girlonamission
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years ago
Met a goal today, and on my way to another... - 1. Today I BOUGHT CLOTHES in the "regular" section of the store, not the plus-size section. Yippee! It's like a whole new world is opening up to me.
2. Today is the 4-month...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years ago
So close to ONEderland... - I don't weigh regularly, just whenever I feel like it (usually every two weeks or so) because I am afraid of becoming too dependent on the scale, as I have seen other WLSers do. B...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
I ate PIZZA! - Shocker, right?
Before everyone gets all oh-no-you-didn't on me, let me explain. I had about a third of a small slice, just the tip of it, and the cheese and pepperoni off the...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 1 month ago
50 pounds lost since surgery! - I had a follow up appointment with the nurse practitioner at my WLS surgeon's office this morning... mostly to check and see how I am doing since the second EGD/dilation of the str...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Lab work for my PCP - I went to see my PCP Monday, for fasting blood work, to check on my lab values.
LAB TEST 11/23/09 02/29/10 05/17/10 NORMAL RANGE
Glucose ...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
...and the stricture is back. - At least I had a FEW days of eating real food, right?
I guess that's why they go ahead and schedule you for the second EGD with dilation, to stretch that stricture back out to w...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
REAL FOOD! - I am amazed what a difference the dilation makes... last week I couldn't even eat cottage cheese!
Yesterday my family went out to a Mexican restaurant for Mother's Day, and I ...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
More stricture talk... - Had my EGD on Friday... it WAS a stricture, at the junction of the pouch and the intestine... just leaving a "pin-sized" hole for food to get through. No wonder I was living on pr...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
EGD scheduled for Friday - Okay, so maybe it IS a stricture.
I went in for my 8-week follow up appointment yesterday, and told the NP that I thought I needed an EGD. I really think I might have a stric...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
My current protein of choice - Two posts in one day! Look at me go. (All while sneezing between sentences, too!)
I have had several people asking me what protein I use... here's the 411.
Before surgery...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Sneezing my head off... - My allergies are driving me crazy!
The sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny nose hit me just a few days ago... I am miserable. Seems worse this year than ever before. I was so gla...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
The ups and downs of my protein intake - Well, since jumping for joy at not having a stricture last week, I have been battling the "foamies" and nausea on occasion.
Here is my protein log, to get caught up:
Wed, 3/...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
It's not a stricture! - Whew. I am SO relieved.
The surgeon says that I just "ticked off" my pouch. Pushed the purees too quickly, and got so sick that my pouch swelled up and couldn't tolerate anyth...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Z is for ZIP IT - That is the last word I want to hear right now... STRICTURE.
So what is a stricture?
(From the book WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY FOR DUMMIES, p. 54)
"STRICTURE is a narrow...
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girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
Y is for YIPPEE! - Time for an update! I am now two weeks and two days post-op. I am doing okay - although today has been a little rough! I got the drain and staples out yesterday, and it was SO m...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
X is for X-RAY - Okay, let's talk about the gastrograffin swallow test.
Not the most pleasant experience of my life, but not too horribly terrible. It helped that I didn't know exactly what I...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
W is for WEIGH IN - Post-op day #6 and still doing good!
I have not yet stepped on the scale... I have decided to wait until my follow up visit at my surgeon's office on March 23 - if I can wait t...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
V is for VACATION - Not quite ready for my bikini yet!
Hubby and I would LOVE to take a family vacation to the beach this fall, once the summer crowd goes home - it will be interesting to see how...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
U is for UPDATE - I am sitting here "chicken-pecking" the keyboard, so I will keep it short and sweet! I got to come home yesterday around 5pm. Tuesday was a rough day - but each day is a littl...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
T is for THANKFUL! - SO VERY thankful that I am now on the other side of this surgery. Extremely thankful to my surgeon and his staff and all the kind people here at the hospital who have helped me. ...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 4 months ago
S is for SURGERY DAY! - This day is FINALLY here. We are getting ready to leave for the hospital right now. I am so nervous - but very excited!
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 5 months ago
R is for READY OR NOT... - Tomorrow is the big day! But first...
8:30 AM
Today is the day that I have been dreading... bowel prep day. Clear liquids only, which means none of my beloved protein shake...
girlonamission wrote a blog post 15 years, 5 months ago
Q is for ___ - Here is today's food log:
8:10 AM BG: 102
8:30 AM Protein shake -
