threegirlsforme
5/17/06. Going for pre-ops today. Not sure what to expect. Surgery date is scheduled for 5/26/06. I'm getting scared, but still somewhat excited. I've battled my weight all my life, what will it be like not to be the "fat" lady?
5/22/06. Just four more days now. Pre-ops consisted only of lab and EKG for me. When I went for pre-ops though, the nurse told me that the Meridia I was taking needed to be stopped two weeks before the surgery (we were actually 9 days before surgery when I had pre-op). Something to do with interaction with the anesthesia. I had asked my surgeon's office when I needed to stop taking the medication and they had told me to keep taking until the day before surgery!!!!!! I can't believe I almost had to postpone this. The anesthesiologist said I'd be o.k. if I stopped right away, which I did. My appetite has returned however, big time............... :-(
5/28/06-I'm home and I guess I'm suppossed to be on the loser's side, but I feel like I'm not. I gained around 10 pounds IN the hospital...... I guess it is fluid, although I am passing it well. I am pretty swollen. We will see where I go from here..............
5/29/06--OK I feel a little better, I'm back down around 5 pounds. I notice a lot of fluid gone from my hand that my first (out of 4) i.v. was placed in. I feel sooooooo much better after sleeping in MY bed all night long! No one waking me up for blood pressure, or to pee, or to give me a shot. No nurses yelling in the hall (and there was plenty of that)!!!! I am only using pain meds at night when I sleep because I sleep half side/stomach and the pressure is a little hard to take. Other than that, just a little discomfort when bending over or reaching for something! Watching my kids eat french fries and pancakes for breakfast is a little hard while I'm eating my SF jello and chicken broth. Can't wait to add a few more things to my boring diet.
5/31/06- How I long for anything good to eat, liquids are hard to deal with day after day......Staples are still in and getting irritated. Should come out in two days.... The extra fluid is gone and I'm down about 6 pounds.
6/2/06-Going to get my staples out. As far as I can tell, I'm down about 13 pounds!!!! Don't know if that's right or not. Still clear liquids, YUCK! Maybe, just maybe, he'll let me start solids, but I doubt it. He's very strict. In the long run, I'll probably very much appreciate it. Right now, I'm not happy with water!!!!!!
6/3/06-No luck on going to something else to eat. Still clear liquids. I've lost about 16(not including fluid lost from being in ths hospital) pounds so I should be happy right? This is just monotonous. I'm not really hungry though, I must admit. I do get cravings for things I see my family eating. Everything smells soooooo good!
7/17/06- Well alot happened. On 6/8 I went for a check up and I was released to solids. Once I started eating, I started vomitting and I did for 24 hours when I finally went to the E.R. Seems that my intestines had closed and no solid food could get through! The doctor wanted to wait a few days with me in the hospital being observed, to see if it would clear up on it's own. It didn't so on 6/11 he went back in (through the same incisions thankfully) and opened up the intestines. I was in the hospital until the 16th of June. I only got to see my kids twice during this stay as I was COMPLETELY miserable!!!!! This surgery took so much out of me because it was so close to the other surgery and I was sick for 5 days prior to it (nothing to eat, or drink just I.V. and ice chips). Needless to say this set me back just a little.
9/2/06 Things are going well. I think I am eating a little more than some people do at this stage though. Maybe my pouch stretched due to all the throwing up in June (my doc said it was possible so they tried an NG tube, but I couldn't handle it, I"M A WIMP). S L O W L Y losing, but I am seeing results in my clothes. used to wear some 24's and went shopping for dress clothes for internship and bought some 16's (which are just slightly baggy but the 14's a little too snug)...... Of course, I can't exactly tell in the mirror, I will always see the same fat person. It is nice to hear compliments from those who haven't seen me in a while too. I hope I can hit my goal by one year out!
