than five feet without having to reach for the ground to relax the muscle that was twisting into a know in my lower back. I couldn't even lay down to fo to sleep. I had to sit on the edge of my bed and sleep. But worst of all, I evey single limb was so bloated, I felt as if I had cement blocks around my ankles and wrists. I was miserable! It was either look into surgery or die. This was no longer an option.
In my first week I lost 9 pounds. I was so excited! The nurse practitioner told me that I had to lose 39 pounds, which meant I only had 30 left. Piece of cake, right? Well, forget what the NP says, Doctor says 50! Dude, if I could lose 50 pounds would I go for surgery? It was either lose the weight or ne surgery, so in the immortal words of Lee Ann Tuohy "Well, alright then!" I committed myself to lose as much as I could with the hopes that if I showed that I was serious about this, something good would happen.
I had one weigh-in that I didn't lose any weight, and two weigh-in's that I gained 3 pounds each (They were EXTREMELY stressfull periods of my life!) I also continued on the medications that helped me to gain all of that extra weight, which also causes me to retain water like the Hoover Dam! It took me 6 months, but the doctor and insurance company were both happy with a 35 pound loss, and right in the middle of my pre-op class I received THE call!
So, now I have less than 2 days to go before I get to see my doctor in the surgical suite. I feel like pinning a note on the sheet saying "Dear Dr. Kline, Don't make me too sexy, my husband needs some meat to hold on to!", but I think my husband will just have to wait and see what we get, Just as long as I regain my health, I'll be thrilled!