8/9/07

Aug 09, 2007

Well I am down a pound today... 

I learned a few things these past two days.
DO NOT smooch up antibiotics and try to hide them from yourself in applesauce... bad move
DO NOT smooch up antibiotics and try to hide them from yourself in chocolate pudding... not as bad as applesauce but still bad
Tomorrow I am going to try putting it in SF Tang, so we will see how that goes.

My mouth and everything is still killing me... but not too much I can do about it.   I am trying to NOT open my mouth wide (because of the pain)... and I think that might be making it worse... my mouth still wont open enough for a SF popsicle... 

I am about to go take some pain meds and go to bed... :-)

OH YEAH... Daniel and I had a much better day... we played all day long and I feel like I didnt distroy him yesterday with mean mommy... :-)

Good Night

8/8/07

Aug 08, 2007

Today is a crappy day in Paradise.

I hunted all morning for a doctor to go see.  Of couse my PCP was on vacation, 3 weeks, she came in the office yesterday for a half day and then took off today... OMG   No other person in the practice wanted to see me since it was so close to a surgery that someone else did...arrgghhh

Tried the ENT and he is out of town, the guy in his practice was out of the office today... of course... LOL

So I contacted Dr Avara's office agan and they found me someone to see today.  Dr Westbrook, is a very nice doctor and I am so glad he was able to see me today.

Come to find out I have TMJ, from them opening my jaw too wide...arrgghhh  I also have an infection in my lympnode in my throat, a swollen tonsil and a swollen throat.

He gave me a Zpaxk for the infection and said I need to take an ant-inflamitory for the TMJ.  Well we all know that we are not suppose to take anti-inflamitory meds (NSAIDS).  SO then the hunt was for one that would hurt my tummy the least..  the decision came to Chewable Motrin Jr.

I hurt so much I could cry, my poor son is getting the brunt of me feeling bad.. I have appologized several times ... :0(

As soon as hubby comes home from work I am taking my meds and going to bed... hoping to wake up a better day.  :-)

8/7/07

Aug 07, 2007

Welll I think my body has decided to say WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING TO ME!!!     I only lost half a pound today (357.0)  

I am so tired of liquids... arrgghh.. I just want something to eat.   I think I can hold out till this week end... then I will try some tuna or chicken salad.

I am going to go to the Support Group on Thursday Night, so that should be good.

Well I am off to find some protein... :-)

Hi ALL... it is 9:30PM and I am ready for bed... LOL
Here is how my day went... 

Well my jaw and throat and ear on the left side of me has been hurting since surgery.  When I asked about it in the hospital they said that sometimes that happens, when they have to wrack your jaw open so far to get the second tube down your throat to fill you up with air to check for leaks.   Well today it hurts more than it has, so I went in to the doctors office.  He wasnt in today and I was looked at by two nurses.   They said my tonsil is swollen and that can cause my problems, they would let the doctor know and see what he has to say (he is OOT till Thursday night).

My poor throat/ear/jaw is hurting even more this evening.. I am thinking of calling my PCP tomorrow morning to see what she has to say about it... maybe xrays or something to make sure my jaw wasnt out of place.

I had hubby look into my mouth (he hates doing stuff like that... LOL) and he sees my swollen tonsil and it looks like there is a big scrape on it, like they hit it going in with the tube.  OUCH!!!

I am hurting so much right now I am thinking of taking my pain meds, and I have been off of them since the night of surgery...arrgghh (I hate taking meds... LOL)

OK I am off... gonna take my meds and hope I am better in the morning.

8/6/07

Aug 06, 2007

Today is the day I am pushing the protein... LOL  I still need more but this is a great start.

Here is what I had today...
8/6/2007 Serving Calories Fat Carbs Protein Fiber Sugar
Any Whey Unflavored 1 scoop 70 0 1 17 0 0
NSA Carnation Instant Breakfast 1 pk 60 0.5 12 5 4 7
Skim Milk 2 cups 160 0 22 16 0 22
Motts forTots Apple Juice 6.75 fl oz 50 0 13 0 11 13
Dannon Light and Fit Smoothies 2 oz 20 0 3 1.5 0 2
Split Pea Soup w/xtra water 1/4 cup 90 1.75 13.5 5 2.5 4
SF Popsicle   1 15 0 4 0 0 0
Sugar Free Micellar Pudding 1/4 cup 40 0.25 3 5 0.25 0.5
water 24 oz
TOTALS         505         2.5         71.5       49.5     17.75       48.5

As you can see I was trying to drink all day long... LOL   I dont think 49.5 grams of protein is bad so far...  :-)   I will work harder on it as the days go by.

OH YEAH... I weighed in today (I weigh everyday)   I am down to 357.5  so down 16 pounds since surgery.

I dont have much pain at all if any... my energy was a bit better today, probably from the protein.  

I am going to go to the support group meeting on Thursday... just to check in.

Thats it for now, I will check back in tomorrow.



8/5/07

Aug 05, 2007

Happy Sunday... :-)

Well today I weighed in at 359.0 (down 14.5 pounds since surgery) WHOOOHOOO

I know the weight wont stay dropping like this but heck I will take what I can get... LOL

I am seriously going to start working on my protein ... I am at a loss for what to eat to get good protein, I dont want to do Any Whey in soups because I like my soups hotter than Protein Powders will allow.  So I am making a CIB with Any Whey (doubling up the milk too) and I will drink that all hopefully before lunch so that will be 38 gram of protein before lunch.

Not much else exciting going on here.  I am still tired when I do things, so I do them in little bursts and then sit back down.   I had my first outting.. we went to Winn Dixie, I made it shopping but went to sit down instead of checking out (let hubby do that).  He also put it all away while I took a nap... I must have really needed it because I was out in no time and slept for almost 2 hours... OMG

I am trying to kick the naps since hubby goes back to work tomorrow so it will be Daniel (4) and me at home all day... and Daniel dosent nap... LOL  I can get him to have quiet time with me on the couch watching movies.. LOL  So that will be what we do ALOT this week.  I have a friend and her 2 kids coming to visit tomorrow so that will be nice.  I think my house is cleaned up enough... LOL   she understands.. LOL

That is about it, gonna drink some water and head to bed shortly... LOL

OH YEAH... I learned that my little pouchey dosent like to drink early in the morning ... LOL   she gets a bit gurgly... LOL

Till tomorrow ... BYE

8/04/07

Aug 04, 2007

Happy Saturday Everyone...

Not too much exciting going on... 

My weight today is 361.5  DOWN 12 pounds since surgery.

I finally got a shower today and boy it pooped me out... I had to sit on the bed for a bit afterwards.

This is gonna be short... gotta find something for breakfast... maybe 2 oz of my yogurt smoothie.

I will check in later.

08/02/07

Aug 02, 2007

Well I am home... whooohooo

I got to come home last night... even though the doctor didnt want me to yet... LOL

Here is my surgery day as I remember it...  (remember lots of drugs... LOL)

We got to the hospital early, closer to 5am instead of 5:30am... who would have known that the drive would be so quick.. LOL   So we waiting in the surgery waiting room for the floor to open.  (there were other people there doing the same thing... LOL)

At 5:30 we went to the floor and was brought into a room to get ready... well i got all undressed and put on the cute gown and sock and got under the warm blanket and sat in the recliner to wait.  We were in there for about 20 minutes just a talking then it was time for them to bring me to the next stop before the surgery room...    Said Good Bye to Chuck and off I went.

In the next room there were probably 4 other people in there getting IVs etc.  There was this nurse Charlie who was having a very hard time getting IVs in.. I was hoping she was not coming to me next.... thank goodness she wasnt... LOL (she stuck 2 other people 4 times then asked for help from another nurse... LOL)     My nurse got me on the 2nd try and it wasnt in a great spot, right next to the bone so if you moved your wrist the IV stopped.
In this room they gave me good drugs to make me relax and then before you knew it I was off to the OR.   

Once in the OR I heard them say Dr Avara is on his was (he isnt there yet) so not to put me to sleep yet... LOL   He got there once I was on the gurney and almost ready to go.  He said HI... and then I asked him if he had a good night sleep and was he all perky and all for the surgery.. he laughed and said yes he was ready.  Then I was OUT.

Next thing I know is I am awake (kinda) in the reovery room.  They told chuck that I was wide awake and would be in a room in about an hour..  In 5 minutes they called back and I was going to my room... LOL   I really dont remember being all wide awake in recovery... LOL

Now I am in my room, I am awake and my mouth is so dry I need something to drink and NOW... LOL   yeah I am a bit of a beoch when my mouth is dry... LOL   The nurses were very nice and did get me little medicine cups with ice chips in it a couple times an hour (I wanted more, but that is all they would do the first day)   When a nurse came in to empty my urine bag I asked when that can come out and she said not till tomorrow... OK.. alteast something to look forward to... LOL   I also asked her when I could start walking (I hate laying in bed) and she said later today and if I wanted I could be the first to go... well heck yeah.  About an hour went by (6pm) and she came back with a walker and asked if i was ready... YEP  So I got up and was walking the halls, we went pretty far (evedentually farther than you are suppose to go... LOL) so she reminded me that I have to walk back too... so we turned around.   That was the only walking I did that night.

The next morning (wed 8/1) a new set of nurses came in all perky and happy to be there... :-)  and out came my Cathedar (cant spell it cuz I dont like it... LOL)  and up I went to go walking.   My IV kept stopping, so she unplugged it and we left it off the rest of the day.  I was up walking most of the day... I would get up to go peee and then take a trip down to the nurses desk to tell them to come dump my collection cup... LOL   Dr Avara came by and told me that I was doing great and they could leave the IV off just to make sure I was drinking 2 oz every 15 min.  YEAHHH  I could not sleep that night to save my life I was up and walking the floors so they gave me an ambien to help with that, and it did  I was able to get about 2 hours sleep at a time that night.

The next day (thurs 8/2)  I am ready to go home... LOL   Dr Avara said that he keeps most of his patients 3 nights (that would be friday... oh no I wanna go home now... LOL)    Chuck and Daniel get there around 10 and we are thinking the doctor will be around about noon like usual but nope.  Evedentually he thought someone else was checking on me... LOL   Well on Thursday I poop and pee and walk around and drink and am tired of being in that bed.   About 4 we have the nurses call the doctor and he said he will be coming soon (suprised that no other doctor has checked on me yet).  He gets there around 6 and tells me that I have been doing great and I can go home, liquids for the next week and then move to solids slowly.   YEAH!!!  by the time Daniel and Chuck get back from the cafeteria I am dressed and ready to go... LOL

I do have one sore spot but that is it... I am tired but that is normal.

OH YEAH... Surgery Weigh In 373.5   my weigh in this morning  365.5 ... down 8 pounds... whooohoooo

7/31/07

Jul 30, 2007

Well it is 3:30AM CST and I am up, I have taken my bath and I am still dealing with the bowel prep... LOL

I will get hubby up in a few minutes so he can get ready.... we will leave the house for the hospital at 4:30 at the latest.

I am not nervous right now... LOL   Give me an hour and then I will be again... LOL

I am off to go watch tv and go "do my business" again... LOL

I will post again when I am back from surgery... probably on Friday.


7/30/07

Jul 29, 2007

This is gonna be very quick... we have to run out of the house in about a minute... 

Yesterday I followed the clear liquid diet, just to loose a bit more weight... and today I weighed in at 372.5  WHOOOHOOOO   

That makes me down 22.5 pounds, and Dr Avara wanted me to loose 20-25 pounds before surgery... LOL

Today we have appts before surgery tomorrow... 

Take Daniel to Michele's house (he will stay till Wed afternoon)
Hospital Apt to pay deposit
Consent visit with Dr Avara to pay deposit
different hospital appt to have anesthia consult.
then home to do the bowel prep.

I should find out at either my Consent visit or anesthia appt what time my surgery is... I am hoping for first thing in the morning... LOL

back in a bit

UPDATE!!!
Well I am back from all of my appts and bringing Daniel (aka tornado boy) to my sisters house.
I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning... I wanted the first appt of the day... I told my surgon that and told him to get a good nights sleep and be perky in the morning... LOL

Everything went fine... Dr Avara said that my red blood cells were small and that if they tested again I might be a bit anemic... so we will really have to watch my iron levels.  He also mentioned that my lungs have some scar tissue in them (like from Asbestos or something)... mmmm it isnt a problem just something that will have to be watched.

I started to get nervous at the Anesthia appt, but not before.. how crazy is that.   I am fine again... LOL

The BOWEL PREP stuff is NASTY... I was gagging and gagging... I am suprized I got it all down.. thank goodness that I only have to do one bottle of that nasty stuff... ugh

Well I am off to watch TV and let the bowel prep stuff start to work.

OH YEAH... weighing at Dr Avara's office I was 373.5 so that will be my official start weight (1 pound up from where I started my day... LOL)   He was very pleased with my weightloss.

Ta Ta For Now

7/29/07

Jul 28, 2007

GOOD MORNING!!!

Todays weight is ...   375.5  (DOWN another 1/2 pound)

Well it is Sunday... surgery is on Tuesday... 

Today will be filled with working till 10am (I am working now  3am) then a nap... LOL

Then I will finish up some laundry, get Daniel packed and me packed, then clean house.

Here is what I ate yesterday... 

7/28/2007 Serving Calories Fat Carbs Protein Fiber Sugar
Sugar Free Jello 1 cup 10 0 0 1 0 0
Sugar Free Jello 1 cup 10 0 0 1 0 0
Campbells Wonton Soup 1 can 150 2.5 20 10 0 2.5
Tropicana Squeeze 1 35 0 9 0 0 7
Ruby Tuesdays Club House Salad 1     896 60 30 51.5 8 0
TOTALS 1101 62.5 59 63.5 8 9.5


Today and tomorrow I am going on a clear liquid diet.  Yeah I know you are only suppose to do it the day before surgery but I figure it cant hurt... LOL

OK I am off to work..... 

ME





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