MyOrchids
The count down is on!
May 28, 2009
So here I am on my last day before surgery. I am on an all clear liquid diet today and surprisingly it is not hard! Who would of thought?! So far my surgery is set for 9:30am so I have to be there at 7:30. I am ready to get this part of the process over with. It has been 8 long months of working on this and I am so D O N E. I am down 14 pounds! So that is great. I have been walking 2 times a day 30min walks. I have really enjoyed them. So tonight when I am home I will finish packing up my bag. Tonight will be an early night seeing as I have to get up so early. Maybe the hospital will call and tell me to come at 7:30 like orginally planned...that would be great! I will have my laptop with me and will do my best to blog from the hospital. Wish me luck!
H~
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Almost there!
May 22, 2009
Ok so yesterday was a good day until...! I did some traveling for work then stopped over at the Hospital for my post surgery diet class. I met some really nice people there and also got to share some of my experiences. Right as I stepped out of class my PCP (primary care physician) office called and said my Dr. can't sign off on my EKG to clear me for surgery unless he sees me. UGH!!!!! Talk about letting me know this shit all last minuet! I was so upset. So I call the Kane Center and they say he just needs to clear the EKG, I call the PCP office again and they tell me that the Kane Center is asking for a surgery clearance. So bottom line I have to go see my PCP one more time!!! His only opening is Tuesday at 4pm well hello my surgeon visit is at 4:45 I am not yet sure how this will work out. I just talked to my PCP office and they have an opening in the AM! Wow something worked in my favor!
On a better note I got fitted for my silly C-pap machine today. It really is not that bad, very small and just goes over my nose! I thought it would be a lot worse than this. I am down almost 7 pounds in a week so that is good too.
I just hope for a nice calm quiet weekend!
H~
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On a better note I got fitted for my silly C-pap machine today. It really is not that bad, very small and just goes over my nose! I thought it would be a lot worse than this. I am down almost 7 pounds in a week so that is good too.
I just hope for a nice calm quiet weekend!
H~
STRESSED!!!
May 20, 2009
Ok so I have posted more than this and not sure where they are going. But anyway I started off on the wrong foot today and why can't I just snap out of it? This is my issue no one elses. I should be proud of myself for getting my ass out of bed and walking for the 3rd day in a row! But I am not, I am angry, stressed out, and annoyed at everything. I am taking it out on my wonderful husband again and that is SO unfair to him. I have to snap out of this. The closer my date gets the more frustrating I get. All these last minuet glitches are poping up. Now I am waiting for my Dr. to sign off on my EKG because it only came back 99% normal! GRRRR. And with the Lung dr now making me rent a C-pap for $350.00 I am freaking out.
Today I just want to make it though. Tomorrow is so crazy busy for me all day long. I have to really start taking it one day at a time and not focusing on the next few days ahead.
I feel better getting it out.
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Today I just want to make it though. Tomorrow is so crazy busy for me all day long. I have to really start taking it one day at a time and not focusing on the next few days ahead.
I feel better getting it out.
Day by day...
May 19, 2009
Ok so today I had to go in for all my blood work, X-ray, and Upper GI. The blood work was easy, but the Upper GI was weird lol. Yuck...I had to drink this fizzy stuff and NOT BURP yeah ok...then drink this barium stuff icky. Then I got to be jiggled around on this machine...still trying not to burp LOL. It took 6 min so really not that bad. I love everyone at the hospital, so far they have been great!
I am on day 3 of my liquid diet and have had a hard time sticking to it. I have not fallen off majorly. One day I had a bowl of soup with some chicken in it. Last night I ate a veggie only salad with no dressing. I am down 3ish pounds though. I felt the need to eat because of the headaches. I can have a 1/2 cup of oatmeal with some honey per sitting and that helped today. I also am trying to make sure I walk 30min a day. I am feeling better today and will try to stick to the diet completely and get in a TON of water. I am one peeing machine!
I feel very luck and blessed that I have such a GREAT support team. Not everyone I have encountered has been supportive and that has been hard to take at times, but everyone has their own thoughts and worries. Some who have been disapproving are not educated enough to make decisions, again that is ok too. I have started a journal so maybe I can help someone as I am going though this too.
Thanks everyone!
H.
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I am on day 3 of my liquid diet and have had a hard time sticking to it. I have not fallen off majorly. One day I had a bowl of soup with some chicken in it. Last night I ate a veggie only salad with no dressing. I am down 3ish pounds though. I felt the need to eat because of the headaches. I can have a 1/2 cup of oatmeal with some honey per sitting and that helped today. I also am trying to make sure I walk 30min a day. I am feeling better today and will try to stick to the diet completely and get in a TON of water. I am one peeing machine!
I feel very luck and blessed that I have such a GREAT support team. Not everyone I have encountered has been supportive and that has been hard to take at times, but everyone has their own thoughts and worries. Some who have been disapproving are not educated enough to make decisions, again that is ok too. I have started a journal so maybe I can help someone as I am going though this too.
Thanks everyone!
H.
About Me
Elgin, IL
Location
44.5
BMI
Surgery
05/29/2009
Surgery Date
May 18, 2009
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