Lisa E.

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Well here i am again after another disappointing weigh in, i have been weighing in about once a week, on sats, and again i am disappointed. The reason I am saying this is becuz i feel like i am not losing the weight that i should be at this point, i am a few days shy of 2mo. and i am only down 30lbs, and starting out on the day of surgery i was 334, now that is a significant amount of weight, i am by  no means a light weight as they say, i expected to lose 30lbs that first month, and then maybe like 10 the second, i am a good 10-15 lbs behind most i have read that had their surgery the same day i did, and let me tell you after being heavy all your life and trying every diet known to man, and failing this is just another thing that i feel like it is not going to work for me i will be the one in a million that it just stops working for!....i wish that i had taken my measurements in the beginning, but i didnt and i am upset that i didnt, cuz at least i could go by that, cuz i know i am losing some inches my clothes are a little looser on me, but nothing like alot of people of talk about losing 2-4 pant sizes, i am not even close to going down a pant size like i said a little looser but nothing where i could go a size down, and yes i am done complaining now, but it is just soooooo soooo frustrating when you want something so bad and it just isnt happening, i am going to try and up my protein up and see if that helps, i am getting my water in and eating just fine with no problems, i eat pretty much all protien, i have a drink in the morning, i am getting in my vits and calcium as instructed, so i feel i am doing everything that i am suppose to but not getting the results that i want!....if anyone has any suggestions or are just generally going through the same thing, i would love to hear from you!!! thanks for reading :)....hopfully the next time i will have better news!

01-04-07
well I am guilty, before surgery I was on here looking at profiles all the time and i hated when after surgery there was never nothing on their profiles, and now look I did the same thing!....but I do have to say that after surgery there is so much going on getting on the computer and typing is the last thing that i wanted to do, but yes i am still guilty and i should have done this earlier, but better late than never:)

So anyways i will start from the begining as much as i can, or what i can remember that is!.........I had my surgery on Nov. 13th, I had to be at the hospital at 5:30 am YUCk, i just hate early mornings, but it was ok that day cuz I was so excited and scared that night i couldnt sleep anyways haha...so got to the hospital they admitted me right away and took me back went over a few things, i had to sign my consent form and all that good stuff, i got weighed and i was at 344!..down from 358 that is where i started this journey at!..so i had a pretty good start, i got my gown on, the nurse took me back to the room i had just come from and she said that she was going to start a IV, and i have to admit i was a little bit afraid cuz i am not really a fan of needles to begin with and the week prior i had to have some blood drawn and well lets just say that was an ordeal:)...so she starts and well the first one she tried she collapsed my vien go figure, but then got the second one in ok, she tape me all up hooked me up to some machines, and said ok your family can come back till you are ready to go to the operating room, thank good for my family and fiance' if they wouldnt have been there i think that i would have lost it! Reason being that this was my first ever real operation/surgery or whatever you want to call it, so i didnt know what to expect and was nervous as could be!...so they came in and joked with me knowing that would help me not be so nervous, then the

anesthesiologist came in and went over a few things, and then there was my dr, and he said ok everything looks good to go, he made a comment about taking good care of me, and of course my mom being as nervous as me was like well you better or i will hurt you LOL my mom is silly, so anyways i was on my way.  They wheeled me to the OR and it was cold in there i remember that, and very bright, before going in they gave me a little something in my IV to relax me so things seemed like real fast and a little blurry at that point, all i remember is them asking me to go from the bed i was in to this other one, and then to move up or down, I felt them put my arms out and the dr, said i am going to put this mask on you just take a deep breath, so i did, and that is about all i remember, the next thing was that i was waking up as they were wheeling me to my room, and i remember the nurse saying breath lisa breath, then the next time i really woke up i was in my room, i opened my eyes and there was everyone looking at me:)...my fiance on one side holding my hand and my mom on the other holding my other hand!..i felt the love:)...i woke up in and out for a bit then i finally woke up i had my pain pump in my hand, and let me tell you i was hitting that little precious buttone every chance i could haha...in fact latter that day the nurse came in and she said you hit that button like 135times and only got about 20shots of pain medicine out of it, cuz it only lets out so much in so many minutes but when i was in and out i had no idea of the time so everytime i woke up just a little bit i was like push that button haha.....i finally came to pretty good, and the dr came in and told me that they had to make a extra incision becuz my insides were smaller than normal and with the ports that they had made the couldnt really get a good veiw of my stomach, and he said he would have rather made another small insicion than doing it open, and boy was i glad of that choice too:) so i thought hmm i really am meant to be smaller haha......anyways the rest of the hospital stay was pretty routine, i had no problems at all i went in on monday and was let go on wed already, it was son nice to take a shower before leaving let me tell you after a few days and having all that orange crap on you from surgery it is like heaven to get in the shower, so anyways after that i was able to go home,  after leaving the hospital my fiance' took me to get all my meds, i am on actigal, i had to get my lovely shots for blood clots lovenex, and then of course needed some pain medicine, even though i have to say i really was expecting more pain than what i had, so that was a good thing! the ride home was about 40mins, and it wasnt too bad, i had just gotten some pain meds at the hospital before i left, but a few of the bumps werent really fun, but anyways got home, and my dogs were so so excited to see me, but i was afraid that they would jump and rip something open, c uz they are so used to being on me and when i am gone they get excited and jump up, so my fiance went in to get them calmed down a little then i went in and they were actually really good, i got into a spot on the couch and then just relaxed the rest of that day, so needless to say the surgery itself until being back at home was very routine it was all good for the most part!

Well just like everyone said, i am on my 4th day of my liquid diet and it is getting a bit easier, even though i am seeing others eat, it dont bother me as much, i know what I can have and i stick with that, so it isnt so bad, thanks for all the help and suggestions to all that sent them by way! 
Nothing really else going on next week wed i see my pcp and the surgeon for the last time before surgery, so we shall see how that goes, i know that i have to have a ekg, blood work, and i think a chest xray so it shouldnt be too bad we will see!!

I think i am going to be in trouble, i am only on my 2nd day to my liquid diet, and it really REALLY really SUCKS........i thought i would be ok but it is really not easy especially when you are at work and you see all these other people eating chinese and other good stuff, also being that it is halloween there is candy at everyones desk, GOD am i being tested or what?!?.........BUT so far i havent cheated and I dont intend to either, it will just show how strong that i can be!!! I will get through this!

well here i am dredding starting my 2 week liquid diet, i know that i have to do it but i really dont want to YUCKY!!.....i am sure that it will be ok, if anything i should lose a few pounds i hope anyways, i am not normal when it comes to losing weight i have to fight just to lose one pound, but we shall see!!

well today i got a call from the nurse at the drs office and i got a date, i am set for surgery on nov13th, that is the day my life will change and i will really be able to find out what living is all about....
i have to get a physical yet and probably a ekg and then i am all set, i start my 2week liquid diet on monday, i have to say i am not looking forward to that at all, but i have heard after a few days that it really isnt so bad so we shall see.......so wish me luck and keep me in your prayers!!!!

Well to my surprise today I called my dr. to see if they had got this paper that I had to send in, and not only did they get it but she also told me that i was APProveED whoo hooo!!!! I never expected that at all, it took no time at all!!

Now i just have to wait for the nurse to call me for a date!

It was weird when she told me she had good news for me, i was so excited but scared at the same time, in fact i felt a little sick to my stomach being that now it is really going to happen, so anyways i will keep you posted for my date!

well here it is a week since i have seen the Dr. last, and I am still waiting to hear from insurance, i tell ya this is the worst part of the whole deal is waiting on this answer, .....i just wanna know, YES or NO, talk about driving one crazy hehe, but it will be here before i know i am sure!!! Pray wit me now :)

GRrrrrrrrrrrr there is nothing more painfull than waiting for insurance to decide your future!! i just wanna know!!

Has anyone had any crazy dreams when they started to get closer to surgery? Cuz damn i have had some scary ones LOL!! just checking to see if i was the only crazy one haha