Carol Wilson

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8th day post-op

Hello to my OH Family,

Can I tell you how good GOD is!  Last Tuesday, Sept 11th at about 11:00 am, My daughter, Nicole, dropped me off at Memoral hospital located in Modesto, CA (California Central Valley) .  I was so excited that I was finally going to received the help I need to jump start my weight lost journey.  At about 2:25 pm,  I was wheeled off to the surgery dept.  As we were entering the assigned room were the VSG were going to be performed, one of the surgical nurses advsed that the room was not quite ready and told us to give them another 2mins.  As we were waiting in the hallway that perceded to the entery doors of the operating room,  The anesthesigist greeted me and told told me that he will be in shortly to give me something to make me comfortable, just then the surgacial nurse gave us the ok to come in.  As we entered the operating room, the tempure was like you just steep into a deep frezzer, I stated oh my GOD! it feels like a refigator in here and they were jamming to some old school hits, Yes, old school hits! AL Green blaring on the stero his number one  hit back in the day " Lets stay together",  they were actually JAMMING TO THE OLDIES. I told them don't let me fall off the table when I am under anesthesia  trying to bust a move"  they just sreamed with laughter! at 2:30pm my anesthesigist came in and place some drugs in my IV and the nurse placed a big white oxgyen mask on my face and when I awaken it was 9:30 pm they were wheeling me from ICU to my room.  I were greeted by two RN's.  They were very nice but one of them was just to darn nice that she became a thron. Every 15mins she was in my room doing something.  It gotton to the point where I wanted to tell here to give me a break! at around 2:30am a nurse advised me that I need to get up and walk and I  replied "come on  lets do this" ! with my eyes closed I took a 3min walk.  I kinda halfway woke up around 9:30am, Wednesday morning  when the x-ray tech came to my room advising me that I were schedule for an upper GI track. I notice that and my stomach was not feeling at it best I was so nauseated that I wanted to be left alone.  They brought me my morning tray I attempted to eat the jello and after 2 tsp I got so sick that I brought it back up.  I was feeling so bad that I had to second guess myself asking what I got myself into.  My blood pressure went to a all time high and Dr. Coates was very concern about it. When I checked in @ 11am on Tuesday morning it was 125/30, and it went up to 165/110 so there was certanly a concern.  As they wheeled me off to the x-ray room, I sat there for about an hour in a half the technician advised me that I will have to drink a liquid contras I told her that I don't know how I will keep it down because my stomach was very nausaeated and I feel like I am gong to throw up within minutes of me saying this, I vomit all over the floor.  I was able to do this procedure with just small sips of the contras.  Dr, Coates ordered them to not give me anything by mouth. Friday Morning I was feeling much better had a 2day epicode with heartburn but I was moving forward.  I spent 5days in the hospital and they wanted to keep me for one extra night, I advised Dr. Coates that I was ready to come home, as he reviewed my charts to see how my intake level were, he discharged me on Sunday Evening.  I am still on liquids (stage one diet) I have not attempeted to do anything other than "following the rules"  I am going to be Dr. Coates "Poster Patient" as I advised him.  He did show some concern and ask me if I were going to go home and eat something solid.  I was kind of taken aback when he made this statement to me.  I stated to Dr. Coates why would I go through this "major" surgery and come back to my same old habits?  Thats when he stated that I were going to be his poster patient following the rules.  Now I am going to share all of the cravings I am having. everything I visual see that has to do with food I temporay crave it for a moment. Has anyone experience this? Is this weird or what!  I have not "cheated" my appointment with Dr. Coates is today @ 2:30. I will know how many pounds I have lost and get the greenlight to move to the 2nd phase of my diet (purred) I will keep everyone posted as to how many pounds I have lost so far. GOD has been soooo good to me that He was there every step I have taken.  Drum Roll please I am down a whopping 16lbsI have been advised to move forward with purred foods. My Diet is different from the Gastric bypass I have more options but I advise Diane that I will follow the gastric bypass diet which she did not opposed of me doing this.  I have to make an appoint with the nutrisinest and do some more labs. My JP were removed today so I will be starting my walking regime tomarrow morning and attending my first  WL support group class this comming Saturday. This is 9days of catching up so please pardon the long blog. Thanks to you all for all your support and may your day be filled with ramdom acts of kindness.  Peace out!   

Hello Everyone,

I Had a wonderful labor day wk-end, my family and I went camping at a really nice resort that is located here in the Stockton, CA area, the kids had a ball.  I arrived back home Monday evening. My B-day was this past Tuesday the 4th and I started  my  liquid  diet. I thought I were going to have a problem with just liquids but I have to say I am doing great.  My sister came down from the bay area (Oakland, CA)  Yesterday and I did eat some solids but I am back on track.  I went in yesterday to Memoral Hosiptal located in Modesto, CA for my pre lab work, I received a call from Hilary, Dr. Coates ofc and she asked if she were able to change the sugery date from Wednesday Sept. 12th  to Tuesday Sept 11th I told her I was cool with the date change.  I have been off work since July 20th and I am enjoying every minute of it.  Today I had 2 protein shakes, jello, suger free popcicles and I have to admit that I am not hungery. I guess the excitement of the VSG is starting to kick in.  I only have 5days before sugery and I can't wait.  I know that GOD is with me every step of the way!

Hello to my WL family out there.  Today was a good day, I called to schedule my pre-op lab-work and just spent the rest of the day trying to stay cool, as for you folks that resides in the central valley (Stockton, CA) you know it was biistering today 102. Now who in there right minds would want to be out in all this heat trying to get a walk in.  I don't think so!!! I am going camping with the family for the Labor day wk-end to a local resort.  My brother has a really nice fancy boat that sleeps 6 people so we are  going to take the kids out for a cruise on the delta.  As of Sept 3rd I will start my pre-op diet mostly protein shakes,  broth, jello  yall get the picture.  My Brother is the comedian of the family his look alike is Smoke Robinson, and when he was younger he looked a lot like Terrance Howard (Sistas yall know who I am talking about)   he looks eally good for his age (51) and he has been with my sister-in-law  since they were 16 isn't  that amazing they grew up together.  My goal for Sept is to loose 30 lbs, I have been off work since July 20th and will be return on October 1st, and I am not looking forward to it. On Sept 4th I will start working out if I can get 15 to 20 mins a day walking that would be good for me.  I have problems standing for long period of time its starts feeling like my hips want to give out on me they start cramping up like crazy and I have to high tail it to chair or something before I actually fall down.  When I attend services I am unable to stand for a long time to get my praise on, I have to sit down  within 2 to 3min. One Sunday Bishop Filkey and First Lady requested that everyone come down for alter call mind you it were over 200 people attending services,  I call myself trying to be cute and wore a pair of my Guess pumps, which had a 4 1/2 inch heel Lord have mercy on my soul I darned passed out! my legs started trembling and I had to find the first vacant seat that were available lol. I told myself that I will not be doing that again and I haven't .  Now that's what I look forward to dressing trendy.  I am a basic dresser I don't wear a lot of the trendy fashion for full fugure women due to me complexing  i stick to the basic and do my best to dress it up.  Well this is a wrap have a great Labor day Wk-end.

Well, Tuesday has come and gone. My surgery didn't go well.  Due to pervious surgeries, Dr. Coates was unable to perform the Roux-en-y Gastric bypass. I will be going back to surgery in 2weeks waiting for insurance apporval for the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy.  Yes, I was disappointed but there was too big of a "RISK" that I would be taking.