Its Wacky Weigh-In Wednesday Gang!

Woot woot...It's already Wednesday....TG!

I'm now at 203!

Highest 457
Lowest 188
Today 203

Hi everyone.  I went in for my two week post op and lost 8 pounds (348 to 337) of course I was hoping for more but trying to pull up my big girl panties and be realistic.

I am very scared and close to tears.  One of my incisions is infected.  The PA looked at it yesterday and told me not to worry.  She cleaned it and told me it should get better within the next couple of weeks.  It is about the size of a dime, not draining a lot, had a small hole down into me and was ringed in whitish stuff and then in muted red (sorry I am being graphic but I am really freaked out).  This morning I woke up and now the nail sized hole from yesterday has turned into two holes.  Still not much drainage, no hotness, no smell.  I want to call the PA again to tell her what is happening but I don't want to be a pain in the ass.  I cleaned it with antibacterial soup and hydrogen peroxide as she approved and have covered it with a band-aid. I'm thinking I should take it easy today - I don't know I have been running around a lot. 

Sorry to take up so much time.  I'm scared.  If anyone has any experience with this I would really love to hear from you.  I just want to be healthy...

ok 8 lbs is 8 lbs.  You are still probably hanging on to fluids from the surgery.  Just wait and see the pounds will fly off so quick you are not going to know what to do with yourself.  Infections happen all the time.  You are doing the right thing with the peroxide and soap (i hope you are not using soup to clean the wound that would not be a good thing, well unless it is Jewish Chicken Soup which I hear cures everything!  lol).   If it makes you feel better call your PCP that is what they are there for and what they get paid to do. 

We all want a miracle Leslie, when it comes to weight loss.  I know I did and I hoped and prayed everyday that I would just wake up thin.  It never happened.  I tried everything on the market to loose weight and I did for a bit then poof I was right back up plus more.  This is not an easy way out for me this was the hardest thing I ever did in my life.  It is an emotional roller coaster this surgery is.   But you will prevail if you stay focused on the goal.  I am still working towards my goal and I know I will get there when I am supposed to.

Be proud of those 8 lbs lady, those are 8 lbs that is more than 0 pounds.  You should be proud of each ounce you loose.

Keep us posted.

Rhonda

Hi Leslie,

Dont worry about them thinking that you are a pain.......Thats what they get paid for. If you are concerned, then make the call. It is your body and you know it better than anyone.

As far as the weight loss, just get ready to hold on. At my 1 week post op follow up, I had only lost 1 stinking pound and was devistated. Like others have said, you just went through major surgery and were pounded with IV fluids and you are still a little swollen..... So dont sweat that.

Have a great day..........Rick

Thanks Rhonda and Rick.  I am going to call my PCP since LePort is two hours away from me.  I want him to see it just so I can calm down a bit.  The weight is the weight.  The reality is I haven't lost 8 pounds in two weeks in forever.  I really appreciate the encouragement and the reality check. 

I'll let you all know what ends up happening with the wound - Leslie's Wound Wednesday!  HAHAHA...not too funny actually

Leslie -

Dr. Leport's office is fabulous.  If the surgeons are not available, they will have a PA call you ASAP.  Trust me, I am at the same group as you and I have called many, many times with questions and concerns.

8 lbs. is awsome.  Keep it up.

Good Morning Chris & Cali Friends

Today you can put me down for a 4 lb. loss. 

I am so close to my 1/2 way point.  Looking forward to that.  This weekend will bring new pic's and measurements.  Looking forward to that as well.

Congrats to everyone that had a weight loss this week.
Congrats to everyone that did not have a weight loss this week.  This only means you have lost inches.  Sometimes I think I like the inches more, LOL

Have a great Wednesday.

Morning Chris and Cali gang
Man. I hate to be the first one to admit to a gain (1.4lbs)...but I will because it holds me accountable and honesty is the best practice ^_^ Apparently I am one of those optimistic people...having addressed that I'm having a problem, I feel empowered to do something about it and SUCCEED!

Next week will be a turn around...I just KNOW it!  See..totally optimistic...or Polly Anna-ish LOL
Nancy aka Sunray

Not sure what I've lost this week, since today is the first time I weighed myself (I found the scale my husband hid); I'm 247, was 272 when they weighed me before surgery. My two week check-up is tomorrow.  I'm hoping they release me to go back to work.  Cross your fingers for me, if I have to stay home much longer they are going to need a white coat, rubber room and STRONG drugs...

Anne

Good Morning Chris and all of Cal,

My doctors appt was great yesterday,  They were sad because I am not going to be there every two weeks.  We enjoy going there, they are very nice and take good care of me, anyway, no more daily nurse, the hole in my scar is closed, and in two weeks I can start pool therapy.  I started regular therapy yesterday, and I am dying of pain today, but it's good pain.  Then last night, I started to get tingling in my dead left foot.  These are all good signs.  My main goal, get rid of the walker and get the hell out of sleeping in my chair!  I want to decorate our little outcove in our bedroom in real sit down furniture so we can enjoy some quiet evenings in front of our fireplace. 

Other than that, today, well I am going to get my hair cut and colored. I get low lights put in about 3 times a year, I am getting so gray that when I color my hair, I almost look like a q-tip.  The blonde doesn't color the gray, so it looks like I got hi-lights, but there is more and more, and I am just getting a bit to bright blonde for my tastes.  Tomorrow I have a guest coming for a long stay.  I am so excited.  Then more therapy tomorrow afternoon.  I am still not driving, I was doing good about no pain meds, but holy cow, not now...give me my drugs!!!!  So until I am off the meds, my neighbor will drive me over....she is a sweetie, huh Rhonda?

I was going to go a mini shout out but decided not to, but to everyone that has lost weight, GOOD GOING, looking forward to meeting you Leslie.  I have decided that next week I am going to work on losing some more lbs,  I still don't have a scale but it's ok, I can weigh at therapy.  Ok GALS and GUYS, have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Diane