littlecatapiller
I have been home from the hospital for 14 days now.
Feb 15, 2010
Hi everyone :)
Sorry it took so long for me to write something on here. It has taken this long to build up the strength to make it up the stairs, lol.
THE HOSPITAL: My experience at the hospital was an interesting one. I was scheduled for surgery on February 2, 2010 at 10am (I didn't actually have surgery until 2pm). I was bumped because there was an emergency patient (scary thing to have happen while you are waiting) I had already been prepped for surgery so it was eerie hearing things about the other person. Apparently, he or she had a leak and the complications were more serious than they had anticipated. I was starting to rethink everything when... I was given the "feel good" injection, lol. The next thing I knew I was in a dark hospital room and both of my parents were sitting in chairs at my bedside. The pain meds must have worn off because the only other thing that I can remember is the pain. It hurt. I did not expect pain because my lap band had been relatively painless. My mom said I kept saying, “I hurt” repeatedly. The nurse moved fast and in no time, she was injecting extra morphine into my pump (the nurses and team at Barix are amazing J ). I woke the next morning feeling fine. After, having a swallow test and walking many laps around the building, I was told that I could go home early if I wanted. So, I went home after spending only one night in the hospital.
HOME AGAIN: The first week back home was the hardest. I had trouble getting my protein and fluids in and my sugar dropped a few times. Before the surgery, I used to love milk. I would drink it straight from the carton. Now, anything with milk in it tastes spoiled. So, I had to improvise. I made a grocery list for my dad. I had him shop for fruit with loads of liquid in them, i.e. watermelon, pineapple, and oranges. I was told by my NUT that anything with natural sugar was fine to have. I started chewing the fruit, making sure to only swallow its juices and spit out the solids. I know that this is probably TMI and a bit unhealthy but it was the only way I was going to get in my fluids (gotta do what cha gotta do to survive , right?). It worked I started to get my energy back. Every morning when I feel weak, I cut up an orange and chew out its juices. I have also been drinking Progresso light vegetable soups and drinking a 100 % percent natural fruit juice protein drink with no added sugar and no milk. I find that drinking cold water makes my pouch unhappy…. By unhappy I mean it makes my stomach spasm, which is quite painful on a partially healed stomach. So, I drink my fluids luke warm. The doctor said that this condition is rare but a small percentage of bypass patients have an issue with cold fluid and that it is temporary. I stopped taking my liquid pain med after the first week. I didn’t like the taste and I didn’t lie feeling so tired after taking it.
WEIGHT LOSS TWO WEEKS OUT: I cannot believe that I am already two weeks out. Here are the stats so far…
JAN 26, 2010- PATS: 261.2
FEB 02, 2010-REVISION LAP-RNY: 253
FEB 16, 2010: 238.4
YES, FOLKS J IN 14 DAYS… I HAVE LOST… 22.8 POUNDS! OH, MY WORD!!!!! YAY! LOL. Thank you, God!
I can’t wait to see what happens next. I have taken pics but I don’t want to post until I have lost 50 pnds. I can’t believe this is happening. I have not been I the 230’s in over a year. And I have not been below that in at least 5 years. My next goal is to be in the teen’s maybe 216 lol and then 200 and then onederland that would be amazing… but I can’t even fathom that right now. I am taking one day at a time. Next up exercise J
