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Well, I had my 3 month post op appointment. I was extremely happy to see that I had lost more weight than I initially thought. Things are going well, I have pretty well learned what and how much of everything I can eat. The nausea has for the most part subsided and am thankful for that. I still seem to have issues when I mix certain types of foods, or textures. I'm not sure what exactly if it's the food or the texture of it. I have found that my tastes definately change, things I used to love before especially rich creamy foods seem to just not be as satisfying anymore. I find that amazing, I love being able to eat just a tiny portion and feel full and satisfied. After being on so many restrictive diets and eating small portions that leave you feeling just starved still makes it incredibly hard to stay focused on the end results.

Chris

Well, it's back to the same ole stuff.

Back to work, and dealing with this nausea. Dr. Nagel has informed me it is normal and the nausea could stay as long as 3 months. I really hope not as it is difficult to perform my job when I am talking on the phone constantly. Have you ever tried to talk constantly and fight off an extreme feeling to need and vomit. It's not easy in my opinion, the nausea pills I have sometimes work sometimes do not. Yesterday I felt nauseated for 12 hours and the feeling never went away until I went to sleep. The good news is however that I am loosing weight, and that is the goal of everything.

Bye,
Chris

Well, here I am about 5 hours post-op. I am extremely parched from the lack of water I have been able to drink the past 24 hjours. I am in a bit of pain but of course the little red button help to alieviate that. Unfortuneately there is some bad news, they were unable to do both portions so just the sleeve was done at this time; Too tired to type anymore additional updates tomorrow.

Cya,
Chris

Well, it's 11pm and I am anxious. Tomorrow is my surgery at this point it's less than 12 hours away. I have lots of anxiety, am quite nervous, and just a hint of worry. Hoping everything goes well tomorrow, this will be my first major surgery. I hope I'm able to get a nice night of sleep however at this point I am doubting it. I will update some more tomorrow with how the surgery went and have a new weight to put in.

Thanks,
Chris

Well, there are just 2 days left until my DS surgery. I am excited and hopeful, my surgeon has informed me that the entire procedure cannot always be done at 1 time. I'm hoping they are able to complete the entire operation in one sweep. The pre-op diet is still going good, I hardy notice being hungry anymore I guess my body is eating off itself to make up for the lack of calories. It's actually been easier than I thought it would have been. My next post bill be the night before, then I will post again from the hospital after the surgery.

Bye,
Chris

Well, it's day 6 of my pre-op diet. I had my final pre-op visit and labs today, just hoping all the bloodwork comes back fine although I'm not really woried about it. I lost a little over 14lbs on the pre-op diet, I don't think that's too bad for only being on it 5 days. While there are some times of extreme hunger, for the most part it's been way better than it was at first. I don't even feel hungry as much as I thought I would. Well, I guess that's about it for now.

Bye,
Chris

Well, today is day 2 of my pre-op diet. I guess 800-900 calories a day can leave you feeling empty still. I am sticking in there though, I am thinking about all the things I get to do in the future once all this weight is gone. I'm getting really anxious, as well as nervous. My surgery is now less than 2 weeks away and it seems like time is just passing me by. Christmas is coming up, and work is hectic it just seems like the day is too short. Well, I guess that's about it for now I will try to update this again in the next couple of days. My final pre-op appointment is on the 10th I will post some notes about my 5 day pre-op diet and the lost weight.

Cya later,
Chris