Serious update to my previous blog....

May 17, 2011

By serious I mean that I've had surgery already...lol. I was all settled and waiting for my surgery date two months from now. I did however call my surgeon's office to see if there was any way possible that I can move my surgery date up just by one week, due to the timing at my job. Of course the answer was no and she said they are booked up until September. Well, Last Monday on the 9th, the office called me to inform me that there had been a cancellation and asked if I would like to have the slot for Wednesday May 11th. I was so shocked I told her yes I wanted the slot but I needed to clear it with my job first. I called my boss, got the go ahead to be off work for a couple of weeks and confimed with the office that I was having surgery on May 11th. I was told clear liquids all day before surgery and to take milk of magesia.

Fast forward and today I am 6 days post up. I am so happy it happened that way and I am thankful to God that everything went smoothly. It sure has been an experience. I was discharged Friday and have been at home resting. I have to admit, the first few days was rough, but has been progressively better. I feel so weak and tired and can hardly get liquids down. I'm on clear liquids for two weeks and my follow up appoinments is next tuesday on the 24th. I've been eating, well sipping on broth, sf jello, sf popsiceles, crystal light, and vitamin water zero. Like I said I feel so weak and tired and it's probably because I'm not consuming enough but I still feel really bloated and a little sore. Plus I think I have some type of reflux going on. I am going to start taking the protonix today.

I got on the scale and weighed 264, I started at 280...ummmm that is freaking 16lbs in 6 days. Is that normal? I'm a little scared that I'm losing too fast...lol. But I'm sure it's because I am hardly getting any calories in. I really need to be more diligent with my liquids and try to get a few more calories down. I tried my protein drink that I had pre surgery but it did not go down well. I think I'm feeling up to a trip to the gnc to find another protein drink to try.

Anyway, so I'm just resting. I really can't wait until this time passes so I can get back to work and get back to life. I'm not used to just sitting around at home but I know I need to do what I got to do to get better. My babe has been great this whole time, taking care of the house and running to the store for me. Yelling at me if he thinks I'm doing to much. He even brought me tampons...haha. I was hoping that I could try to go back to work this thursday, today is tuesday but I don't think so, I just feel so weak and I need to try to get some protein in. It's funny, I've lost 16lbs, I remember myself at 264 but I don't look like I did then, it doesn't look like I lost anything, but I know the time will come when it will be more than obvious.

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