StormChaser77
5/23/2008
May 23, 2008
257lbs
Hi everyone! I am now one week post-op. The day of surgery wasn't that bad. I had a moment where I wasn't sure why was doing this to myself. But, I did come to and some pep talks from the nurses helpedMy recovery in the hospital was the hardest thing I had gone through mentally and physically in my entire life. I know at the time I wouldn't have chose to do it again if I had to. But that is starting to fade, and journey is starting to begin for the better now. I feel better, now that I am at home. The hardest for me as of right now is that I am starving for real food. I haven't eaten in 16 days and have 10 more to go. Sometime I could just lick the food right off the TV. (HA HA) Sleeping with the drains and G-tube is a little hard. The drains can get a little sore.
I don't want anyone to think that they are going to feel like I do or did. I had few complication while trying to recover in the hospital. On the second day in recovery I developed pulmonary embolism. You can develop these during any surgery. But mine was due to a pre-existing condition that I was unaware of. I have some kind of clotting disorder and must take medication for the rest of my life for it. So actually this surgery sorta save my life. If I wouldn't have opted to the surgery, I wouldn't have know about this potential killer. I will update in a couple of days.
4/26/2008
Apr 26, 2008
Yesterday, I got a phone call from Sandra at Dr. Udobi's office. She said that he wanted me to have another endoscopy done before the surgery. So now they rescheduled my pre-op appointment to May 12th, and I will have the endoscopy the same day. This is my lastest entry. I will update again when I have my pre-op.
4/14/2008
Apr 14, 2008
I went to my last visit with the pyschologist. He gave me the go ahead for my surgery. The only recommendation he made, was that he thought I should see some one on a regular bases to help me through the surgery process. I totally agree with him. Overall the eval. said that I had little anger problem, trust issues, OCD, and I try to please people too much. I knew these were the major issues of my life. There is my lastest update. I will up date you again when I have my pre- op appointment with Dr. Ubobi.
4/8/2008
Apr 08, 2008
I have now been scheduled for surgery. I am soooo excited. Dr. Udobi's office 
just called me a few minute ago and said it's a GO. I have been schedule for my pre-op on May 6th and my surgery is May 14th. They wanted to do it next week, but I just couldn't do that. I have finals on May 5th through the 8th. I am having such mixed emotions right now. I can't believe this is happening. It's amazing how much soul searching you do when your making a life changing decision. Ok, Guys! I will keep you updated.
