HeavenlyFaerie219

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Well, here I am 5 days post-op and I am down to 227 lbs. When they weighed me Monday morning, before surgery, I weighed in at 235.9 lbs. I'm down 8.9 lbs in just 5 days! You can really see it in my waist/hips and my upper legs so far. My stomach is still rather swollen and bloated, so that is looking gross. My incisions are healing up well and so is the one they put packing in. I have 5 with staples, then the one with packing. It hurts so bad to have that changed, let me tell you. Anyways, I am moving around rather well. Coughing still makes me cringe. But a pillow to the tummy makes a world of difference. More to come...

So I had my surgery this past Monday. All I can say is "PAIN!" So much happened and so much is still going on. My surgery went well, no complications. I will be posting more of an indepth update and pics later!

Today I had my PAT (Pre-Admission Testing) and all is well. My blood pressure was 110/82 - which is normal - and my pulse was 73. My temperature was 98.3 and I'm weighing in at 240.1. So I gained a couple pounds back, but I can tell I have been retaining water. I haven't been getting my fluids in like I should on this liquid diet. Anyways, my EKG was good, as was my x-rays and I had my blood work done. All I have to do is go see my doctor on Thursday and then surgery is Monday. I also got my paper today in the mail, my official seal of approval paper stating that my insurance had received my request for surgery and had approved it. So I'm pretty much all set!! I'm ready but still just as nervous. Only a few more days. I have so much to do...My mom is coming up from Virginia to stay a week so I have a lot of cleaning to do before she comes. This past weekend seemed to drag, but hopefully this week won't.

Holy cow....I've lost 10 lbs in 4 days on this pre-surgery liquid diet! I don't know how much I will lost before the 30th, but I'm actually doing okay now on this thing. I'm actually not craving food. I am, but not like I was the first two days.  It was a killer then. Now I'm drinking my water, apple juice and my protein shakes. I had watered down potato soup earlier, just because I was really getting the "I NEED FOOD!" screams from my stomach, but then I only had a couple bites and I started to feel blah afterwards. Is this what I'm to look forward to after surgery? I don't know....we'll see.

So I have my appointment for bloodwork set up for this upcoming Monday at 11:15 in Hazelton. I have to fast for 4 hours beforehand. I also have my final meeting with Dr Bono on Thursday the 26th to go over everything before my surgery on the 30th. I'm anxious, nervous, excites, scared. I'm truly ready. I'm on day three of my liquid diet and I'm doing well. I found some protein shakes I'm allowed to have, so I'm pretty happy. And tomorrow I am going to start taking my pre-surgery pictures. I dread that! LOL

11 days till surgery. This liquid diet is killing me, but I keep reminding myself it is so totally worth it. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, scared. Pretty much freaking out the more I think about it.