So good to be home!

Julie99
on 10/20/13 9:59 am - Ottawa, Canada
RNY on 08/11/14

Glad to know everything went well and so nice of your mother to help you out...she's a doll.  Good luck on your recovery   enlightened

Referral: June 26, 2013  Confirmation: July 4, 2013  Orientation(OWMC) Sept.13, 2013  Nurse: Dec. 3, 2013  Nut/Beh: Jan. 28, 2014  Pre-surgical class: Feb. 26, 2014  Meet Surgeon: March 18, 2014  PAU: July 11, 2014  Surgery with Dr. Yelle: Aug. 11, 2014              

    

    

    

    
burg_vs
on 10/20/13 10:16 am
Congrats on being home....I couldn't handle broth that you buy for cooking so I made Lipton chicken noodle and just strained it. No heavy duty needs, Tylenol with codeine which I only took at bedtime first couple nights. I found it didn't help for gas pain and wasn't in much other pain. Walk, walk, walk is all that works for the gas. Good luck!

    

ALOA2013
on 10/20/13 10:52 am - Brampton, Canada
RNY on 11/15/13

Wishing you a speedy recovery and don't forget to drink your water and WALK!! Nothing wrong with being cautious, if it works for you that keep doing that.

Looking forward to hearing updates on your progress.

All the best,

Leslie

Height 5' 5" HW: 244  SW: 226  CW: 128    

    

Katie M.
on 10/20/13 11:16 am - Georgetown, Canada
RNY on 10/18/13
Thanks for all the well- wishes guys, I really appreciate it!! So nice to know there is so much support and encouragement here
I ended up having two or three table spoons of broth and that was enough to get some gas rumbling. I've found going up and down the stairs really helps, even more then walking! I took more Percocet at 7:30 but hopefully I won't need any more tonight. They definitely help me move more though. The muscles in the left side of my stomach are really tight, hard to even stand up straight! Have to keep stretching it out bit by bit but the dr did say that's where the worst pain would be.
Anyway, off to bed now but thanks again for all the support everyone!

Referral May 2013 / orientation at TWH June 27 / nurse practitioner July 3 / social worker August 19 / nutrition class August 26 / nutritionist August 30 / psychologist September 3 / meet surgeon (Dr. Penner) September 20 / PATTS October 10 / Surgery October 18 2013!  

    

    
Zizzler
on 10/20/13 11:19 am

Glad to hear your surgery went well and you are being taken care of by your mom.  Take it easy and be gentle with yourself as you heal. 

Highest: 320, Surgery: 255 (Aug/14), Lowest: 132, Current: 167, Goal: 155

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Soren Kierkegaard

BIGJAY1972
on 10/20/13 11:39 am

glad you are home and starting to do well. rest up.

    
smallisland
on 10/20/13 12:42 pm - Canada
VSG on 10/30/13

Glad to hear you are almost home Katie!

    

Referral Feb 2012, Orientation at Guelph Nov. 29/12, RN, SW and NUT Feb. 13/12, 2nd RN, SW and NUT April 26/13, Dr. Agarwal May 7/13, SW May 22/13. HW 334lbs, CW 269 lbs. Post-op nutrition course August 1/13, Dr. Jules Foute Nelong Sept 9/13, PATTS Oct 9/13, Opti Oct 16/13, Surgery Oct 30/13.

reliena
on 10/20/13 12:59 pm - Toronto, Canada
VSG on 05/06/14

Katie, I am soooo thrilled you are "home" and doing well! I think I checked every hour on here until I saw someone had heard from you (okay, not quite, but still, you were on my mind). It sounds like you are doing all the right things. I look forward to hearing how you are doing!

Referral 08/13, Orientation TWH 09/18/13, SW 09/26/13, NP 09/26/13, Surgeon Appt 12/13/13, MRI 01/06/14, Nut Class 01/14/14, Nut 01/20/14, Scopes 02/21/14, Psych 02/25/14, Dr. Urbach 03/28/14, PATTS 04/15/14, SURGERY 05/06/14!!! 

Michele T.
on 10/21/13 12:46 am - Canada

Welcome to the bench Katie :) I was really afraid of getting sick as well, just take your time and sip away :)

    

Referral from GP October 2012  Starting Opti July 15th  Surgery with Dr. Jackson @ TWH on August 8th, 2013

   

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