Becky H.

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I have not been on in awhile.  I'm now down to 173 pounds.  I feel great.  I still do not do well with red meats but it is not good for you to have a lot anyway.  I bought my mt. biking and starting mt. biking.  That is something I never thought I would do.  I'm still debating on having plastics done.  I did have Lasik eye surgery in 11/2009.  Love it. Life is good!

I'm now down to 199 lbs.  I can't remember that last time I was under 200 lbs.  Probably about 10 years ago.  I just started getting into Mt. biking.  Joined a locate club.  I think I finally got my bike picked out $$$ (expensive sport).  I have been playing tennis for exercise but my tennis partner move out of state.  I don't enjoy going to the gym.  So I had to find an exercise I liked and know I will do.  Besides my thighs need some help. 

I feel great!!  Probably need to work on eatting more calories still!  I eat mostly protein.  I stay away from simple carbs (everything white).  I still can't stomach the protein drinks but I'm going to have to drink at least 4 oz after a ride, reguardless of how it make my stomach feel. Someone told me to try soy protein.  They said it is easier on your stomach.

08/19/2009

Lost 63 pounds!  Still no problems.  Feel great!!

Well I have lost 50 lbs.  I have not found anything I dump from.  I don't like the way bread feel in my stomach.  So I don't eat it.  Protein shakes still make me sick to my stomach.  So eat a lot of protein.  I finally started to notice a differents in my clothes.

I'm losing slow which is fine with me.  My bra has when from a 44 to a 40 around and I wear 1x top instead 2x.  My pant size has not changed but I know it will soon.  I don't think I'm getting enough calories.  I get between 500 to 700 calories per day. Protein drinks make me sick to my stomach but I have not give up.  I try to drink them.  I try to make sure everything I eat has protein.  I have not found anything that makes me dump but I'm scaried to try new things if I'm going to be away for home.  I starting to get more energy.  I don't really have any head hungry.  So, I feel pretty lucky.  Over all I feel good!

Well I went back to work on 04/13/2009.   Work went a lot better then I thought it would.  I lost 25 lbs and I believe most of it was from my boobs.  Good bye girls.  . My pant size has not changed at all.  I still have not found a protein drink I like but I have 27 samples to try.  I started trying puree meat and it seem to be pouch friendly.

Yesterday about 6:30pm I started have lower right side back then it move to abdomen.  I called Dr. Schmitt at 9pm because the pain would not stop.  He told me to go to the hospital in 2 hours if the pain did not stop but does not think it was related to RNY.

I went to the emergency. They believe it was a kidney stone and give my delothen? it is the strongest pain medication they give.  It stopping the pain but made me sick to my stomach, dizzy, and light head. It was terrible.  They did a CT and found a kidney stone between my kidney and bladder.  They gave me pain medication and sent me home to pass the stone.  I sleep most of the day.   I have wonderful luck.

Got my stitches out yesterday (i have stitches instead of staples because staples break me out.) I'm feeling ok. I'm trying hard to get my protein and water in but it is hard with my medicine.  I'm keeping my food journal. Oh yeah I lost 12 pounds so far.

I got to St. Vincents East on 03/23/2009 at 5am.  By 6:30am I was out like a light. I did bring white cotton socks because they told me I could wear them in surgery, which I was glad because it was cold.  About 10:30 am Dr. Schmitt came out and told my mom I was out of surgery and surgery when great .

By 12 noon I was awaking up in my room with my mom there.  I'm not going to lie the pain was bad and I was in a panic, but I have a very low pain tolerance.  The pain was from the gas they use to expanded your abdomen to the surgery lap.  By 1pm, i was up walking the hallway. Yes, it hurt but it got the gas moving so I never ended up with gas pain in my shoulder which I heard is very painful.

I was able to get in and out of bed by myself and walked the hallway often.  I got my morphine every hour because I was scared of it wearing off. Dr. Miles (Dr. Schmitt partner) came and checked on me and said I could start drinking liquids in the morning. 

I could not sleep more than 3 hours at a time.

03/24/2009
I got my liquid breakfast.  I eat half a popsicle, couple spoons of broth and black coffee.  Then   I got to take a hot shower and that felt great.  I got switched to liquid Lortab Elixir instead of Morphine which was a lot better for the pain.  Pain was a lot better.  I drink, walked and sleep.

03/25/2009
I had coffee and broth for breakfast.  Take a shower.  Then I got my IV and drain out.  The drain did not hurt getting removed, it just feel funny. Then, I got to go home from the hospital. 


Note: Take a pillow with you for the car ride home to put pressure on your stomach.  The gas really started to move around on the way home.

Pre op testing is done!  All my questions have been answered by Dr. Schmiit today! Thank goodness I made a list. Now, I'm ready for surgery Monday 03/23/2009!