JESSICA W.

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Hi everyone, I am 6 weeks post op and everything is going great, except I had to go back to work yesterday. Yuck...  I have lost 56 lbs so far, still have trouble getting in all the water but doing beter on my protein.  I have noticed my back doesn't hurt as much, and I have more energy.  I have gone down a size from 3 X to 2 X.  People at work say they can see it in my face, I am still wearing baggy clothes.  I still want to eat bad things but they make me feel so bad I don't do it.

Ok I am two weeks post op and I went to see Dr Shina today.  Have I said lately I just love Dr Shina.  I know, I know he is strait to the point and his bedside manner might be a little abrupt.  You know what I need a surgeon, not a new best friend.  I want my surgeon to be serious and know what he is doing!!!  Anyway, off my soap box now.  I go to see Dr Shina today for my two week and I am so excited because I have lost 37 pounds. Woo Hoo right.  Dr Shina was very worried, he said you can loose too fast so he added a meal a day and said he does not want to see me loose more than 14 lbs before he see's me again.  He said if I do he will have to add more protein drinks, I deffinatly do not want that yuck.  So I got my staples out and everything else is fine, I got my iron script and my new food rules.  So things are good I am also off my blood pressure medicine and feel pretty good. 

My surgery is on Monday so I started full liquid diet today.  I like jello but no refd or purple sure limits the choices.  I bought protien powder but it is chocolate.  The nurse called me the  other day and told me to make sure I add protien powder to my broth ect so I dont get weak before my surgery. eeewww CHOCLATE CHICKEN BROTH....So where can I get unflavorvered powder for today and tommorow today.  I know you can get unjury online but is there any where you can get it in a store?  My Hubby is moving his recliner into our bedroom he is so sweet.  It's lucky girl time at my house everyday.

Well I am officially cleared for surgery, I was supose to have surgery February 4th but was diagnosed with pnuemonia and had to cancel.  Turns out the medication changes caused the fluid in my lungs, everything is fine, chest x-ray clear, paperwrk at work redone.  I had one problem with the blood pressure medicine they changed me to the second time.  I noticed it was on Dr Shina's list.  So I wrote up a list of my concerned all my mediation changes and faxed them to Holly with my new FMLA paperwork.  I got a fax back from Holly, I got a voice mail from Dr Shina's nurse in another office were Dr Shina was at that day telling me what Dr Shina said  and the medication problem was all sorted out. So now all I have to do is count the days.  I was so happy they got back to me so quickly.......  Then later that day my cell phone rings, I see the Indianna area code and assume it's Holly calling to make sure I got the message.  I answer it and it was Dr Shina himself, and I was worried about bothering Holly.  (I know how busy they get over there.) Dr Shina called to make sure I got his message from his nurse about his medication change and to make sure I understood or had any questions.  I thought that was really nice of him, I am glad I choose him to do my surgery.  I was pretty upset when he cancelled my surgery even though I know it was necessary.  The next two weeks are going to drag on, and I had to take another day off of work because my 3 year old son is having tubes put in his ears Monday.  I have 9 more days at work.

Today I went back to my Pulmonoligist to see why I am having trouble breating all of a sudden they did a pulmonary function test.  My lungs were functioning at 52%, and my chest x-ray showed pnuemonia.  The Dr called Dr Shina and he cancelled my surgery.  I even asked them to put me in the hospital to get over the pnuemonia faster so I would still have my surgery on the same day.  I was terrified I would go to the end of the line and wait 2 more months.  I called Holly in tears, she called my house before I was even home with a new date, February 25 just 3 more weeks.  I am out of work forat least a week and on all kind of medication,  It doesn't make any sence to me either because I feel fine except the coughing and Sortness of breath.

Ok the shortness of breath and weeking are really starting to worry me so I went to see my PCP today.  (He works in an imeadiate Care center on the weekends).  He did a white blood cell count which was normal, he said stop taking the adviair, he gave me an inhaler and said to follow up with pulmonologist Wendsday.  He didnt do an X-Ray because he knew I would get one then.  He also started me on antibiotics.

I went to see the Pulmonolgist today, had function test and he went over X-Rays from Pre-Ops.  He says everything was fine he signed my clearance and added Advair.  He wants me to take it before and through my surgery because I still have a little blockage in my lungs probibily from when I smoked.

Holly called today my date is February 4, 2008 she is sending me a packet with all my preop dates and forms.  I am so excited.