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Post op Day 7
Aug 29, 2007
Well today makes 7 days since the surgery. I am feeling pretty good. I am going back to work on Monday, probably only a 1/2 day though. I am a lab supervisor in an environmental lab, everyone else is off, but still there are some tests that need to be analyzed even though it is a holiday, and I told them I thought I could handle it.
I am now up to soft foods. I am so surprised at how little can satisfy my hunger, although my mind still says "eat, eat, I want to eat". I am trying to occupy myself with other thoughts, or do something else when that begins to enter my mind.
I have thought all along that a lot of my weight problems, in addition to being sedintary, was mind games with food; you know the feeling, (even though you are not hungry), just because something is good, and I knew it was in the kitchen, I would just go get it, eat it and think about what I had done later, (too late it's done). Hopefully now I will be able to control this better, and I have I already made plans to go to the gym to work out. I also have a small gym in my basement that I can use as well.
Anyway, my journey so far has been good. I am looking forward to my first 25 pounds gone, that will be my first goal.
Talk to ya later,
Lisa
I am now up to soft foods. I am so surprised at how little can satisfy my hunger, although my mind still says "eat, eat, I want to eat". I am trying to occupy myself with other thoughts, or do something else when that begins to enter my mind.
I have thought all along that a lot of my weight problems, in addition to being sedintary, was mind games with food; you know the feeling, (even though you are not hungry), just because something is good, and I knew it was in the kitchen, I would just go get it, eat it and think about what I had done later, (too late it's done). Hopefully now I will be able to control this better, and I have I already made plans to go to the gym to work out. I also have a small gym in my basement that I can use as well.
Anyway, my journey so far has been good. I am looking forward to my first 25 pounds gone, that will be my first goal.
Talk to ya later,
Lisa
3 Days post op
Aug 26, 2007
Well, it's 3 days post op now. I believe today was my most painful day. I had to take pain medication after I had laid down on the sofa, and couldn't pull myself to a sitting postion for all the pain I was experiencing, my husband had to come give me a hand to help me sit up.
Good news; I haven't been all that hungry. I have had lots of belly gas, like I need to burp kind. I have been taking gas-x pills hoping to take care of this. It hasn't seemed to help all that much. I guess everything inside my abdomen is trying to get back into place.
My post-op appointment is not until September 5, my surgeon told me not to go back to work, or drive until I see him post-op.
I am the lab supervisor for an environmental laboratory. I can either sit, or stand which ever I want, it is not a physically demanding job. I thought I might go back on Wednesday of this week if most of the pain had subsided.
Anyway as of today, which includes the 10 day liquid diet, I am down 15 pounds. Yea, Yea!!!!!!!
Good news; I haven't been all that hungry. I have had lots of belly gas, like I need to burp kind. I have been taking gas-x pills hoping to take care of this. It hasn't seemed to help all that much. I guess everything inside my abdomen is trying to get back into place.
My post-op appointment is not until September 5, my surgeon told me not to go back to work, or drive until I see him post-op.
I am the lab supervisor for an environmental laboratory. I can either sit, or stand which ever I want, it is not a physically demanding job. I thought I might go back on Wednesday of this week if most of the pain had subsided.
Anyway as of today, which includes the 10 day liquid diet, I am down 15 pounds. Yea, Yea!!!!!!!
Praise God!! The surgery is now over
Aug 24, 2007
The day after my surgery, and I am home. I went into the operating room about 7:30, and was back in my room at about 10:00.
Slept most of the day. Ate ice chips as much as they would allow me. I have never had such a dry throat and tongue in all my life. T
Then this morning I had to go to radiology to do a barium swallow test to show that I was swallowing ok, and that the band was in the correct position. I guess this was the worst part of the procedure, because that stuff sure does tast horrible.
I am home now and feel pretty good. Not a whole lot of pain. But some. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers from all my friends.
Talk to ya later
Lisa
Slept most of the day. Ate ice chips as much as they would allow me. I have never had such a dry throat and tongue in all my life. T
Then this morning I had to go to radiology to do a barium swallow test to show that I was swallowing ok, and that the band was in the correct position. I guess this was the worst part of the procedure, because that stuff sure does tast horrible.
I am home now and feel pretty good. Not a whole lot of pain. But some. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers from all my friends.
Talk to ya later
Lisa
Finally Day 10 is here woooohoooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 22, 2007
Yea!!! Finally day 10 is here. I have been on a liquid diet for these last 10 days, and have lost 14 pounds. I am so proud of myself for accomplishing this. It really wasn't as hard as I first thought it would be. Most of the time my stomach said I'm full, but my mind said I want to eat something. But with prayer and my own will power I over came and succeeded with this part.Tomorrow is my big day. I am a little scared,
but mostly excited
. I have to be at the surgery center at 5:30 am. So I am cleaning on my house as much as I can this evening, and washing all clothes before I go. I will really have to get in bed 
as early as possible tonight so I will be be on time in the morning. I probably won't be able to sleep that much though. It's kinda like the night before a vacation or something exciting, you just can't sleep. Well I guess I will be sleeping good tomorrow, and hopefully not in much pain. I guess it will be a couple of days before I can get back to my computer, but I will post my after surgery report as soon as I can.
Love and prayers
Lisa
10 pounds gone already !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 19, 2007
Hooooooraaaay!!! 10 pounds gone in 7 days. It has not been as hard as I first thought it would be to do a liquid diet. My blood sugars have been running 90-110 without medicine. I have been off my meds since Tuesday of last week.
YEA!!! this was one of my weight loss goals, to be off blood sugar meds, and it is happening right now, even before the surgery, isn't God Great!!!!!
Check in later
Lisa
Day 5 of the 10 day liquid diet
Aug 17, 2007
Yea!!!! as of this morning I have lost 8 pounds, and the best part is I am now half way there to the 10 day mark. I can do this, I can do this, I know I can do this.
Check in later
Lisa
Day 4 of my all liquid low carb diet
Aug 16, 2007
YUK!! I am sick of slim fast,sugar-free popsicles, sugar-free jello, crystal light, and broth. The slim fast , jello, crystal light, popsicles, are all sweet. I want something besides sweet. The broth is the only relief I get. I have doctored it up by putting hot sauce, or black pepper in it to give it a different taste.
I even drank 1/2 cup of black coffee with part of my chocolate slim fast mixed in, it was kinda good.
Yesterday on day 3 was the hardest for me to cope with, but that was because of some other things involved other than my diet. I'll be glad when this 10 days of liquid diet are over. Then I can get on with the surgery, and move on to something else.
I have to admit I was stressing over nothing. It has not been as hard to stick to it as I thought it would be. Thanks to everybody for the support and prayers. That is what gets me through the tough times.
Only 7 days til the big day, I can hardly wait.
Check in later,
Lisa
My First Day of Low Carb/High Protein Liquids O- N- L- Y !!!!
Aug 13, 2007
It is day one of ten of my all liquid diet.
I started out this morning with a bottle of Crystal Light Sunrise Orange, at about 8:00 am. It was really good.
Then around 9:00 am I had my can of slim fast, which was good as well. I felt hungry around 10:30 so I ate some sugar free jello.
11:45 I heated up one can of vegtable broth, and drank all of it. Then around 2:00pm I drank my second slim fast.
It is now 5:00pm and I am getting ready to drink some more Crystal Light drink of some sort. I will have my supper which will be beef broth at around 6:00pm.
So far it hasn't been that bad. There was a couple of times I felt really hungry, and I would sip more water, of which I kept a glass-full all day.
My bladder certainly got a good work out today, because I was in the restroom about 20 times or more. Anyway I know that comes with the territory.
Hopefully tomorrow will go as easy as today has.
Check in later,
Lisa
I started out this morning with a bottle of Crystal Light Sunrise Orange, at about 8:00 am. It was really good.
Then around 9:00 am I had my can of slim fast, which was good as well. I felt hungry around 10:30 so I ate some sugar free jello.
11:45 I heated up one can of vegtable broth, and drank all of it. Then around 2:00pm I drank my second slim fast.
It is now 5:00pm and I am getting ready to drink some more Crystal Light drink of some sort. I will have my supper which will be beef broth at around 6:00pm.
So far it hasn't been that bad. There was a couple of times I felt really hungry, and I would sip more water, of which I kept a glass-full all day.
My bladder certainly got a good work out today, because I was in the restroom about 20 times or more. Anyway I know that comes with the territory.
Hopefully tomorrow will go as easy as today has.
Check in later,
Lisa
Pre-Op Stuff
Aug 09, 2007
I am finished with my doctor office pre-op and hospital pre op stuff. The whole ordeal lasted from about 8:00 this morning, til 1:30 this afternoon.
I had to pay $750 up front to the doctor's office, which is my insurance deductible, and my 20% after the insurance pays the surgeon.
I'm not sure exactly how much the hospital will cost, but I'm sure it will be something. But they didn't make me pay that up front,they are going to bill me.
I do have to go on a 10 day low carb/high protein liquid diet. I can do this. It entails slim fast low carb high protein shakes, adkins shakes, sugar free popsicles, sugar free jello, broths, water, crystal light, or other sugar free drinks, but no carbonated drinks. I can do this, I can do this, I will have to keep telling myself. Anyway I start all this madness on Monday August 13. Wish me luck.
I will check in later.
Lisa
15 days before the surgery
Aug 08, 2007
Tomorrow I go for my pre-op stuff. I was told it would be most of the day. Blood tests, ekg, talk to surgeon, talk to anesthesiologist, talk to a dietician, ect. Hopefully I can absorb everthing they are going to tell me. A bit nervous, but more excited.
Later
Lisa
About Me
NC
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36.3
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Surgery
08/23/2007
Surgery Date
May 05, 2007
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