Jodie10
I first decided to make the call for a consultation in January but couldn't get in till March. Once I met with Dr. Roye it all went so quickly, I received my approval letter within a week and a half and completed all my testing in under 6 weeks. My surgery was scheduled for 7/19/2007. I felt as if that date was the death of the old me...I did everything cuz it would be my last time...when it came to food that is. I was more than confident this is what needs to be done for my health and for my children to have their mom around enjoying a good quality of life with them. It was also the end of all the embarrassments..no more not fitting into places with a smile on, if you know what I mean.
The day of surgery I asked myself and my husband countless times what I was doing, why couldn't i lose the weight like a "normal" person, why was I putting myself and my family through this, maybe I shouldn't. My husband gently said you can lose it on your own but it's the keeping it off you need help with and you are healthy now what if you don't do this what do you see your self like in 5 years? He said what I needed to confirm out loud ...it was for my health..no turning back. I am an emotional person and he is level headed..if it wasn't for him I just might have backed out.
As I was wheeled up stairs that thought came to my mind just one more time ...just tell them I have changed my mind..what if something happens to me..what about my kids. But what about them if I didn't do this. What was there life to be with a mom who has no quality of life? Would they face the same challenges if I didn't do this and show them how to be healthy...needless to say I went through with it.
I don't remember anything in the holding area after the nurse gave me a shot to relax me... next thing I know I was waking up in recovery. I was a bit nauseous but no pain. Sleeping helped the nausea to subside. My surgery was at 8 am and I went to a step down icu at around 4. When the docs and my family came to see me they said I had looked as if I didn't have anything done..and that is how i felt. until the nausea of the pain meds kicked in and made me sick 2x. That was the end of the pain meds for me.
The second day was the most difficult. They fill you with gases to do it laparoscopically and those gases need to escape somehow. I walked which is what they tell you to do. I thought I would jump out of my skin and It made me regret what I had done. By day 3 they were moving out and i felt 100% better, still no pain just the discomfort of the gas. Here it is now 5 days after my surgery and I never had pain just the dreaded gas, nothing close to day 2. I went for a walk yesterday around the block. I feel great. I am learning to understand my body more and listen to what it is telling me I need..whether i am full, need to rest, what ever. But no regrets, I am just excited to see the weight loss now.
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