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Well, yesterday was my 3 weeks post op and things have been going a lot better than they had been. I have started getting myself into a routine and it has helped a lot. I had gotten sick three times this past week and I think it was because I was drinking too soon after I ate. I waited a little longer and it seemed to help.
I also saw my surgeon yesterday and he said that I was doing great and that I have lost a total of 28 pounds over the past three weeks!

Today I am two weeks post op, the past two weeks have been interesting to say the least. I lost 3 pounds this week and am happy with it. I had my follow up scheduled with my surgeon today but couldn't make it due to the weather here. I will see him next week on the 23rd.

Well, I am 11 days out today and am not seeing much as far as weight loss.... I haven't lost anything for a little while but I know that I will. I know that it sometimes takes a bit for your body to adjust. I will just keep doing what I should and try to get in a little more walking! I will do an update on Tuesday.

 

My first week went by and I weighed myself, from surgery until now I have lost 17 pounds!
I'm soooo happy. :)

Well, today went better than yesterday, and I am sooo glad. I was having a pity party yesterday and was inviting everybody...lol
I did however make up my mind and did get my protein in today along with my vitamin/calcium supplements. The only snag I had today was trying to add a food in too soon. I tried to add some baked fish and It REALLY didn't agree with my pouch at all. I didn't get sick but I really knew that it was too soon for it.
I also got me some unflavored protein powder to mix in with some juice or water when I drink it so I think it will help me a lot.
I had a hard time with "head hunger" or emotional hunger today. My family was eating things I wanted to eat too. Well, as we know, we can't. I wasn't even hungry....so I KNEW that it was emotional or just in my head. I went through the getting angry/depressed thing about all of the food I wouldn't/couldn't eat. I just had to kick myself in the butt and remember why I am here and what this was for! There are just some mental and emotional "triggers" that the surgery doesn't take care of that you have to deal with on your own.
Today was a pretty good day all in all and I know tomorrow will only get better!

Today I am five days post op. I am starting to feel a little lost I'm afraid. I'm not sure of a lot of the things I am doing and some of the feelings I feel. I know they are probably normal and I am trying hard to get in everything that I need to. I am ashamed to say that as of today I still have not taken a vitamin or calcium supplement and that I have not been drinking my protein like I should be. I find that the protein drink that I bought is very hard for me to drink, I just hate the taste of it, and at the moment I can't afford to get a different one. I however do feel pretty good and am not really hungry at all, I did a few times feel "head hunger" when my family were eating all of the "bad" things that I used to eat and it made it a little hard for me then. I didn't even TRY to eat any of it, I knew it would make me very sick and I also knew that I had the surgery for a very good reason. I am just having a little trouble with the protein right now and hopefully will get it worked out soon.
As of right now I have lost 12 pounds and I am happy with that!

Well, I'm home from the hospital! The first two days were really rough though. I had some sinus problems and it kept draining into my stomach and making me sick. But I am a lot better and they let me go home!
I will post more later when I am feeling a little better! I also am going to post some pics from the hospital, my digital camera quit working so I will have to get mine developed and scan them. I will put them on when I get them back. :)

Well, I am leaving for Louisville tomorrow to stay overnight at a hotel. I am staying there the night before surgery so I will make sure that I am on time...lol
And to try and destress myself somewhere where it will be quiet (I have three teenagers and two dogs at the house). I will be on full liquids tomorrow but that doesn't bother me at all. That only means that I'm that much closer to the surgery! I am anxious and excited too. This will be my last post before surgery, I won't have a computer available until I get back from the hospital. I am hoping that I will have some pics to put up if my camera is working right...lol
I will post an update when I get home later in the week.

Only three more days! It's closing in fast! I would just like to say good luck to all of the other OH members who are having the surgery on or around the same day as I am, I have become friends with a lot of them and wish them good luck and a speedy recovery! And to keep in touch!

I was really having a hard time with the pre-op diet, I don't have a lot of people where I live to talk to and so I really didn't know what to do or who to talk to. I am doing a lot better today, I remembered why I started this journey in the first place and also got a lot of support from my friends here on OH. Thank you all for your support! I needed the boost and am now motivated to finish this!
Thank you again Flower and Brandy!