Mike F.

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I'm still light headed, dizzy and extremely tired.I just talked to my NUT and went over my food/supplement intake. She said I need to up my protein intake with the powder I have. I have been real bad about making sure I get enough protein. I'm supposed to get minimum 80 grams and Ive been averaging 40-60 grams. Also she said I need to start counting calories because when she figured up what I'm taking in it barely came up to 500 and she said at my height I should be getting around 600-800 at this point. That will improve with the increased protein intake.

I was one week post-op Monday. I had my appointment and got on the scale for the first time since my pre-op appointment. They also told me I could return to work anytime I wanted. I left after the appointment and went right to work. 

The best news is:

1. I am completely off my diabetes medicine since the surgery.
2. I am completely off of my cholesterol medicine.
3. I haven't needed my CPAP Machine (Sleep apnea) since surgery and I DON'T snore. I can actually sleep with Dina in the same room with no complaints about my machine/snoring. And I am sleeping better than ever.
4. I have lost 25lbs since two weeks before surgery.
5. I have a lot of energy I didn't have pre-surgery.

I am Walking, Walking, and more walking. I can't wait to get the G-tube out in 5 weeks to be able to start more rigorous exercise

Well, today is the day they said I would probably want to go fishing, and they are right. I do want to go, but I don't want to go all day, and if we went we would be there all day. Definitely next week.

The pain is now down enough that I'm not taking any pain meds anymore. I hate the after effects of them. Today Dina went out garage sale shopping with her friends, It's the first day she has left me alone since surgery. So I'm taking advantage to do some light things around the house she wouldn't let me do. Most of it is some light sanding and painting. I also have a project I started to display my family tree. Yes I'm into genealogy. I have traced my family back to the 1500's in England. So I also have plenty of time right now for research, when I can kick the kids off of the computer.

I see my Dr Monday and hopefully he'll say I can go back to work. It's no harder than sitting at a computer.

I had my surgery on the 2oth. I got home from the hospital yesterday. Slept like c**p last night. I finally got to take my efferor today and I feel much better. Took my first shower and feel much better. i am walking as much as I can. I can't believe how much this surgery took out of me. I am feeling better each day since surgery. They told me at the hospital that I'll be ready to go fishing saturday, I just laughed. We'll see!!!

Well, tomorrow is my big day. I have to be at the hospital at 6:30 AM. So we are going to Ocala today and staying in a hotel for the night. Surgery is at 9 AM and I am very nervous. I am on a clear liquid diet today. We went fishing over at the marina across from the cruise ships at Cape Caneveral yesterday. We caught 61 fish and two blue crabs. A good busy day.