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Feeling a little queezy and not comfortable with the amount of food I need to eat.  Other than that, things are going well.  Just got back from walk and I need to relax.

Any advice on when you feel more normal?

Lisa

So I am laying here in the Hospital with my husband Bobby typing for me  because I can not find a comfortable position to get into.  Not because I am uncomfortable from surgery just because I don't want my laptop on my lap that has holes in it and I have an oxygen monitor on my middle finger so typing can get hard.

So here is my story starting with yesterday...

Bobby wakes me up at 5:15 am and I jump in the shower throw on my clothes and take a peek at my beautiful sleeping boys before I left and I woke up on accident but I really didn't mind because I was able to get a kiss from each of them before I left.

We made it to the hospital at 6:15 and I was weighed in at 328 lbs which was 2 lbs more than when I first went to see Doctor Oakley.  I got into my robe and was put in a bed and had my IV inserted.  Bobby was able to come back and hang out with me for a little while and that really helped to keep my nerves calm.

The Anastesialogist came in and I was given my cocktail to help sleep.  I don't remember the entire trip to the operating room.  The surgery lasted 2:14 minutes and I was in recovery for two full hours before I was taken to my room to meet my family.

Bobby and my sister Jen had gotten my flowers which really brightened up my room and I was really surprised about how good I felt. 

I went most of the day in and out of sleep but feeling really good.  I was never nausiaus or dizzy and was able to stand up with no problems before I went to bed for the night.

I did not get very much sleep do to various alarms and monitors going off and the nursing staff checking up on my through the night. But it wasn't all that terrible to deal with.

I was very excited to see Mom, Dad, Bobby and the boys when the got to the hospital today around noon.  Seth and Tate both took turns standing in the bed with me so I could give them tons of kisses.

Overall today I have felt really good.  I have been able to get out and do my walking 4 times and each time I go farther and farther.  The few stomach cramps that I have had are now worse than mild menstrual cramps and when I hit my morphine button I don't feel anything at all.

I am starting to drink water which is very nice and so far it is staying down with no problems.  My only complaints right now are my IV was hurting from hand being swollen and I was given a shot to eliminate some fluids and my hand is feeling much better.  My other complaint is my head is all stuffed up and I think I realized I was having a mild allergic reaction to the flowers and I had Bobby take the flowers to the car and I am feeling much better now.

The nurses and my doctor both say that I am progressing very well and I am surprised how well I feel this early after the surgery.

I will try to post more tomorrow and in the coming days about how I am doing.

Today is Saturday and I only have 3 days left until my surgery!!!  ahhh!!  I am mostly very very excited, but every now and then I start getting very nervous.  I guess that is to be expected.

I am eating everything in sight, which I am sure is not good for me at all.  I just keep thinking this maybe the last time I ever eat it.  my head knows that I will be able to eat things again one day, but I still do it....go figure!

I had a great weekend though.  I am member of the Boise Mother's of Multiples group and we had the Northwest Convention in town this weekend.  Last night was the party night.  Me and my friend Kristen decided at the very last minute to dress in the theme like everyone else (South of the Border), so I drove to the costume shop and got there just before they closed and got us some stuff to wear.  We had so much fun at the party and everyone loved the outfits.  We had the best time dancing our booties off.  I now want to make sure me and Bobby go dancing at least once a month when I start my exercise routine...it really makes you work out!!

My parent come in tonight to help Bobby with the boys while I am down.  I am so glad they will be here, I am sure it will make a big improvement on my recovery.

I will try to post once more before surgery because I am sure my emotions will be all over the place!

Lisa

April 29th, first day of the rest of my life

Great news!!  I found out yesterday that my insurance approved me for the surgery!!!  I am sooo excited (and a little nervous)!  I am so thrilled that my insurance was so quick with the approval.  I always thought my insurance was so-so but since I had the boys, and now this....I am finding they are much better than I thought!

So, I am waiting for a call for the Dr.'s office to schedule it.  I hope they call soon...I am ready to get it on the calendar!!!

Yay! Yay!  Yay!!

Lisa

Ok, so I thought I would lose more than 5 pounds and actually at the beginning of the week, I was on track to.  But, at the end of the week we had our wine and cheese party and then me and my buddy went out for a girls night out and I had cheesecake.  So, I guess I should just be happy for the 5 pounds down and not 5 pounds up!

But, seriously this diet has me thinking a couple of things.  #1 is that I know for sure that there is no way I could ever get back to my goal weight on my own.  I am too far gone for that to happen.  #2 Do I really want to diet now?  I really want to be thinner for my Vegas trip, but I know that now is the time to have my "last meals" before I have the surgery.  I need to ask a couple of people on here that have had the surgery if they would have dieted before or enjoyed...it does make me wonder!

Now that my doctor has approved me for surgery and my approval letter is on its way to insurance.  I have decided to try and do my last ever crash diet.  My goal is to lose some weight to be able to walk around Vegas on March 20th without huffing as bad.  I would love to get under 300, but I think that is going to be pushing it.  I keep reminding myself that I am still only 8 months postpartum with twins and my body has not fully recovered.

So, it is going to be slim fast from now to March 20, when we leave for Vegas.  Then, I am going to enjoy my time in Vegas and then on the slimfast again until surgery! 

So, I guess I need to get my hubby to take those dreaded "before" shots of me and get them posted.  You know....the ones that show the whole sha-bang!  I personally am happy with my profile picture now...the one where my adorable little boys are covering my lumps and bumbs

So, right now it is 2:00 and I am already ready for my "sensible dinner"!!

I am so excited because I saw Dr. Oakley today and he said I was an excellent candidate for the surgery.  He is not going to require any other tests or dieting, which is wonderful.  So, now I just need to wait on my insurance which I was told should not take very long.

I am on my way!!

Today is Sunday and I go to meet my Doctor on Wednesday.  My hubby and I attended one of his seminars last week, so I already know he is the doctor for me and that I do want to do the Gastric Bypass.  I am so excited about getting everything started, but I am very nervous as well to see how long it takes to get approved for surgery.  I have been thinking about doing this for a long time, but have just decided to go ahead with it.  I am not the most patient person in the world, so the wait is going to be like torture to me!  I am a very spontaneous person, so when I make a decision to do something, I want to jump right in...not wait. 

So it begins.....