My first Post Op Appt!!

Aug 09, 2010

The other day I turned a corner... It was the day I posted the where I am now thread... See, I woke up in the morning and posted that first thing. Then, I went about my day, and it was kind of a special day because it was a good day! All day long, it was good, I was good. In good spirits I mean... I didn't have a meltdown at 7:45 or any other time of day. Somehow I had made peace with protein drinks and even though they are still not what I would choose to drink if I had a choice, I can drink them without being depressed that they are what I am drinking.

And it stuck! the next day was more of the same... I've been more tired than usual, but that is because I'm not drinking enough water or protein, even though I feel like I am always drinking one or the other, lol...

So, anyway, I was super excited to wake up today, because it was my first post op appt. I was excited for the dr/pa to see my progress, and a little concerned she was gonna yell because of the Lovenox... But, I really thought she was gonna advance me to full liquids so I didn't really care about any of that, lol...

Well, I got there and they weighed me... 248.8!! Today is the first day in probably 10 or 15 years that the weight on my drivers license is close to accurate!! AND, it says I weigh more than I do!! :D Weird, huh?

So far so good on everything else... She said my incisions look good, and I can use some baby oil to get the tape residues off myself (YAY)... She also told me that I had a Hiatal (serious spelling problem there... HI AYE TAL) Hernia repaired during my surgery so that is why my shoulder is bothering me so much... I'm figuring this is because to fix it, they had to breech the diaphragm so there was more gas, in a whole different cavity of the body...

Since I'm going for my depo shot later, she wants me to go on the Lovenox for a week, which I can do now... I was scared before, but I'm alright now. My iron level is up to 10.2, which means all this tired I'm feeling is because I'm not drinking enough so I have to drink more!! That's tough stuff right there...

And, then, she dropped the bomb on me... Full Liquids on THURSDAY... What?? But, I was really looking forward to full liquids on Monday, like today, like RIGHT NOW... So, it's clear to me that the corner I turned was a serious corner, because I didn't cry! I didn't scream! I didn't even hold those things back! I just took it and adjusted my expectations... Ok... 3 more days of clear liquids. I don't want to do that, but I can do that. I'm not happy about it, but I'm not defeated by it either...

And, I can swallow my iron and claritin so I can throw out the nasty liquid claritin I had which is one of the happiest things I've heard all week!

So, recheck in 4 weeks... Full liquids start on Thursday and Soft Foods start 2 weeks after that!

Oh, and my BMI is under 40!! :D :D :D I'm well on my way!

Huggles!!
~Sarah~

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