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I am able to eat more things now. Even a few extra carbs. The fat just keeps melting off of me. This surgery is unbelievable. I have adjusted my calcium as well and my BMs have changed. They are more firm and only 1 to three a day now. The DS is a flipping miracle. I thank God for this surgery. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

This will be an ongoing list of things I can do since having the DS that I could not do before

1. Wipe my ass

2. Wash my ass

3. Walk through Walmart without pain

4. Take a shower without pain

5. Stand in the kitchen and cook a meal without pain

6. Wash my dishes now without pain.

7. 6-6-13 shaved my legs for the first time in three years

8. 6/30/13 Today, I could bend over and pick something up from the floorboard of my car. =)

9. 7/17/13 I can reach my toes now!!!! OMG!

10. I went dancing! I danced two line dances and got hit on by a hot guy. DANCING!!!???!!!!

11. Size 4x are getting baggy. 

12. I can see my cheek bones and my chin!

13. Sat in a chair today without being snug. Last time I sat in it I barely fit. 

14. Cleaned the whole house...swept, mopped, dishes, vacuum without dying from pain!

15. I CAN NOW WIPE WITHOUT STANDING UP! HOLY COW! THIS IS FKING AWESOME! LOL
16. 8/3/13. I FIT INTO the movie theater bathroom stall comfortably. 
17. 8/5/13 painted my toenails today! Woohoo
18. 8/9/13 got down on my knees today to pull my shoes out from under the bed. =)

19. 9/14/13 I shopped for four hours, bowled for 3 then played laser tag. 12 hours straight of activity!
20. 9/14/13 I can wear a 2x...I think I skipped 3x all together lol

21. 9/23/13  My socks are to big for me and I can wear a size smaller shoe. =)

22. 9/24/13 mowed the law without breaking a sweat or killing my back. 

23. 9/30/13 Today I wrapped a bath towel around me after a shower....a normal bath towel and it flipping fit..there was a two inch gap around the belly but it still fit and stayed on. I WAS SO HAPPY! 

24. 10/23/13 I took a real bath today for the first time in 4 years. I was able to get up out of the tub. It was heavenly. 

25. 10/25/13 bought my first pair of high heeled boots in 20 years. I can wear them just fine. Excited. =)

26. 10/26/13 wore high heeled boots all day and did JUST FINE!

27. 10/28/13 Crossed my legs for the first time in years!!!

28. 12/7/13 I went snow tubing with denny and walked up those stairs several times with my tube...got up out of the tube and sat down in it by myself!!!!

29. Fit into a regular coat

30. 12/20/13 fit into size 18 pants and a size 1x shirt loosely on the shirt. 16s go on but are tight in the tummy. 

31. 12/23/13 Got up and down off the floor to wrap presents today! Very little pain. I even sat tailor fashioned =)

32. 1/14 I am able to get down on the floor by placing my hands on the floor and just sitting down. Easy getting up too!

33  2/1/14 I finished my first advanced yoga class although it almost killed me!!!!

34. 2/15/14 I bought a bike and rode it for 20 minutes for the first time in 15 years!!!

35. 2/22/14 I fit into a size 16 pant!!!

36. 2/27/14 Someone sent me a message and said I am "HOT" today! YAY!

37. 2/14 I can wear a winter Taboggan and it looks great on my skinny head and it stays on!

Well, it has been a ride. The DS life certainly has its ups and downs. I think the hardest thing about it is the potty issues. Sometimes  it wears me out. Literally makes me exhausted. I have learned the things that I eat that give me potty issues are vegetables. I SO MISS THEM THOUGH =(

I am down another pound. That is 31 pounds total in 5 weeks. That is what keeps me going. The Light at the end of this POOPY tunnel. I love the surgery. I hate the poopy thing. It is not necessarily diarrhea. It is regular poop too. It is just painful to go. I never completely empty out because of the small amount of foods I am eating it is spread out in my intestines....I guess. So I go...then I go again....then I go again....and the strain my intestines go through to get it all down is painful and tiring. I wished it would all just come at once. LOL. Three times this morning so far and I can still feel that I am not done. I have to go to work soon. I know this is all gross but it is honest grossness. I miss just having a BIG GIANT poo turd rather than all these little tiny poos that take ten times more push and three trips to the toilet,  to get out. What is that all about????

Once the poo trials are over in the morning I am good for a few hours though. However, It hits me one more time in the afternoon about 330. Then I am done until around 7am. I have heard it changes later on. I cannot wait, I am pooped. Literally. 

This will be my last blog until after surgery. I will not lie I am scared shitless. I am also ready too. The class I attended today was scary as well. It seems my life will be made up of eating constantly and drinking constantly. I hope I can work. LOL. 

I cannot wait to get this over with. I pray I have no complications or serious poop issues so I can go back to work in two weeks. Going to stick to the program religiously. 

Night all! See ya on the DS side.

Well, today is pre- op, labs, nutrition class, registration etc. It is going to be a long day. Then tomorrow morning is the Big Day!

I think this day will wear me out so bad I will be able to sleep tonight, which is good. There is so many things that are running through my head that I really cannot put them down....

OMGoodness. I am so unbelievably tightly wound this morning. I have four patients today and a trip to the bank for a cashiers check. 

I am nervous, anxious, scared, excited....etc. I pray everything goes smoothly. The lift recliner is being delivered tomorrow. Tomorrow morning is my nutrition class and pre registration. I am not sure I can eat today because of my nerves. My esophageal spasms will prolly kick in full force. This may be a liquid day. Maybe some Starbucks. I have to get my before photos taken too. 

OMG the acid in my stomach is killer right now. 

Well, this has been a very busy week. I had all our cars worked on so they are all safe for travel including my Mother's. New Tires, rotations, alignments, oil changes etc. Now everyone can take care of me =) I found a recliner that is electric and lifts up, so I can sleep and get up out of it , for 90.00 a month at Colortyme. They are delivering it on Tuesday. I have all of my deductible ready for payment. I have already pre registered at Frisco medical center by phone. My FMLA papers are filled out and ready for Dr. Stewart to sign. So, all I have to do now is call the bank on Monday so they will authorize me to use my bank card for such a large purchase on Tuesday. 

It is almost time. I need to pack my bag. I I have no idea what the hell to bring. =/  I will have to think about it on Tuesday night so me and my Mother can get it ready. I am nervous and anxious but really have not had time to think about the surgery itself for getting everything ready. O.O. 

I am ready for this though. I am. I cannot wait to start my new life. I cannot wait to be a born again DSer. 

So.....yeah. Sigh. 

I am so anxious my IBS has kicked in full force. I am popping Prevacid like it is candy, (I know, I am a nurse I know better) but my GERD and IBS are on full throttle. It is like a flipping volcano in my stomach and it keeps erupting into my throat and out my ass. Good ol' stress. I just wished the 17th would hurry up and get here. 

Why is it when you have something like this coming up shit starts to freak out around you. Work has been a crazy bitch. I have six new home patients. One is a drug addict the other a stubborn and incompliant old man. The other four are fine but still home patients. Which require SO MUCH MORE than facility patients. So, needless to say I am overwhelmed and exhausted. Looking forward to three weeks off. Going recliner shopping this weekend. 
 

My knees are killing me because of the weather change. Arthritis has seriously kicked in. I am hobbling around in pain at work. In and out of the car. Holy cow, I cannot wait to have this weight melting off of me. My friend Lizzie keeps me going with her posts and texts. Enjoying her changes immensely.  

Nervous. I cannot stop biting my lips and cheeks a very nasty habit when I am stressed. This weeks schedule at work is going to be crazy rough which is a good thing because it will make the week fly....I HOPE. Lots of new home patients which kind of sucks because I cannot lift after surgery for a few weeks. Facility patients are easy because I can find a CNA to help me. Not sure what I am going to do about my home patients after surgery. I will take it one day at a time and figure it out. 

Ten days.....10 DAYS. OMG it is almost here. I will not lie I am freaking out a bit. If it were not for my friend lizzie I would prolly have a hard time making it. Reading her updates and texts is pushing me forward. I pray for no complications. I really cannot afford it because I need my job badly. I think that is the only thing I am worried about. 

 

Well...the weather changed and I had the worst damn migraine evah, yesterday. 

I am nervous and it is showing. The stress is making my bones hurt. Sleep was bad last night. My back and joints were killing me at 630 this morning. I cannot sleep more than 5 hours at a time in my bed without severe pain. I had to go sit in the living room chair to snooze a little. Maybe I need to start going to bed early and rising early anyway. The poop schedule will have to be included in my routine after surgery. =)

I hate being so short on cash right now. Have to save up that last 800 needed for my deductible. I am going to be in debt with the bank 500 dollars but I can pay it back a 100 a month. They are fine with that. I am so anal about debt. 

Worried...stressed and wished it would just flipping hurry up so I can be done with it. I am going to go more grey headed by the time this is done. Holy cow.