Greateight’s Posts
Exciting that you are going back home! It seems like you are on the road a lot, are you going to telecommute?
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning. I'm going to the Nurse Practitioner for my one week follow up today. Today's office location is 40 miles from my house so hopefully we won't have many more appointments at this facility. Later I will try some pureed foods. Otherwise some light working and I'm sure we will be watching tennis tonight.
QOTD: We have been on cruises and always enjoyed them. With our children we have always gone on Royal Caribbean. A few tips (1) pack in soft sided luggage if you can so they can be rolled up and won't take up your whole stateroom (2) you don't spend very much time in your stateroom so I would prefer to spend on activities (3) make sure that you get an International data plan or turn off cellular data so you don't get a shocking cell phone bill when you return. These may be particular to our family but: 1) its shocking how much foot odor two teenage boys can put into a small stateroom, and 2) the younger children never want to go to the kids activities when they can cling to their parents instead.
Breakfast - Premier
Lunch - cottage cheese
Snack - cottage cheese
Dinner - Premier
Have a great Friday
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, all. Its raining hard here in Chicago so hopefully the New England/New York folks will be getting some relief from the heat in the next few days. i guess a mixed blessing to have a rainy weekend but it sounds pretty hot out East. Today I have to go and get bloodwork for my one week appointment tomorrow.
This is my last day of full liquids. Tomorrow starts the pureed phase. I'm nervous to be honest. Liquids has gone smoothly, but I don't know what to expect when i start trying pureed.
QOTD: Water, Decaffeinated tea and Premier. Tea is growing on me. I may not rush back to coffee.
Breakfast: Premier
Lunch: Broth
Snack: Jello
Dinner Premier
Have a good day all
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Hi - they are Celebrate caramel flavored Calcium 500. You would not find Chicago traffic worth the access to chews.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
I'm trying today without the Tylenol. I think it should be fine. Continuing to have an aura of working from home while my group is at the offsite meeting. Yesterday I drove for the first time. I went to the hospital pharmacy to buy an extra bag of chewable Calcium to keep in my office in case I forget to pack them with lunch.
Breakfast Premier Protein
Lunch Broth
Snack SF Popsicles
Dinner Premier Protein
QOTD: I was going to say "way too early to say" but thinking about it, I'm actually off of a few medicines already
Have a good day.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Forgot QOTD, I have been watching Seal Team recently
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning all. I am doing some light working from home this week. Mainly checking emails and joining conference calls if asked. It helps that all of my group will be at an offsite meeting (that I'm not going to) from Wednesday through Friday. I'm sure that a lot of people took today off as well.
Life without the binder went fairly well. I did put it on loosely to sleep and while riding in the car with my wife. I debated whether or not to keep taking Tylenol today but i think I will do one more day. I had a liver biopsy that has a few stitches and they sting sometimes.
Still on full liquids.
Breakfast Premier Protein
Lunch Broth
Snack SF Popsicle
Dinner Premier Protein
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning all. I am thinking of taking my binder off today. I have it so loose that its really not doing much more than keeping me warm at this point but I'm still reluctant to part with it.
QOTD: After watching the 1976 Winter Olympics we built a luge/bobsled run in my friends backyard. It happened to be a cold snowy winter and my friend had downhill backyard. Every night we would water the track so that it froze overnight and we recorded our fastest times.
Breakfast: Premier
Lunch: Broth
Snack: SF Jello
Dinner: Premier
Have a great day
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning. Quiet day for me, resting, walking (during non-skunk hours) and sipping. I will probably read so that my wife can watch the US Open on TV.
I started chewable multivitamins and calcium yesterday, they seem fine.
QOTD: Since the libraries and pools are pretty well covered I will say a detached barn with plenty of room for tools, cars and boats.
Still on liquids
Breakfast: Premiere
Lunch: Chicken Broth
Snack: Jello
Dinner: Premiere
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
thank you!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Thank You, Cara.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
thank you!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Thank You, it feels much better.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Thank you, Kelly. I woke up early this morning and was going to go for an early wal****il I remembered that it is high season for skunks in our neighborhood. I will walk in bright daylight or indoors today
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Home for a warm shower, shave and my Saturday newspaper, Yay! Decaf tea instead of coffee though.
Morning Premier
Snack SF Jello
Afternoon Premier
QOTD - not doing very much, just recovering
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Meg am I needlessly worried about the Yankees? I know its already September but I still have vivid memories of running home from school only to watch Bucky Dent's three run HR.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Its late on a Friday night before a long summer weekend, so I don't know if anybody will be around to read this, but I made it home!
I had my RNY on Wednesday morning and was discharged late this afternoon. Pain is mainly in my left side where they biopsied my liver but is manageable with Tylenol. I also have a sore throat from the tubes, etc. I seem to be doing good with drinking and have been got my 60 and 60 today. it looks like I'm going to have to keep working to get off most of my meds.
I'm going to stay off the scale for awhile, but I know that i have a belly full of IV fluids that slowly eliminating.
Have a great Labor day all.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Will do. It probably won't be until I get home because I am only logged in on my home computer
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good Morning. Only one more day! Its getting hard to concentrate, hopefully nothing comes across my desk today that requires too much careful thought.
QOTD -temperate weather and football. Foliage when I lived in Massachusetts, but its not the same in Chicago.
Breakfast Atkins Shake
Snack Atkins Shake
Lunch Atkins Shake
Snack Atkins Shake
Dinner Atkins Shake
Nightcap Ensure Pre-Surgical drink
Have a great day.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning all. Its Monday but just a two day work week for me. Tonight at the gym will be my last time lifting weights for about 6-8 weeks.
QOTD: 1000 Nights and a Night. I am working my way through the set I got for Christmas last year. Only on volume 5 out of 17.
Breakfast Atkins Shake
Snack Atkins Shake
Lunch Atkins Shake
Snack Atkins Shake
Dinner Atkins Shake
Just when I thought I understood the pattern of losing during the liquid diet, I had a big drop today. not complaining.
Have a great day!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning everybody. We had two barbecues yesterday. First a neighborhood block party and then a tent event at a minor league baseball game. I made as brief an appearance as possible at both without being totally anti-social. Fortunately, nobody was actively cooking at either so I didn't really smell anything.
QOTD - I am a CPA. At this point in my career, a lot of my job involves finding projects for our younger professionals to work on but I still enjoy rolling up my sleeves and getting into the problem solving aspects.
Breakfast Atkins shake
Snack Atkins shake
Lunch Atkins shake
Snack Atkins shake
Dinner Atkins shake
Also I'm drinking decaffeinated tea. Still a novice at tea but it is nice to have something warm in the morning.
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Do the Badgers start their season next weekend?
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning all.
Its hump day for the liquid diet today. I don't know if this is a coincidence but since I've started the liquids I am only sleeping 5 or 6 hours a night. Ordinarily, I wouldn't mind but it just makes this week before surgery longer.
QOTD: My cell is my work cell so anytime I pick it up I will check my work emails. I try and do that only once a day on the weekends
Breakfast Atkins Shake
Snack Atkins Shake
Lunch Atkins Shake
Snack Atkins Shake
Dinner Atkins Shake
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Day 3 of my 7 day liquid diet. I was most worried that my blood sugar would crash but the change in meds seems to be keeping it on an even keel even after gym nights. I am still worried that I will wake up one morning and eat breakfast without thinking twice but that hasn't happened yet.
QOTD - If I had a wooden boat I would name it Caulk and Sympathy. A play on the Rolling Stones lyric and the amount of maintenance required.
Question - does anybody know how to turn off the you aren't eating enough calories warning on My Fitness Pal?
Breakfast: Atkins Shake
Snack: Atkins Shake
Lunch: Atkins Shake
Afternoon Atkins Shake
Dinner Atkins Shake
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Congratulations Steven!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
