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Hey everyone -  It's been coming to the end of my 6th day from my RNY.  Everything went great.  I am still learning to eat slower and drink smaller sips.  You can practice these things all day long but until you have the surgery and have the feelings to remind you to do these you never really understand. 

I go to the doctor on Friday to have my drain removed.  I couldn't have asked for a smoother process for my surgery and my hospital stay.  Getting up and moving is the ticket but you still have pain nothing unbearable but pain.  I haven't taken prescription pain meds in 2 days and I have only taken liq. tylenol once.  Ice packs feel good on the major incesion site. 
But if you have to SNEEZE  hold on.      My goodness it brought me to my knees and the pain was so unbearable I cried like a baby.  The pain lasted about 10 min or so.  I ice packed the site and now it is just really sore.

It is really hard to not test food that I am fixing for my family.  Just out of habit I reached and picked up food to put in my mouth but immediatly stopped  Guess old habit are hard to break.

I went to the store yesturday.....I could actually "taste the foods" I am not able to have yet, as I walked past them in the isles.  The smells were wonderful.    What a trip.

I definately know the full fulling they tell you about.....it's like you get when you have over eaten at Thanksgiving dinner but you only had about of 1 oz of soup but you ate to fast, or to much without realizing what you where doing until boom you're miserable.....

But none of these have been unbearable....I haven't gotten sick....everything I have eaten thus far has agreed with me.    I'm sure this will change as I apply other foods to my diet but for right now I am enjoying not getting sick.

I've already lost 10 lbs so that is exciting.  I can't wait to post on Friday when I get back from the doctor.  When I got home on Friday my weight was us a couple of pounds I guess due to the IV fluids and the surgery  so I started with that weight to begin my charting. 

Just wanted to update the begining of my journey.  Everybody take care.

Christa

Been awhile since I have updated but my insurance approved me in just one day.... can you believe that.  Before I can set a surgery date I have to have my gall bladder taken out on Monday June 23rd.  I'm getting ready to start back for the summer quarter at school so I won't be able to schedule anything until the end of September.  Its funny how things work out.  On memorial day my husband was in a very serious motorcycle accident and by the grace of god and his helmet he is alive.  He came out with his left foot broken in one place and his load barrier bone was crushed as well as his right collar bone cracked and either a torn rotator cuff or a torn muscle.  Both of us being layed up would not be good.  But if I have to delay my surgery longer I will because I need him to be better before I even consider anything in regards to me.

Will keep you all posted.

Christa

Well today was my last nutritionist and psych visit.  I've had ALL tests and have seen the doctor with the results and I'm happy to say I am a healthy "big" girl ready to start a new life. Now the WLS center has to check off that all my reports are complete and they can submit to the insurance.  I'm excited and nervous at the same time.  I have lost 6 pounds in less than a month.  I've been trying really hard to stay away from the foods and drinks that I will not be aloud to have.  

Had and appointment with the Psych. this morning and everything went really well.  She gave me lots of good pointers on head hunger vs. physical hunger.  I never realized how much my head hunger played a big role in my overeating.  But I'm ready to make this change but I'm really scared that I won't be able to do everything that is required for me to do. But I've got until June to work on my changes so I will be ready.  I started taking vitamins today and I've been drinking in sips more often.  I'm slowly introducing myself to the life long changes that I will be doing.  I will be going back in a couple of weeks and I'm hoping to have learned alot about myself regarding my eating before then.  I really like the center that I have chosen to over see my WLS they have an open door policy so to say that you can see them pretty much when you need to even just for quick questions.  The education process is amazing I'm looking forward to attended the WLS support groups they have one next week.  It will be very refreshing to see and hear the good and the bad experiences from others.  I love the obesityhelp.com support because it is there 24/7.  Anything that you may be going through or experiencing you can pretty much find on here.  What a great tool.

I received a call today and was able to scheduled my with the surgeon for next Friday April 11th.  He will then order the tests that he feels are necessary for me before I can have the bypass. 

I'm excited about getting this started so quickly  I wish I didn't have to wait until June to have this but I can't miss school for this surgery or I won't gradute in June 2009 and I've worked to hard to have to wait another year to go through graduation.  I guess I have alot of changes that are taking place in my life.  But they are all positive changes.

Had my Nutritionist and Psyc eval this morning.  Everything went really good.  I need to have a couple/few more session on my psyc eval due to my binge eating and emotional eating.  I really have no problem with this. because I will do what ever they tell me to do, to make this life changing experience as successful as it can be.  

My weight was 232 and my BMI is 43.  It was very interesting in learning all the information that I needed to begin this process.  My husband went with me and was able to be in the Nutritionist and the Nurse evaluation. 

I am hoping to schedule my surgery for June 12, 2008, I have an almost 3 week school break, so this would be perfect to beable to have the surgery then.  My inusrance has no pre-surgical weight loss so I am good to go after I have all the tests that I will need to do:  Endenscopy, Sleep Apnea, Possible Stress Test and anything else Dr. Smith may want.    

My insurance verification has been approved and I have my first appointment  on Monday 3-31-2008. with the nutritionist and for my psyc. eval. they said this appointment will last about 3 hours. 

I made the first step to a healthy me on 3-20-2008.  My husband and I attended this meeting together and it helped us to understand the surgery and recovery process a little better.  We asked several questions and at the end of the seminar even talked to the Dr. Smith, who is also the one I have chosen to perform my surgery.

I'm excited, anxious, nervous and afraid  all rolled up in one.  Excited  - to begin a healthy life, 
Anxious - because I want the surgery right now, Nervous  - because I really don't know what to expect or feel during and after the surgery (mostly after) and Afraid - because sometimes failing yourself is easier that accomplishing your goals. It seems in my life when things seems to become to hard I get discouraged and I want to quit so then I can join the complain club.  I really don't want to FAIL at the most important health decision I have ever had to make.  I want to succeed and be proud of myself for my accomplishment.  I know this journey will not be easy and at times will be very hard, but if I continue to look towards the horizon I will see the silver lining.