mookie_r_u
I'VE LOST 37 LBS.....
Jun 27, 2007
HOW IS EVERYONE?
I'M GETTING READY TO RETURN BACK TO WORK 7/05/07. I HAVE ENJOYED BEING OFF FOR 6 WEEKS. MY CO-WORKER SUPPORT ME 100%. SOME HAVE ALREADY HAD THE RNY OR LAP BAND SURGERY. I PLAN ON TAKING MY LUNCH AND DINNER. AT THIS POINT I DONT EAT MUCH ...BUT JUST IN CASE I WILL HAVE WHAT I NEED WITH ME.......
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THATS GETTING READY TO HAVE SURGERY MAY GOD BLESS.....
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN HELPING ME THROUGH THIS... I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR WITHOUT GIVING UP..
WITHOUT YOUR HELP.....
I'VE LOST 32 LBS.
Jun 14, 2007
I STILL NEED YOU ALL TO KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS........
FIRST DAY HOME
May 24, 2007
MY YOUNGEST SON IS VERY HELPFUL HE PREPARE MY SHAKES,JELLO, MEDS ANTHING I NEED.
MY OLDEST SON IS MY DRIVER HE TAKES ME WHERE I NEED TO GO.......
I AM GLAD THAT THEY ARE HERE FOR ME
THANK GOD!!!!!!!
May 24, 2007
I'M BACK. EVERYTHING WENT GREAT, AS YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT MY SURGERY WAS ON THE 21ST OF MAY.WHEN I MADE IT TO THE HOSPITAL THEY STARTED GETTING ME READY FOR THE DOCTOR. PUT MY IV IN, CHECK MY BLOOD SUGAR,LAB WORK.........
I TALKED TO MY DOCTOR BEFORE SURGERY AND HE ASSURED ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE FINE I THEN PRAYED AND THEN I WAS READY. THE TEAM WAS WAITING ON ME WHEN I GOT UP STAIRS. THATS ALL I REMEMBER I WOKE UP IN MY ROOM 264 AND MY FAMILY WAS THERE.
MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS HIGH A FEW TIMES BUT MY BLOOD SUGAR WAS OKAY.
THE HOSPITAL STAFF WAS GREAT THE DOCTOR LET ME GO HOME WEDNESDAY EVENING AFTER I DRANK 4-8OZ CUPS OF WATER AND 2-8OZ CUPS OF PROTEIN. AND I HAD TO WALK THE FLOORS WITH A CUP OF WATER IN MY HAND.
THE DAY BEFORE SURGERY
May 20, 2007
SUNDAY, MAY 20,2007
TODAY I AM PREPARING FOR MY BIG DAY...........
AT NOON I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE MAGNESIUM CITRATE. THAT STUFF IS NASTY, I MIXED IT WITH SPRITE THEN I MIXED IT WITH A VANILLA MALT, NOTHING HELPS THAT TASTE. THEN I TOOK 3 LAXATIVES AND DRANK ALOT OF WATER.
AT 6PM IT WAS TIME FOR MY INJECTION(BLOOD THINNER) I ASK MY MOM TO GIVE IT TO ME AND SHE DID NOT TAKE THE TOP OFF. ALL THE MEDICATION WENT INTO THE TOP. SO I HAD TO CALL BETSY THE NURSE AT THE HOSPITAL. THEN I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET ANOTHER INJECTION. THIS TIME I GAVE IT TO MYSELF.......
I WENT BACK HOME AND LOST MY CAR KEYS......
WHAT A DAY..............................................................................
MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WILL BE TAKING ME TO THE HOSPITAL @ 5:30. AFTER ALL OF THIS I WONDER SHOULD I GO THROUGH WITH THIS OR WHAT. I NEED ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS AND I'M GOING TO LET THE LORD JESUS TAKE CARE OF ME.
pre-admission 5/15/2007
May 15, 2007
@1:30 TODAY I WENT TO PRE-ADMIT,I HAD A EKG,LAB, & CHEST X-RAYS DONE. AFTER ALL OF THAT I TALK TO SALLY SHE IS THE RN OVER THE BARIATRIC DEPARTMENT.
TODAY SHE TOLD ME THAT I CAN EAT WHATEVER I WANT ONLY TONITE................ I WAS LIKE ................OKAY. I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AT THIS LIQUID DIET.
I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO BEFORE SURGERY.
SUNDAY (5/20/07) I HAVE TO GIVE MYSELF A LOVENOX INJECTION
@ NOON (5/20/07)I HAVE TO TAKE MAGNESIUM CITRATE
ALSO CLEAR LIQUIDS WITH ^PROTEINS ,LOW CARBS & LOW FAT
DRINK 64 OUNCES OR MORE WATER 5/21/07
DO NOT EAT OR DRINK AFTER MIDNIGHT
EVERYONE PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS,THANKS
DOCTORS VISIT 05/11/2007
May 11, 2007
I WENT TO SEE DR. SUITS TODAY @ 9:45 HE JUST ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW I WAS DOING AND ANWSERED ALL MY QUESTIONS. THE NEXT TIME I SEE HIM WILL BE ON SURGERY DAY
OUT OF NETWORK
May 09, 2007
THANKS TO YOU ALL
May 06, 2007
I'M GLAD I FOUND YOU GUY'S
LIQUID DIET
Apr 28, 2007
TODAY I HAVE TO REPLACE 2 MEALS W/ LIQUIDS ONLY...
I WILL HAVE TO DO THIS UNTIL 05/13/07..............
05/14/07 I WILL GO ON A COMPLETE LIQUID DIET THATS A WEEK BEFORE MY SURGERY. I PRAY TO GOD THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS, IF I CAN'T I WILL TAKE A DIET PILL TO HELP ME................