Tada!! It worked!!

May 30, 2009

After receiving notice of a surgery cancellation, I went in for VSG (Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy) on May 21, 2009 instead of the original July 15 date.  The 90 minute surgery lasted 4 hours due to finding a hernia and repairing it through scar tissue from last year's incisions.  I stayed in the hospital from Thursday through Saturday morning.  I came home knowing that I only had to take ONE of my 4 diabetes meds...that is a gift in itself, as far as I'm concerned.  :)    

Came home to have my mom stay with me for a few days, which was a big help.  My recovery was rough in the beginning, due to acid and nausea.  I kept nothing down for the first 4 days.  I figured out that it was, in part, due to the swelling at my belly button and bottom of stomach, which was swollen due to the hernia repair.  Whatever I consumed could not get past that point, hence, causing it to come back up if I tried to sip again.  I spoke with the bariatric nurse and she advised that I take a few days off of vitamins if they may be causing the acid, but to concentrate on getting in fluids, even if only water.

Then, overnight on Day 5, the acid went away, the nausea was improved and each day has been better than the one before.  For this I am grateful.  :)   I started taking my multivitamin again on Day 7 and am consuming approximately 40-50ozs of liquid daily and most of that is protein.....I understand the process works slowly so my only goal is to improve consumption of protein/liquid each day...increasing walking and exercise is also a daily goal.  Good news is, I feel better.

I still have soreness at 2 sites and some additional tenderness from sneeze fits which have come on during the night the past 3 nights.  I use a pillow to hold tight to my tummy when the sneezes come on and that seems to help.   I have no scale so I'm not sure if/what I've lost any weight, but I feel like I have.  It is obvious that my tummy is still swollen, however.   I go to the endocrinologist on Tuesday and will weigh there.  My first bariatric followup appointment is next week Tuesday, June 9.  I look forward to updating with good news.  :)

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