bigbeauty
WalMart
May 25, 2010
My favorite outing in the whole world was a bust.
I'm feeling good over all. No pain or discomfort. Able to sit up on my own. Lay down on my own. Go up and down the stairs by myself. Every thing is good....so I thought!
I figured I was Ok.....I see people posting how they returned to work and everything.
I figured I could go to Wally World....push an empty cart......and look at protein drinks. NOT!
I was so out of breath. My wind is gone. I could walk up and down the street.....what happened in walmart?
I have to go back to work on saturday.....OMG!
Kisha don't panic is all I'm thinking......but how can I not.
Seven Days Post OP
May 24, 2010
Seven days ago today I was banded. I felt terrible post op. I felt like a mack truck hit me. Who said this is minimally invasive because it was laproscopically. In the hospital, they let you rest for what seems like a second. Then every 2 hours you are up walking around the unit. No rest no rest no rest. There was four of us that were banded from our Pre-surgical class that day. Two guys and two women. The men was doing very well. Us women felt like we were in hell. The morning of D/C, we had to do the barium swallow test.....OMG!!!! after that I thought I would never eat again. 1st sip ok, another sip...he must be crazy....3rd sip BB (my band) said get the fuzz out of here. I was dry heaving, feeling dizzy and sick as a dog. My roomate had the same problem.
After I was ok'd to drink, in rolls breakfast at 11am. Lite cranberry juice, hot water for tea, milk, cream of wheat and a liquid protein packet. hmmhmm delicious!!!! NOT! So the cranberry juice was disgusting and so was the protein packet. Two hours go by, and I'm still trying to eat breakfast. Here rolls in lunch. Frozen pureed pear, pureed tuna, lite cranberry juice, hot water, and a liquid protein packet. hmmhmm good!!!! NOT!
And so you asked about the pain huh? Not much pain at all. Alot of discomfort, I guess from gas and the inside sutures. On my right side it felt like a balled up baby that just won't move from the one spot you would like to lay on. And yes they gave me a PCA. I didn't use it for long. I figured out early in the game that it is what made me nauseous every time I tried to ambulate. So I stopped pushing the button.
1st day home was the best feeling in the world, although I couldn't: sit, stand, eat, drink, pee, wash, hardly talk or breath on my own. My family was above and beyond accomadating. They helped me in every way possible. I thank GOD every day for them. I wonder how those banders that didn't have the same support system I did, make it work.
Two Years Later.....
Mar 27, 2010
I found a surgeon, and this time it will happen. I will have my surgery, I will lose weight, I will be healthier, I will stay committed. I will be happier.....
I re-started this journey (never really stopped...oh yes I did...I ballooned all the way up to 351lbs) in January.
January 20th: 1st Consult with surgeon 351lbs
January 31st: Started Weight Watchers 346lbs
February 7th: WW= 343.4lbs
February 11th: Cardiac Clearance- Echo, Ekg, Pft done
February 13th: Sleep Study done
February 18th: Endocrine clearance , Stress test done
February 19th: Blood work done
February 20th: Nerve testing at the Neurologist non-WLS related (it could be)
March 6th: 2nd part Sleep Study, CPAP titration
March 11th: Endoscopy, Nutritionist Clearance
March 31st: Pulmonologist Clearance
April 1st: Psychologist Clearance
April 14th: 2nd Surgeon Consult....Surgery date scheduled May 17th, 2010
May 6th : Pre- Surgical testing......Insurance approval
Bad news
Apr 21, 2008
Update
Mar 07, 2008
Well the results of the sleep study is......OSA!
I have to have another session. This time I have to use a CPap machine. I didn't have any periods of apnea until the end in the first session. I would've used the Cpap if it would had happened earlier.
News
Feb 13, 2008
Well he was so impressed with my weight loss so far. Drum roll please! I've lost a total of 21lbs from my highest weight.
Dates
Jan 25, 2008
Nut consult- 1/30/08 (completed)
Psych consult- 2/11/08 (completed)
Finally
Jan 22, 2008
Sorry all. I didn't make my initial consultation appointment in November. I had a case of cold feet. Well I'm here to tell you that..........I went today. I did it! I did it! I did it!
I finally took the first step
Nov 12, 2007
Scheduled initial consultation with Dr. Enochs office today.
The date is: 11/27/07 @ 10:50am