Anna E.
Small unfill :(
May 15, 2009
So I still was having problems with water and I pb'd my smoothie with my pills last night so I called my surgeon's office. I spoke with Kim the nurse and she said you should have called us yesterday (that is their normal clinic day) but she would try to reach one of the doctors and call me back.I got up and showered and forcefully with lots of agony got a shake and my pills down, which stayed down but hurt. She called me back at 10:20am and said that Brian could do an unfill if I could get there within the hour (I live an hour from their office) so I said I would try.
I threw on my flip flops and turned off the dryer and ran out the door. I made it there by 11:20am, one hour on the nose! They checked me in and I am now at 260.5lbs, down 5 from Tuesday. They put me in a room and Brian came in ready to do the unfill. He asked me about my symptoms and asked the nurse how much fill I had. He told me I was going to lose .6 of the fill and said that wasn't a lot but it would help things move better.
He gave me the numbing shot and took out the fill and had me chug water which went down fine. Then I was done. I asked him if I was a failure for not being able to get it to work and he said no, that I did the right thing and it happens frequently so I shouldn't feel bad. I went home and got a shake on the way which went down fine and my water is going down fine as well, we'll see what happens when I try to take my meds tonight.
Anyway, he also put me on pepcid ac chewables twice a day for two weeks to help with the inflammation so I picked those up on the way home. Now I'm back on the liquids 2 days then mushies then regular food. We'll see how that transition goes as I am going out of town for the weekend. More later...
