gregg glader
More questions than answers at this point...
Aug 23, 2010
It's been awhile since writing here. Now that I've passed the 2 week and 4 week post op appointments, Dr Vallina released me to work and exercise back at the health club, and also moved me to the "small chopped" stage of the diet. I was so excited when they told me that. Then when I went home and had a little bit of chicken, chopped small and chewed well...it made me feel like I was going to vomit...kept it down, but had some yogurt and a protien shake to quell my hunger. Next day, tried a little sliced turkey at lunchtime with similar results.....ate a small bit but needed the protien shake to complete my meal. Also have not been sleeping well at all. Sometimes get to sleep ok, only to wake at 2 or 2:30 and be wide awake for a couple hours...other nights, it takes until 1:30 or 2 to get to sleep and still wake at 6. After not much sleep last week, and not much real nourishment from food, I was exhausted and really needed to lay low for a couple of days. Slept away Saturday off and on between shakes and meds and baseball games on tv. Felt better on Sunday and did get out to church and a couple of errands. Meant to get to visit at mom's or sister's but didn't make it there. Went home at 6 and had a couple slices of turkey breast and it stayed more "stable" in my stomach than it was last week. Today I'm feeling better though not really strong at all. Seems like I'm still healing and recovering a bit, so I do want to get the exercise and food going but not going to push too hard. May try the bariatric water exercise tonight or the Tues nite exercise class tomorrow. Also feeling a sharp pain in my right thigh recently. Thigh was numbing due possibly to losing fat around the discs in my back and affecting nerves to the thigh. However, it's now developing into more of a localized sharp pain than a general numbness, so I think there may be something wrong. Fearing that it may be an infection like the cellulaitis that I had in January, I don't want to let it go long. If it still hurts tomorrow, I think I may call or see Dr Vallina and get his opinion. I don't even know if my body can take something like amoxocillin, if it is an infection starting. Oh well, enough rambling for now. Just to keep tracking for myself......worst weight (2009).............435
current effort (Jan 2010)....410
surgery date (July 19, 2010)...380
today's weight..............................341
(69 lbs this year!!........within 6lbs of losing 100 since my worst)
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About Me
geneva, IL
Location
54.4
BMI
Surgery
07/19/2010
Surgery Date
Jan 18, 2008
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