update 9 days post surgery

Mybratboys3
on 12/26/14 3:44 am

So I ended up in the ER on Christmas Eve... turns out I was allergic to the staples, but it was too soon to take them out so they loaded me with benadryl, pepcid (apparently it's an antihistamine), and Kefalexin (sp?) and sent me home. Today I had my post op exam and he removed the staples ( was upset they didn't do it when I was in the ER)  he is making a report on the staples because I guess he's seen this twice in his career and both in the last month. He thinks the staple manufacturer is making them differently or there was a bad batch? Anyway, they came out today and I'm still doing the Benadryl cuz the itching and inflamation is horrible. I'm down 13 pounds in 9 days (when you don't eat, it's easy LOL) AND today they increased my diet. I'm on soft foods for a couple weeks. He told me on my way home to stop and get a Wendy's chili. I did, ate half a cup and I was FULL !!!! It tasted sooooo good too !!! It's weird though to go from living to eat, to eating to live. So different ! 

    

    
Berryhoosier
on 12/26/14 4:31 am
RNY on 12/17/14

Oh, my! I'm sorry you had to go through that! I'm glad you're better. Congrats on the weight loss so far. I think I'm down about 12. It's hard to tell with my mom's scale. I'm not sure how close it is to the doctor's.

  

 

chelle7964
on 12/26/14 7:48 am - mcclure, IL
RNY on 12/16/14

Sucks about the staples... My surgeon used glue on my five wounds.  The Wendy's chili sounds fantastic though!!! 

RNY 12/16/14; HW 297; SW 276.1; CW 250

  

    

Emiepie
on 12/26/14 9:59 am
RNY on 08/11/14

Glad you're feeling better!

RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150

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