Sylvie McNeal

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Well, these past few weeks have been less than exciting for me.  I have been working which is good because I was going stir crazy at home.  Right  now, I am really sad because my aunt was found dead in her bathroom  yesterday morning.  It was a shock to all of us, mostly me, she was my favorite aunt, able to tall to her, she was a good listener.  Anyhow, these next few days will be awful, I am sure; with the funeral and such.

My eating has been pretty good, maybe too good.  Been trying to track my calories and because I eat alot of cheese, my calories exeed 900 on alot of days.  That would include my protien shakes and whatever else I could eat.  For me, thats not good, and it scares me.  I try to keep a 600 calorie diet, no one tells me otherwise.  So I stopped tracking for now, It is scaring me.  I see De Jimenez Monday and I will talk with him regarding this and the fact that I dont see a dietition at all since the surgery is crazy too.

I still cannot eat chicken, eggs or fish, but last night, i made this tender roast in my slow cooker and had that with some corn and mashed potatoes..about 1/3 cup total..ha ha..it was good though.  I did have some peanut butter for a snack.  Today, not a good food day not hungry at all.  so drinking milk for protein at least. 

No effects of surgery at all anymore, have not for weeks, i feel just as normal as the next.  I felt pretty good last night when we went to the mall, i went into fashion bug and got myself a size 18 skirt!  it must have been made big.  shirts are still 22/24, but they are getting big.  my scale is showing me at 252 or thereabouts.  I dont know, I go by my dr's scale.  I will know monday.

Well, thats it for this week.  will write again next.  Take care.

Well, I made it 6 weeks, am still alive and well.  I am working now, handling it quite well, doing what I normally do.  Drinking my fluids are so much easier when I am at work, I sit here, do my assessment charting and drink.  eating on the other hand is a totally different matter.  I hate eating.  I dont want to eat.  I am stubborn about it, even though I know I need it.  

I guess I should be happy.  I lost 35 pounds in 6 weeks.  Really nothing to complain about.  I have not weighed this since high school.  I am now 254.5.  

 Now to foods.  cheese, peanut butter, chili, all my best friends.  eggs, chicken, fish,,,all enemies.  I throw up with them for some reason.  So, I eat cheese, ham slices, chili, toast with pb.  my protien shakes, milk, water water water..I am learning, takes time.  I love cereal.  I eat sometimes rice krispies or cheerios just for a change, a different way to have my milk.  but not often.  

Food is the word of the day for me.  I have to eat, eat, eat.  I cannot wait for the day where I stop thinking that I have to eat all the time.  As far as the surgery goes, I am no longer even thinking about it. its done, I came out of it fine, no after effects and life goes on.  I was telling a friend this evening that despite preparing myself with research for four years, I still was not ready for what was ahead,  I dont think that anyone is,  the realization hit me about three weeks after the surgery and it still hits me.  At least, now, I can try different foods and am not scared to throw up.  anyhow, hope this helps. 

Well..what a week!!!! I got a newer car and I am starting to work on Wednesday.  I cant wait. 

I have lost 28.5 pounds so far and I am happy with that.  I am just trying so hard to get in my nutrients and vitamins and water and It is near impossible. I guess that will come with time huh?

Anyhow, not much to say, am learning new recipes, learning what I can eat and cannot..I can handle chicken really well, fish  and ham too.  Eggs still dont set well with me so I stay away from them.  I have eaten toast with a little bit peanut butter as a snack when I feel I need it and its been working well for me.

I am anxious to have salad.  craving it actually..i get my vegis from V8 right now.  well..till next week.

Wow, today is cold!!! -20 with wind chill!!! Well..good news, scale started moving again, now down to 264.5.  This makes a loss of 24.5 pounds in less than a month.  I am happy that its moving again.

I had some chicken stew yesterday, felt so sick because I ate it too fast I think.  Had to be that, it was low in fat, had only a small amount but boy was I sick, eventually vomitted and felt instantly better.  EAT SLOW is all I have to say to everyone going through this.

I am so anxious to get back to work.  I am feeling considerably better, drinking well, doing protien shakes now and loving them.  I have one more week off.  My mother in law is in the hospital this week.  I wanted to take her ice fishing but will have to wait.  anyhow, will continue to update.  thanks for reading.

Well, I lost 22 pounds so far and feel bloated and the scale has not moved in 5 days and I dont know why. 

Dr took me off work another two weeks because of weakness and my hand that is still swollen with phlebitis. I was not happy, I am bored, I want to go to work, but I took it or else he was going to stop me for  4 weeks.

Things are going so well.  my belly is all but healed already.  I bought some advantage protein shake stuff and will try to do two shakes a day which will give me about 64g of protien and the rest I will get from food.

Well..here I am, two weeks out and feeling marvelous.  I am doing really well with my diet, lost 18 pounds as of last monday, am sure am past the 20 pound mark now. 

I have started doing housework now because my family is finally allowing me to actually do it and found that I was so sore from not moving more than taking walks.  Its better now.  I actually went ice fishing with my father yesterday, spent 8 hours on the ice, had a blast.

I am slowly getting accustomed to eating what I am supposed to for the most part, but am not sure if I am getting everything I need with food.  for instance, for breakfast, i have 1.5 cups milk skim, with carnations instant breakfast in it, thats about 80 cals.  then i have water.   for lunch, usually about 3 ounces soup, thats all I can handle, and at around 3 I have a 40 cal yogurt.  for supper its usually an egg,scrambled with 1/2 slice fat free cheese thats about 100 cals in all.  for snack at around 8 or 9, 1/4 cup fat free/sugar free pudding.  i dont even get 500 cals a day...but am full and loving it. 

anyhow, will continue to update as we go along!!!!

Hey, sorry I have not written before, just do not feel like being on this computer these days.
Well, my surgery, went on about 5 hours though doc said absolutely nothing went wrong, I wonder. I woke up in pain, alot of gas pain all over my belly to be expected and that PCA pump came in useful.  i only used it for one day then they took it off, i did some toradol, i hated it, ended up with just tylonol with codeine which I barely used once I was able to burp and toot. 

My days went well..the soreness was just about all gone by tuesday, i can actually sleep on my belly now and my little tapes on the belly are falling off now.  The only thing i am dealing with is pain in my throat, its not a sore throat, feels like its in my neck but hurts when i swallow..its kinda weird, wonders if it is the intibation, but that wasa week ago.  anyhow, am learning what my lil tummy likes and does not like.  all a  learning process. 

well everyone, tomorrow is the big day, I hope that what I have written has helped what others will go through.  I am no longer scared, quite at peace and excited actually.

I had to drink fleets phosphasoda to clean myself out today..its only 1.5 ounces..but its so bad I ended up vomiting about 20 minutes later.  I feel better now, emptied to say the least and just finished a cup of chicken broth. I am actually full!!!!

I went to see surg this morning, got my type and crossmatch done and now sport nice hospital bracelets!!! I am to be at the hospital at 6am tomorrow morning. QT is my angel, you can ask her how things are going.  she will be keeping everyone updated...thanks for all your support everyone and see you on the losing side!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone, well, three more days to go, and I am working to the end.  A little stressed out, having alot on my mind but feeling better than I was last month, some of you know how I was, going into the chat room not know what the heck I was getting myself into, you were all great in making me feel so much better.

I am going to start myself on full liquids in the morning, then on wednesday, I will be on clear liquids.  I am seeing Dr Jimenez on Wednesday when I get out of work, then I go do type and crossmatch, then I go home, sleep a few hours, then drink that fleets phosphasoda so I can poop for 12 hours..he he.

Adam and I have discussed Him going to buy me a size 12 neglige and hanging it on the back of our bedroom door.  This is going to be a good incentive to go on I think..for His part..ha ha.  For me, to be healthy, strong, have an abundance of energy to take the girls out and have a great time is my goal.  
Thank you for everyone who signed my guest book on this site, I really am needing some words of encouragement right now.  love yas all!!!

Well, Gram passed away yesterday morning, its been hard on everyone, especially my husband who adored her.  I have taken the rest of the week off to be with the family and help with the funeral arrangements.

I went to eat out last night at taco bell.  I regret it this morning, heartburn like you could not believe,  I had a stuffed burrito.  YUCK!! never again.  literally..he he

well..7 more days everyone.  I am getting anxious to get this done.  I hope and pray it all turns out well.  take care.