Terri D.

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My mom has had 5 falls since August 7th, 2 hospitalizations, 1 rehab admit and 2 nursing home admits.  She is right now in her 2nd nursing home since August 7th.  Here I am on my way to recovery and my mom's dementia hasn't even permitted her to realize that I am doing well but thankfully she also didn't know that I nearly died in June.  I am just wondering if others on here are fighting other stressors (like who isn't?) while trying to deal with the stress of a new lifestyle and weight change?

BTW, my mom is 1100 miles away from me so this is really tough.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Terri

I can't believe it but today I am 4 months out from my bypass of June 2.  Granted I had a second surgery on the 10th due to an abscess but my bypass was FOUR months ago.  I wish the weight loss would go a little faster but my surgeon told me before surgery that because I had had a stapling in 1987 that the revision for weight loss (and to take care of a gastric stricture) that my weigt loss would be slower this time.  Including pre-op, hospital stay and post op I guess I can't complain because I have lost 65.5 pounds.  I still have 55.5 to go to goal and as long as none comes back I am going to be happy.  I have already dropped several sizes and am back in what I call my skinny jeans (although I am far from skinny LOL) and that made me SOOOOOO happy.  Staying healthy is the biggest goal of all.

I actually went under 200 weighing 199.5 a few days ago and have lost another half pound.  I am so happy I can't even describe it in words.  Also started my new job on the 24th and realized as a nurse who does a lot of walking now just how much stress I have taken off my joints already.  Still 59 pounds to go but right now I still feel very fortunate that Dr. Pohl was able to save my life on the 10th of June when he diagnosed the abscess.  I wouldn't want anyone to ever go through what I went through in June but losting weight.....now that's the fun part of this whole thing

I am so much better than I was a month ago, thank God.  I literally thought I would never get better.  I haven't lost a lot more weight but anything is better than nothing.  I even gained a few pounds and then lost them but guess that's normal when you are as obsessed with weighing every day as I am.  (Yes, I know I shouldn't).  Anyway, eating is much better but the thing is that I'm surprised that 10 weeks out from my RNY that I can eat salad, tomatoes, and to think before surgery I hated tomatoes!  That is truly weird, now it's like I can't get enough.  I've also had watermelon but didn't eat the fibrous part of the watermelon so it was more like drinking watermelon and it was so good to chew watermelon, as it does "melt" in the mouth right down into water.  My next appt with Dr. Pohl is on Thursday the 13th and the most pressing issue at hand is why do I still have occasional abdominal pain around my lap incisions and where my 2 JP drains were after the second surgery.  Also, have to get my release to go back to work and lo and behold I was lucky enough to land a new job to start on the 24th which means now I will have an office job rather than doing home care.  Home care is okay but I've done home nursing for a round 15 years of my career and I'm ready for a change.   I'm driving again and getting out and doing things both outside the home and at home so things are definitely an improvement over last month, thank you God, once again!

I go back to the doctor tomorrow for my 2nd checkup since my 2nd hospital discharge and am currently showing very little weight loss.  I am hoping this plateau will start leaning toward the downward direction again soon.

I keep praying that this nausea goes away but my nutritionist tells me she thinks it is because I'm not drinking enough but it's hard to drink enough when I'm nauseated all the time and eating, forget it, I have to force myself.  I feel like I am losing myself.

64 ounces a day has been impossible for me so far.  :(

Well, I have been home now for  8 days since the 2nd hospital discharge.  I feel a little stronger although it is slow going.  I missed so much from my friends and the posts on OH, just feel badly that I couldn't let those know that there was a reason I wasn't posting.  ICU for 3 days and I don't remember hardly any of that.  I was so sick.  I pray no one else ever has to endure what I went through.  I am so thankful for all my friends and family support both here and in person and I thank God every day I am alive.

As I had written on the 9th I was having horrid pain and running a fever, ended  up back in the hospital on June 10, just finally getting to come home today.   So nearly the whole month of June I spent in the hospital.  However, I praise God and the skills of Dr. Pohl for saving my life.

Well, if the pain that I have that has not subsided to less than 3/10 wasn't bad enough, I started with a low grade temp of 99.5 this morning and immediately checked my discharge instructions which are to call the surgeon if it is above 101.  I've gotten close to that today but so far, not 101, been taking Tylenol, cool rags, trying to drink plenty of fluids but my capacity is limited, of course.  Someone tell me does this misery ever end?