Tomorrow will be eight weeks

Jul 11, 2007

The last time I updated I was beginning to feel somewhat normal again, although I was still waiting for that big rush of energy to hit me. My first week of summer vacation was relatively productive, although I spent a good portion of it being kind of lazy. My daughter and my grandson were both feeling under the weather. The following week, I went to my regular doctor because I was beginning to feel kind of wiped-out and had a sore throat. He put me on antibiotics, and I went home thinking that I had nipped this one early. By the weekend, however, I felt even worse. Now I had a nagging cough that would keep me up most of the night, and my energy was about as low as I can ever remember. So Monday this week I called my doctor back, and he had me go for chest xrays and blood tests. He called me back later in the day and says I have pneumonia. What the heck?! So now I'm on a different antibiotic, and am spending most of my time sleeping or doing little of nothing. I also went to see my wls surgeon, because I wanted to make sure that I don't make myself worse by not eating right. He said that my labs look good and to get in as much fluid and protein as I can handle. Fortunately, milk and yogurt are what I have been able to keep in so I don't have to worry too much. He also said that I can continue going for my morning walks as long as I don't get winded or dizzy. 
My brain wants to do all kinds of things every day, but my body is being a brat. I am not good at recuperating, and the idea of having three or four weeks being tired and having little energy really bugs me. Oh well, there goes most of my summer. At least maybe I will get some quilting done...mmm good thought. I think I will go work on that now.


Today marks the fifth week...

Jun 21, 2007

...since my wls. It's the third week back at work, and I am feeling as least as good as I did before the surgery. Actually, I have noticed that my legs, feet and back are not bothering me, so I guess I do feel better. 
   This morning when I weighed myself, the number on the scale actually started with a 1 !!!!!!!! It has to be about 20 years since I have seen that number. 
   It's a good thing that summer vacation starts for me tomorrow at 3:00, because I have run out of clothes to wear to work. I started wearing some slacks that were still a bit snug two weeks ago, and they are now almost too big. Not complaining. This weekend I am going into my closet and heaving everything that doesn't fit. There won't be much left, I think. Time to hit some garage sales!
   On Monday, I had my dietician meeting, and it was such a joy to see some more options for getting in the nutrition. I found that I was not eating enough, and I think that that was the reason for losing so slowly at the start. I have lost 6 lbs. so far this week. 
   Today we had a "breakfast" before school, and nearly everything was loaded with sugar. I did find some fresh fruit and juice, so I didn't feel weird sitting there with everyone else. Tomorrow is potluck lunch. We'll see how that one goes. 
   Right now I am SO ready for summer vacation. I hope to be another 30 or 40 lbs. smaller by the time school starts... I've got 10 weeks to work at it. I almost can't wait to see the reactions.

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May 29, 2007

Yeah, yeah I know I haven't updated my profile since my surgery. I'm not sure why, since I have had a week and a half to do so. Let's put it this way, it's been a roller coaster ride from the day that I had my physical with Dr. Moon. My insurance approval came through in a few days, and my date was set up for 2 and 1/2 weeks later. That time seemed to fly, since I had so much to do to get things ready for my absence from work and all. I'm a teacher, so I can't just leave things hanging. Anyway, the next thing I know, it's May 17th and I'm there! The first day wasn't bad, other than the fact I didn't get any sleep. The second day was the pits. They had a woman with Alzheimer's in the room with me, and she screamed and threw food. Nurses were constantly coming in and yelling (she was hard of hearing) because she kept taking off her bandages and clothes. I tried to get up and move around as much as possible, but it was hard with her there. By noon I was about to have a meltdown from exhaustion. I knew that I was going to have company later on, and I wanted to enjoy it, but I was so tired! Anyway, I had a little blubber fit when the nurse came in - I told her that I needed to sleep and I would be fine. Things got quiet after this, and I had a good nap for about four hours. I felt 100% better after having company, and the rest of my stay was not too bad. My surgery was on Thursday, and I had the upper GI exam on Saturday - to test for leaks. After this, they took out the iv's and such and life was much more comfortable. After that, it was just a matter of waiting it out until I could go home on Sunday. I had a new roommate who had also had rny, so the company was good for a couple of days. By noon, I was on my way home, and the two-hour ride was no problem at all. It was so good to get home. 
There were a couple of unusual things that happened. The surgeon took the extra time to do stitches ranther than staples. I was told that this is better, but I forgot to ask him why he chose to do it with me. Also, my whole left side was a huge bruise the size of a basketball. It looked pretty bad, but it didn't hurt. He said that it was a broken blood vessel. Right now, I'm all green and yellow there. 
Anyway, life at home has been pretty uneventful. I try to drink all that I'm supposed to, but it's nearly impossible. I'm not at all hungry, but I do make sure that I get my three cups of milk in every day and whatever other liquids I can stand. Nothing sounds good. I haven't taken any pain meds for over a week - no need. I've been doing a lot of walking, and I make myself take a nap during the day. I am so ready to go back to work on Monday, June 4th.

Approved

Apr 30, 2007

My pre-approval information was sent to the insurance company on Thursday, April 25th and I received notice today that I am approved. My surgery is scheduled for May 17th. Right now I have so much going through my head that I don't really know what else to say!

My journey thus far...

Jan 14, 2007

The day that I met with Dr. Moon, I also set up my intake appointments. Since I am a teacher, I thought that it would only be considerate to do all this during school vacation. I made the appointments for the last week of June. Since then, I have done quite a bit of cruising through the OH boards; reading and asking a lot of questions. I decided that I don't want to wait that long! So, still trying to be considerate, I set up new appointments during my mid-winter break in February. Now I'm getting impatient to get started, and I wish I had set them up sooner. In the meantime, I am learning all I can about wls and making plans for my own journey.

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