Jodi5634
"UPDATE"
Jun 19, 2007
Hello to everyone!I would like to begin by apologizing for not updating as i should, but i've been pretty busy lately.
As of today it's been 2 months and 6 days since my surgery i've lost between 60-64lbs. I've weighed on two different scales so they both give me a different weight. I get so many compliments at work, it's like everyone say how they can tell the difference in my face, i tell it more in my clothes than anywhere else. I'm trying to hold out on buying anything right now so i've been really digging through my old stuff,and it feels so good to be able to get in a size 26/28 especially when i was in a size 34/36 so at least i know it's working. I know i'd loose a lot more if i exercise more but i'm working on that too.
I've had several episodes when i ate something and it didn't go down,but i'm learning more each day. I also can not let myself get to hungry or i seem to eat to fast and there it is right back up. Went to Hot Springs,AR with our church on June 16 we all had a good time, i almost wore my bathing suit but just wasn't bold enough not just yet but in due time. I plan to take my son back before school starts back in August maybe i'll wear it then.
I'm having to deal with a few personal problems in my life right now but i know everything will work out. Pray for me!
I will try yes i said try to upload some recent pictures soon until then GOD BLESS!!!
"UPDATE"
May 23, 2007
Well hello everyone, i know it's been a minute but here's my update....
On May 18, 2007 i turned 32. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to me. I also had my checkup on this day. Everything seems to b going well i have no complaints. I've lost a total of 44lbs in only just 5wks so i think that's pretty good to say that i haven't been exercising like i know i should.
I've been able to eat pretty much whatever. My son graduated from pre-k on May15 and we had pizza i was able to eat a whole slice with no problems(it was so delicious), my doctor did get on to me for eating what was not on the list. He said that if he could he would let all his patients eat normally after 3wks but because of the risk of staple line failure he doesn't recommend you to eat whatever.
So i'm gonna have to b good and eat what he says and try yes i did say try to get in more exercise.
I don't have to see the doctor again until September but i will try and update much as i can.
So until later u all take care and "GOD BLESS"!!!
"2 WEEKS POST-OP"
Apr 27, 2007
Had my checkup yesterday.The doctor removed my g-tube and i guess i'm really a big baby because it hurt when he removed it i felt all of the pressure, i was told that i wouldn't feel a thing but i did i felt it all, but everyone's different. I'm just glad that's over i feel so free now. I've lost 23lbs. so the scale say because i can't tell a thing but i should've known that i lost something because i still don't have an appetite, i make myself eat to get by.
My doctor also told me that my wound has healed great. I'm still having a problem with getting the vitamins in but i'll do better with time i guess. I also went back to work last night(did well). I will start walking every morning when i get off now. So this is my up date my next appt. is on May 18(that's 3 wks.from now). If anything happens before then i'll b sure to update....GOD BLESS!!!
"I MADE IT THROUGH"
Apr 18, 2007
Hello,
THANK GOD!!! THANK GOD!!! THANK GOD!!! THANK GOD!!! THANK GOD!!!
Yes,yes,yes, god truly gets the glory and all of my praise.
Today is April 18,2007 so i'm 5 days post-op.
Day 1) My husband,my son,mother,my twin and her daughter we all made it to the hospital early of course no-one was there until right at 5:00a.m. I was called first paid my $200 pre-hospital costs(which was $100 a day that was kind of a shock to me. good thing they called me the day before to let me know) The i.v was okay but that blood thinner shot really hurt. The Anestitia doctor came in and talked for a minute and i was off. I'm not sure exactly what time my surgery begin but i know it lasted 3 hrs. I was also in recovery for a minute because of b/p problems once they got it pretty stable i was able to go to my room. They had a hard time moving the bed it had some bad wheels on it. My sister wasn't feeling well so once she saw i was okay she headed back home. I can recall hurting really bad the first time i got up(kinda in my lower back area) I couldn't urinate so i end up with a cathera for a little while.
Day 2) No appetite whatsoever.Had several visitors. Everybody knows that i just love candles so that's what i got.I just fell in love with that pain pump it works well i started using it to much and had some kind of episode where i was so high i couldn't stop talking and started itching real bad The nurse gave me some benadryl and i slept that off. I woke up a different person.
Day 3) Still no appetite. Very impatient,ready to go home my doctor gave me a good report and said that i should b going hom Monday April 16.Yippee!!! which i wasn't gonna rush him but i was ready.
Day 4) I woke up early,took a shower and walked for a while waiting on the doctor He released me about 9 something.He said that my appetite would b back before i knew(that was so hard to believe b/c apple juice and a few crackers was all i was able to eat) My sister came to pick us up my husband had left Saturday so he could go back to word but my mom and my son was there the whole time. Trying to b all hard i didn't take the pain pill the nurse offered me so u can imagine how my ride home was.
Day 5) It's kinda weird b/c i don't really know how i feel. I try to make myself eat a little something,i walk around the house,slept under a fan so i think i have a slight cold and ohh boy does it hurt to sneeze. One minute i feel great, the next i feel like just screaming for no reason at all. The pain is okay with the help of a few pain pills. But over all if i had to do it again i would because it's wasn't so bad. I was blessed to have no complications so far, besides my b/p being a little elevated.
I will stay posted regurlarly now that i'm home and doing well until then ~~~~~
GOD BLESS!!!
"My Big Day Is Finally Here"!!!
Apr 12, 2007
Hello
It's only less than 4 hrs. away till my surgery so i decided to make my last post with a prayer.....
Dear God,
I pause right now at this moment in my life to say "thank u". Thank u first of all for u, for who u r in my life and for u dying on the cross for all our sins.I thank u for everything you've done for me in my life,all the circumstances rather good or bad that u allowed me to overcome because if u had not i wouldn't b here today.Thanks for being there when i had noone else,and when i thought i wasn't gonna see my way through..."THANK U"........
I especially thank u for allowing me to open my eyes and realize that my weight is a problem and that i'd better do something about it. Thanks for the Obesity help site that has really been helpful for me. My prayer Lord is for u to keep me in your care and guide the hands of every doctor/nurse that will be coming in contact with me during and after my surgery. And not to b so stubborn i pray right now for everyone,all of your children across the world, especially for those people who are on this site that r learning about surgery,hoping to have surgery,and who have had surgery recently and in the past. I pray that all of your children who do not know u as their Lord and personal savior will do whatever it takes to get closer to u and those who do know u will tell someone about u and your goodness and help bring them closer to you.
Last but not least i pray for my family and friends(they have been so supportive)....This is my prayer Lord and i ask these and all other blessings in your son Jesus name.
AMEN!!! AMEN!!! AMEN!!!
To all of my friends on this site i will b talking to u soon..
GOD BLESS!!!
3 more days...
Apr 10, 2007
I keep telling myself not 2 b nervous that everything will b just fine,but the more i say that the more nervous i become. I've had surgeries before but not one near as serious as this one. I guess with the list of complications and side affects that may occur i find myself really praying even more each day. I've also started talking to my family telling them things to do if something was to happen to me.
I know that i'm a christian and truly trust and believe that God will make everything alright but in the back of my head there's this ~~~what if~~~ just lingering trying to make me doubt God. Which i know that anytime u r under anestesia that there r always the possibilites of problems. But that's not just for surgeries when we wake up and begin our day there's always a possibility and even when we go to sleep. I know that just like God knows our weakness so does satan, but i refuse to give him control of my mind so satan "I REBUKE U!!! RIGHT NOW IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS"
I think that's enough said right there, until later...
GOD BLESS!!!
Latest Update
Apr 01, 2007
Hello,it's been awhile since i last posted.I had my physical done on the 26th everything went just fine.My pretest was the 29th oh-boy was that an experience for me.Having to fast the night before and drinking all that yucky stuff for the upper gi I thought i was going to pass out. And don't mention the blood gast(or whatever it's called)when they draw the blood directly from your artery,i had to b stuck 3 times before they got it.The needle wasn't so bad only because i'm use to needles but it was the nurse she kept going on and on asking me was i okay,i had worked the night before and i felt really bad i just wanted her to hurry and get it over with. After the tests were finished i was able to eat and drink something so i felt a little better.
As the time nears i think i'm beginning to get a bit nervous.But i will continue to pray that all goes well.
I have one last appointment before my surgery.On April 9th i go in just to b weighed. The doctor has me on a strong dosage of Lasix to see if i can get some of this fluid off before surgery he says that it will help to shrink my liver more(whatever that means)I'm retaining a lot of fluid and have been for months now so i'll let u know how that goes. Until later...
GOD BLESS!!!
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!
Mar 16, 2007
Approved!!!Approved!!!Approved!!!
Today is Fri. March 16, 2007, i recieved a call from the surgeons office and i'm finally approved.
The dates are:
March 26, 2007 - Physical 10:00 a.m.
March 29, 2007 - Pretesting 8:30 a.m.(chest x-rays, ekg, pulminary testing etc.
Big day is Fri. April 13, 2007
When i was asked was this day okay i said of course because i'm not superstitious or anything like that i'm a firm believer in what's gonna happen will happen any day but i'm gonna keep trusting and believing that everything will go well. I haven't came this for 4 nothing.
I'm asking for everyone's support and friendship because we all need somebody to lean on. Now that i have an approval and date scheduled i'll try to post more often. Until next time GOD BLESS!
Still Nothing
Mar 06, 2007
"Still Nothing"
I"m on the phone every other day from the doctors office to the insurance company. Even though Dr.Jones's office is telling me that my insurance is very good about approval i still haven't been approved yet!!!
The insurance company is telling me that it's something that they need from the doctor's office, which i have the fax # for them to send a letter telling them what they need but "NO!" they said that the Dr. or someone from his staff would have to call and give them the fax # (how crazy is that) what difference does it make. So i call the Dr's ofc. and of course either they're to busy to make the call or only 1 person is working in the ofc. So here i am getting the run around or would u say i'm just being impatient? Well maybe the next time i update i've heard something until then ......................
GOD BLESS!!!
