Charlene A
02/01/2008
Feb 01, 2008
Have not posted in a while. I've had a few complications along the way. Just before Christmas I passed a kidney stone and I have another one in there that could come out at any time. I also either got something stuck in my stoma or it closed up during the healing process. I was unable to eat or drink anything. Couldn't even take a sip of water and was vomitting constantly. It must have gone through or opened up again, because it resolved itself in a couple days. I just had an ultrasound last week because Dr. Hagen thought I may have gall stones, because of the pain I'd been having in my chest and back. Sure enough, I have small gallstones and also a collection of blood vessels in my liver. My PCP said it could be a hemangioma. She wants to send me for an MRI but I have to find out from Dr. Hagen what kind of staples he used on me. I guess you're unable to have an MRI with some kinds of staples. He is not in the office until Tues. so I will call him then. Eating has changed completely for me. I find that I have to force myself to eat sometimes. Other times when I actually crave something, I find that once I start eating it, it just doesn't taste as good as I remembered it. I still vomit a few times a week after eating. I guess I'm just figuring out what foods I can handle. I have been in the ER more times in the past couple of months than I've been in my entire life, I think. I've also been back to Humber a couple times because of these complications. I feel like I don't even really appreciate the weight I have lost, because I feel like I didn't do anything to earn it. I remember when I would diet and exercise in the past, when I lost weight I would be really excited about it. I just don't have that thrill anymore. People are constantly telling me that I've lost a lot of weight and that I look good, but it just kind of seems surreal to me. I guess on a positive note I have lost 76.5 lbs. from my highest weight ever, 55.5 lbs. since right before I started on Optifast and 39.5 lbs. since my surgery date of 11/30/07. I'm also looking forward to the first meeting of the Sarnia WLS Support Group tonight. It will be good to talk to others about their experiences and see where I fit in.
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About Me
Sarnia, ON
Location
26.3
BMI
Surgery
11/30/2007
Surgery Date
May 08, 2005
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