Why I love my DS- 9 months out

May 03, 2010

  I haven't done an update in a while and today seems like a perfect time. My wedding anniversary was this past Friday. We were actually able to have all of the kids, and my father go away to various places for the weekend. We had the house to ourselves from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. It was great! We went out to dinner on Friday night and decided that we needed to go and do something fun that we normally wouldn't do. So, on Saturday we got up early and went to Six Flags Great Adventure. I had gone 2 years ago and it was awful. I couldn't fit on the rides. I had to try every seat before waiting in the line, and then had to just sit and wait for my family to come back since I didn't fit.  This time it was a BLAST! I fit everywhere. We waited in the first line and it was so hot and slow we couldn't stand it. Se we decided to get the flash pass (lets you skip the line). We went on every ride there! I can't even tell you how far we walked. And even at the end of the day I was still going strong, and breezing by people who were walking to slow for me.  After we left the park we came home, showered, and went out to dinner. It was about 10 p.m. before we got to the restaurant. I NEVER would of been able to do a day like that last year. We had the best weekend ever! It was all about us. I can't tell you all how much I needed this. Hubby has spoiled me all weekend and has been so supportive through this whole process. (Pre-op and surgery, not to mention all the hormones post-op) He is not normally the most expressive man, but, he was this weekend. He showed me how proud he was. He was just as excited as I was that I could do all of the things we did this weekend.   

So, for the stats, 
 
All of this running around this weekend, and all of this good food, I ended the weekend 4 lbs. lighter. From Friday morning, 177, to 173 Sunday.  
My BMI has gone from a 58 to 31  
I can move! More specifically, ways that make hubby very happy.   
My ring size has gone from a 9 1/2 to a 6 1/2.  
Pants from a tight 26 to comfy 12. Shirts, 3 or 4 X to Large.   
It amazes me, almost every day, how much better I feel. I have so much more energy. I have a bounce in my step (literally).
 
  I know I'm a couple of days early, but I have a busy week so I figured now would be better then never. Thanks for reading :)
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ONDERLAND

Feb 21, 2010

The 3 week plateau I was stuck on that is. I was bouncing around between 202 and 204 for 3 weeks. I know, not a REAL stall, but one of those pauses that can be so frustrating since I was so close to onderland.

This morning I officially arrived in ONDERLND!!!!!!! 2/21/10

I am so freakin excited! I have not been here in at least 17 years. Crazy ride this DS! I love it!


 
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Crazy ride

Sep 19, 2009

This has been such a crazy ride already and I'm only 6 weeks out. I went for my 1 month appt. (little late) the other day and it went well. Everything is healing as it should be and I am on track with my weight loss. I am feeling better and I have more energy. I still need naps but thats OK, I like naps. 

On a side note, I had my first WOW moment tonight. We went out to eat and Peter told them we wanted a booth and Junior agreed. I though uugg! I hope I fit. I hope I can breath. Well...........I FIT!! It was a great feeling,and all I could do was giggle. I can't wait to have more WOW moments. I have been enjoying closet shopping. Finding lots of things I haven't worn in ages that now fit. What will be really great is when I run out of closet stuff. I'm pretty sure I only have down to size 18 in there. I was at 18 for years. Junior's gonna love when I have to go shopping for real. Te he. I can't wait.

I'm really starting to like my DS!!
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20 days out

Aug 25, 2009

 Thought I would do an update given some recent events. I just came home today from the hospital. I had been there since Saturday. 3 Days. So here's the scoop. I came home after surgery with a UTI. I went to my PCP for that and was treated with Cipro. Then from that (the Cipro, and the other antibiotics in the hospital) I ended up with a yeast infection. So I was given yet another antibiotic. All of this stuff just set my insides off in the worst way. I had diarrhea and could not keep up with the fluid loss. Then the nausea started, which made getting fluids in even harder. I was feeling lousy and getting worse quick. I called my surgeon's office to see if there was something I could take to fix the situation or what else I could do. They suggested if I was having that much trouble getting fluids in to go to the ER and get some IV fluids, so off to the ER I went. I figured a few hours at most. Boy was I wrong. 3 days. They ran a ton of tests. since I was having such nausea they put me back on clear liquids, and kept me there to wait out the diarrhea and nausea. It was frustrating to be there, but I understand that they just wanted to make sure I was better before sending me home so I didn't end up back there. I am very grateful for my caring surgeon and his team of doctors. They could of easily sent me on my way, but instead followed thru and made sure I would be well enough to not come back.    I just look at it like this, there are so many bigger bumps in the road I could of hit, this was just a little speed bump. (Jenna, that was for you) I was just saying last week how good I felt. It can turn around quickly and it can come from a direction you would never expect. Pre-op I would never of thought anything about a bit of diarrhea from some antibiotics. Dehydration is a whole different ball game post-op. It happens so quickly. I am feeling much better now, just super tired. I'm off for now, to go and sip, sip, sip, and then after that I think I'll sip some more. 
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9 days out

Aug 14, 2009

 O.K. So I am only a bit over a week out but as of yesterday I have lost 27 lbs. from 2 weeks before surgery till now. Which is just awesome in my book. I had to go to my PCP to check if I had a UTI, which I do :( but they also said there were a lot of ketones in my urine. Which explains the swear sock in my mouth. Yuck! I can't seem to do anything to get the taste out of my mouth. I have been brushing my teeth countless times a day and popping tic tacks like there going out of style. It helps temporally but not for long.   While I was in the hospital I was having a lot of nausea, but not any since I am home. I have had no trouble getting in my fluids and protein shakes. I hated the tubes! All of them. I got my 2nd drain tube out on Wednesday. 
It wasn't working right on tuesday night and they said not to worry about it since I had 
an apt the next day. I went in and some how the tube was already out. I guess it just 
worked it's way out on it's own. My MIL had just changed the dressing on Tuesday night 
and it was definitely still in, but not by the time I got there. They said I was at 9% EWL at one week out. I am really feeling so much better now, just tired. I also pulled a muscle in my back the other day putting my lap top down.
LOL No more reaching with even slightly heavy objects for me. Lesson learned.

I am still working on getting in all of my vitamins. there sure are a lot of them. In time I will get them all in. 

I just feel so blessed to be going thru this without complications. So greatful that I haven't had a change in my tastes. Granted I am still on liquids until tomorrow. I get to move up to pureed. I can't believe I am actually looking forward to 
pureed food. 

Most of all I have to say how happy I am to have found this great forum and my other local on line group and dsfacts.com. All of which have been such great sources of information to me and so many others. I didn't hardly ever have to post a question because they had already been answered. I have so many bookmarks it is crazy. I just don't want to forget any good information.

Thanks for all of the kind words on my support page. Especially for the comment that AA left. "Remember us when you enter the OR. It'll really help to feel us behind you. Best of luck.     — A A.
That really did help me get thru the nerves. I just kept reminding myself thru everything that there have been so many before me who have done this, and they got thru it fine, and so would I.

Also a big thanks to Hope G. for calling me and making me feel more at ease, and Jenna Lynn for the visit in the hospital. It was very nice to see a friendly face, and have someone to talk to for a bit. (other then family, I see them all the time!)
 
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