Jamie A.

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Just got back from my 1 week check up. Thinks are looking really good. I get to start eating cream soups for the next two weeks before I can start purees. Still having a hard time with getting proteins in but I am not giving up. My first week I lost 9lbs super exciting.   I really was shocked because so many say the first week they don't lose a lot because of the iv fluids we get in the hospital. 

Have a great week everybody

Jamie

Good afternoon everybody, so I am 4 days out from surgery or 5 of you count surgery day. Today is the first day that I have actually craved food and want too eat something. It's not that I'm hungry I just want to tast something with flavor. I smell all the food my family is cooking and oh is so hard to ignore everything going through my mind while I am smelling it. So I decided to do some internet searching for new liquids for me. 

My new favorite liquid,

lactose free milk warmed up with sugar free Hershey's syrup...... To me it tastes just like hot coco and I am loving every sip of it....

I did sleep better last night. I had my husband put a flat pillow under my belly to help support it a little better and I slept the entire night and woke up so much more refreshed. It would still be more comfortable in a recliner but I don't have one so I'll just improvise. 

I still am having contraction type feeling whenever I drink anything buy in trying to avoid taking any pain meds and just breath through it. 

I got out of the house yesterday for a few and went with my mother in law to bring the kids to church and while they were at church I went to Wal-Mart and walked for a few and when it got to be to much I used the electric chair to finish what we were getting. It felt really nice to get out and breath in the nice spring air and feel the sun on my face again. 

I just wanted to thank you all for your kind words of encouragement and the suggestions and ideas that worked for you. You all are in my prayers as we are all on this journey in our life together no matter what stage you are at we all were at the same beginning stage and are all working generally for the same goal. 

With Love,

Jamie Lynn 

Well I have been home for 24hrs and I have no energy, and no ambition. I have not found a place in my house yet where I can sleep because nothing in comfortable. I actually am admitting this but I really miss the hospital bed right now. 

I am having a really hard time drinking. Every time I take a drink I feel like I am having contractions but these hurt worse than labor contractions. 

I don't regret doing this but I really am not that happy right now. 

Oh and I don't know if I said but when they went in they found a hernia In my stomach that she also had to fix. 

Jamie

Well it is discharge day!!!!!  Surgery went very well.  Dr. July was surprised when she got in there because I had a hernia and we didn't know that.  But it was not that bed and she was able fix it. Pain had not been that horribly bad.  The worse it has been was 7 out of 10 but very manageable with the pain medication.  The hospital and staff here are beyond amazing, and everybody on her with all your kind words is the best. I get so excited when my email goes off and let's me know somebody has sent me a message.  

With LOVE 

Jamie Lynn

well the day has come.....  I am all ready to go, I'm all checked in and waiting in the waiting room to go back to be prepped. I thought I would be scared but I'm not, I'm so excited and ready for this.............  I've got this...  

Only a few days away from surgery day!  Excited can't even begin to explain it. I've been busy getting the house ready so there is nothing that needs to be cleaned at all when I come home. Friday I'm going shopping so please any advice on what to get would be greatly taken. I had a friend suggest that I do a thing with my church where people can pick a day for the first couple weeks home to bring over supper for my kids because they are all too young to cook. I guess I'm not sure of I'm OK with doing that. I hate asking for help especially when it comes to my kids but I will do anything for them if it is the best decision..... Sooooooo....... What do you all think ? Will it be good to do that or wool I be OK to be cooking for them right away ?