November 9th, 2013

Nov 09, 2013

I'm 3 1/2 weeks post op, and much happier now than I was 3 weeks ago.  I was nervous, excited and unsure about whether to go through with this surgery or not.  When I received my first denial I was devastated and more determined than ever to have the sleeve done.  About 2 weeks later I received approval, and was sleeved on October 16th, 2013.  

I went into the surgery not realizing how difficult it was going to be.  The first 2 nights I was very hot and nauseous, I think from the pain meds.  I don't do well with any of them, and didn't use it too much in the hospital.  Plus I slept more than anything that first day and a half.   Now I'm down 14.2 lbs. and feeling happy with my progress.  I lost 11 pounds in the first 11 days, but the last 2 weeks I've only lost 3 pounds. 

I was able to take 3 weeks off of work, which was such a gift to me and my kids.  It was so nice to be home with my 3 kiddos and spend time with them.  Hoping in the next month to be down more weight, and sounds bad, but I'm looking forward to real food again.  Although the last couple of days it doesn't seem as hard to drink only liquids and smell everyone else's food around me. :)

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