Sandi B.
4 DAYS POST OP
May 16, 2008
OK I should have posted while I was laying in bed however everytime I got on this thing I passed out.
Surgery went well with no complications. I have 15 staples and 3 stitches. I had the OnQ pain pump pouch when I came home. I came home from the hospital on Wed May 14 and have been home alone the entire time till tonight when my daughter came to stay with me (we'll get back to that later).
Pre-op... Got to the hospital at 5am (had to be there by 5:15, nurses start with me at 5:20 and by 5:30 I had the most wonderful thing happen. My angel walked through that door and just made everything OK! Then my phone rings @ 6:26am and it's Val calling me from Japan. I start bawling and knew it would be just fine.
Pre-op weight 320 Post-op 328 ughhhhhhh the liquid and air gain... time to work HARD!! YAY ME I'M READY!
Monday was a great day! Surgery lasted about 1hr 45min or so, I was in recovery until 1:15 when I finally decided to wake up and say "HUH?" Then I went back to sleep and next thing I rememeber I was in my room . I had TWO fabulous nurses on Monday that I could only hope that I had them again on Tuesday. Guess what.... I had the same 2 on Tuesday!!!
The day shift nurses were awesome and pampered me. I'm talking massaged my shoulders, made sure I was comfortable, cool cloth on the forehead... they weren't even pushy about me getting up and walking... I was the one that kept telling them I wanted to walk. Monday night my nurses were great too... they let me sleep but they made sure I got up and walked. Even though I was cranky they still made sure I was comfy! My friend Nancy from work came up to see me... she brought me to the hospital this morning. She's always been there for me, just like a second mom. Tonight I got to see George again and got to meet Mary. They came by on the way to the game to spend some time with me. I had another visitor come by... one of my best friends who lives in Japan right now had called her mom and asked her to pray and let her know that I was having surgery (that was right before I went in) and guess what... Gertie came to see me after work to check on me.
Tuesday... wow... what a great day. I made some progress today and walked the entire floor of the hospital (shocked them all), came back to my room and when I didn't get back in the bed and only sat in the chair they were like ummm don't you want to get in bed now? Nope we're walking in an hour! Yes they were back and we went walking again LOL
I told myself I'd be going home Tuesday night however the nurses convinced me that I needed to stay just one more night and yes I stayed LOL
Wednesday... YAYYYYYY they take that stupid IV out and I'm FREE!!! I can walk... I got up and walked that hall... the first time around was a walk... ok I didn't slow down I hit it again this time at a brisk pace. The lady in the next room had been watching me walk for 3 days now and she had been there for over a week just sitting in her bed. This morning she got out of bed and walked about 4 steps then I hear her say that's enough put me back. As I'm packing up my things I crawl back up on the bed *that's the only way I can get there* I hear the lady on the call button thingy asking the nurse to come down there. She tells them "I want to walk, please take me." She walked right past my door and I just cried, she kept going... about 20 feet more then said "ok I'm done." That made me so happy cause it seemed as I made an impression on her and she was OUT OF THAT BED after a full week just laying there.
Wednesday I come home (my ex picked me up and dropped me off at my car) and I drove home (about 30 miles), called the leasing office at my apartments and let them know I was coming home and asked if someone could carry my things inside. One of the maintenance guys came over carried my stuff in and made sure I made it in. He has been by to check on me too!
Thursday I overdid it a bit but got some more rest so I was feeling better. I walked to the office this morning and they brought me home in one of those golf carts cause I was exhausted. I took a nap and walked some more. Overdid it... (we won't go there and how).
Friday was a great day. Got up feeling pretty good. Got all my vita's in and most of my protein in. Walked around my apartment for a bit, went next door and asked if I could borrow my neighbor's dog to take him for a walk... he laughed and said ummm ok sure. Walked the dog then got my chair and sat outside under a tree enjoying the breeze waiting for my daughter to get her. This is her dad's weekend however he offered to let one of the kids come over to help out this weekend so of course I'm gonna take him up on it. It's not like I'm going out to a club or anything lol. We drove to Wal-Mart and got some more Jello and Popsicles and "kid type" food (as all I had here was post-op food lol). We stopped and rented some movies and off to the house we go.
We had a good evening and Mary is off to bed so I decided I could do some writing. She was a good help this evening and said tomorrow she's going to make sure she does the laundry LOL
I thought about buying a scale today however I decided not to cause I know I would try and weigh and I made a deal with myself "I WILL NOT WEIGH TILL TUESDAY when I see Dr. Lyons!!!"
Sweet dreams!
Surgery went well with no complications. I have 15 staples and 3 stitches. I had the OnQ pain pump pouch when I came home. I came home from the hospital on Wed May 14 and have been home alone the entire time till tonight when my daughter came to stay with me (we'll get back to that later).
Pre-op... Got to the hospital at 5am (had to be there by 5:15, nurses start with me at 5:20 and by 5:30 I had the most wonderful thing happen. My angel walked through that door and just made everything OK! Then my phone rings @ 6:26am and it's Val calling me from Japan. I start bawling and knew it would be just fine.
Pre-op weight 320 Post-op 328 ughhhhhhh the liquid and air gain... time to work HARD!! YAY ME I'M READY!
Monday was a great day! Surgery lasted about 1hr 45min or so, I was in recovery until 1:15 when I finally decided to wake up and say "HUH?" Then I went back to sleep and next thing I rememeber I was in my room . I had TWO fabulous nurses on Monday that I could only hope that I had them again on Tuesday. Guess what.... I had the same 2 on Tuesday!!!
The day shift nurses were awesome and pampered me. I'm talking massaged my shoulders, made sure I was comfortable, cool cloth on the forehead... they weren't even pushy about me getting up and walking... I was the one that kept telling them I wanted to walk. Monday night my nurses were great too... they let me sleep but they made sure I got up and walked. Even though I was cranky they still made sure I was comfy! My friend Nancy from work came up to see me... she brought me to the hospital this morning. She's always been there for me, just like a second mom. Tonight I got to see George again and got to meet Mary. They came by on the way to the game to spend some time with me. I had another visitor come by... one of my best friends who lives in Japan right now had called her mom and asked her to pray and let her know that I was having surgery (that was right before I went in) and guess what... Gertie came to see me after work to check on me.
Tuesday... wow... what a great day. I made some progress today and walked the entire floor of the hospital (shocked them all), came back to my room and when I didn't get back in the bed and only sat in the chair they were like ummm don't you want to get in bed now? Nope we're walking in an hour! Yes they were back and we went walking again LOL
I told myself I'd be going home Tuesday night however the nurses convinced me that I needed to stay just one more night and yes I stayed LOL
Wednesday... YAYYYYYY they take that stupid IV out and I'm FREE!!! I can walk... I got up and walked that hall... the first time around was a walk... ok I didn't slow down I hit it again this time at a brisk pace. The lady in the next room had been watching me walk for 3 days now and she had been there for over a week just sitting in her bed. This morning she got out of bed and walked about 4 steps then I hear her say that's enough put me back. As I'm packing up my things I crawl back up on the bed *that's the only way I can get there* I hear the lady on the call button thingy asking the nurse to come down there. She tells them "I want to walk, please take me." She walked right past my door and I just cried, she kept going... about 20 feet more then said "ok I'm done." That made me so happy cause it seemed as I made an impression on her and she was OUT OF THAT BED after a full week just laying there.
Wednesday I come home (my ex picked me up and dropped me off at my car) and I drove home (about 30 miles), called the leasing office at my apartments and let them know I was coming home and asked if someone could carry my things inside. One of the maintenance guys came over carried my stuff in and made sure I made it in. He has been by to check on me too!
Thursday I overdid it a bit but got some more rest so I was feeling better. I walked to the office this morning and they brought me home in one of those golf carts cause I was exhausted. I took a nap and walked some more. Overdid it... (we won't go there and how).
Friday was a great day. Got up feeling pretty good. Got all my vita's in and most of my protein in. Walked around my apartment for a bit, went next door and asked if I could borrow my neighbor's dog to take him for a walk... he laughed and said ummm ok sure. Walked the dog then got my chair and sat outside under a tree enjoying the breeze waiting for my daughter to get her. This is her dad's weekend however he offered to let one of the kids come over to help out this weekend so of course I'm gonna take him up on it. It's not like I'm going out to a club or anything lol. We drove to Wal-Mart and got some more Jello and Popsicles and "kid type" food (as all I had here was post-op food lol). We stopped and rented some movies and off to the house we go.
We had a good evening and Mary is off to bed so I decided I could do some writing. She was a good help this evening and said tomorrow she's going to make sure she does the laundry LOL
I thought about buying a scale today however I decided not to cause I know I would try and weigh and I made a deal with myself "I WILL NOT WEIGH TILL TUESDAY when I see Dr. Lyons!!!"
Sweet dreams!
3 long days to go....
May 08, 2008
Ok... here we go... Friday, Saturday, & Sunday... my day is MONDAY!!! 5-12-08 Happy Mother's Day!!!
Got back from Mexico on Monday about 2 am... got a few hours of sleep then off to the hospital for all my pre-op tests. (Tests look great from what I've been told) Did pre-op appt with Dr. Lyons and he's almost as ready as I am lol
I'm hating the chewable vitamins cause I don't like that chalky nasty feel... so I went to Sam's Club tonight and got some LIQUID multi-vitamins (only like $12 and it's a MONTH's supply!!! Fruit flavored (so the bottle says) (doesn't taste "THAT BAD")... now if I could only get everything else liquid lol
I've had a busy day today... I have to train one person on all of my accounts tomorrow (he's taking mine on top of his). I am an account manager for a cell phone company and luckily my customers are being good sports about this (considering that I just left them for a trip to Mexico)
Well I'm gonna call it a night... long day ahead.
God bless.
~Sandi~
Got back from Mexico on Monday about 2 am... got a few hours of sleep then off to the hospital for all my pre-op tests. (Tests look great from what I've been told) Did pre-op appt with Dr. Lyons and he's almost as ready as I am lol
I'm hating the chewable vitamins cause I don't like that chalky nasty feel... so I went to Sam's Club tonight and got some LIQUID multi-vitamins (only like $12 and it's a MONTH's supply!!! Fruit flavored (so the bottle says) (doesn't taste "THAT BAD")... now if I could only get everything else liquid lol
I've had a busy day today... I have to train one person on all of my accounts tomorrow (he's taking mine on top of his). I am an account manager for a cell phone company and luckily my customers are being good sports about this (considering that I just left them for a trip to Mexico)
Well I'm gonna call it a night... long day ahead.
God bless.
~Sandi~
VACATION
Apr 29, 2008
OK ya'll I'm outta here... I might post while I'm gone but I doubt it. I'm heading to Mexico until Sunday night. Then Monday morning I have my pre-op surgery appointment.
I'm going to bed... it's going to be a longgggggggggggggg day tomorrow *YAYYYYYY*
I'm going to bed... it's going to be a longgggggggggggggg day tomorrow *YAYYYYYY*
pics added
Apr 28, 2008
I actually added some more pics... these were all taken this morning when I got to work. This is going to be a weekly chore (going to try to keep up the weekly lol) sooooooooooo here we go!!!This weekend
Apr 27, 2008
WOW I'm tired. Only 2 more days then I will be on the beach in Mexico with my sister and about 60 co-workers (we all won this trip for us and a guest). I decided to bring my sister with me. I did my Pre-op shopping (and involved the kids... gave them a shopping list). My kids don't live with me so I try to include them as much as possible in this journey. We got everything on the list except the protein powders they "couldn't find them" so I will be shopping the week after I get back in the country cause there's only a few days left after that. Saturday was my work picnic at Six Flags so I went and bought season passes again this year. My ex brought the kids up there for me after I bought the passes so they could enjoy the day. We spent 5 hours walking here, there and everywhere OMG I was beat lol (hopefully within the next couple months (2 or 3) I'll be able to ride some of the rides).
My son wanted to earn some money for camp today so I let him "clean the living room and do the dishes" (they have a few chores here *keep their room clean* *keep the living room picked up* but not many. They are usually really good about it. So I took my daughter with me and we went to get pedicures and my son cleaned so he could earn camp spending money. Took my time and allowed him to get it all done, came home and wow... the living room floor was even vacuumed!!!
Well I'm gonna call it a night... Long day tomorrow, working OT to cover for my co-workers that are going to a funeral. Have a great night all and God Bless!
The date is coming quick
Apr 22, 2008
Today I had a 4 hour class with Tammy (Bariatric Coordinator). We reviewed everything again to make sure I'm ready.
Some of the feelings that I had today...
Yes I'm ready but I am really scared to death. Am I going to be that "ONE" that has issues?
Is it ok to cry out of the blue when I'm thinking about my date?
I can't wait till my date... that's the first day of the rest of my life! I'm SO THRILLED!!
WOW talk about mixed emotions.
When I come home from the hospital I know it's going to be difficult. I live alone, my children are only with me every other weekend and I will have to depend on my ex-husband to bring them to me at least for the first week. So many things are going through my head right now.
This week I have to work on getting all of my customer's accounts in check so while I'm gone nothing crazy will happen. Next week I will be in Mexico and then I come home and I'm here for one more week to get everything ready here for when I get home. WOW talk about a busy 2 weeks.
I CAN DO THIS!!!
I WILL DO THIS!!!
I WILL GET HEALTHY AND LIVE A FULL LIFE!!!
Some of the feelings that I had today...
Yes I'm ready but I am really scared to death. Am I going to be that "ONE" that has issues?
Is it ok to cry out of the blue when I'm thinking about my date?
I can't wait till my date... that's the first day of the rest of my life! I'm SO THRILLED!!
WOW talk about mixed emotions.
When I come home from the hospital I know it's going to be difficult. I live alone, my children are only with me every other weekend and I will have to depend on my ex-husband to bring them to me at least for the first week. So many things are going through my head right now.
This week I have to work on getting all of my customer's accounts in check so while I'm gone nothing crazy will happen. Next week I will be in Mexico and then I come home and I'm here for one more week to get everything ready here for when I get home. WOW talk about a busy 2 weeks.
I CAN DO THIS!!!
I WILL DO THIS!!!
I WILL GET HEALTHY AND LIVE A FULL LIFE!!!
Approval time frame...
Apr 22, 2008
I should have done this a long time ago but I've been in a mood and now I realize it's hard to catch up so here I go.....
Feb 25 Email from Bariatric Coordinator *hurry up and wait* My paperwork is sent in and now it's time to wait.
March 6 Email from Bariatric Coordinator *happy dance* Approval has been recieved from Aetna... now it's time to schedule!!!!
March 11 Email at work.... *won trip to Mexico for sales* Going on trip April 30 so I can't have my surgery until I get back.
March 12 Call from Dr. Lyon's nurse *Dr wants to do surgery March 31, let her know I have to wait till I'm back from Mexico per Dr.
March 13... ***DATE SET*** May 12, Now it's time to get everything together.
It's getting closer so I figured I would get my act together and document.
Until next time!
Feb 25 Email from Bariatric Coordinator *hurry up and wait* My paperwork is sent in and now it's time to wait.
March 6 Email from Bariatric Coordinator *happy dance* Approval has been recieved from Aetna... now it's time to schedule!!!!
March 11 Email at work.... *won trip to Mexico for sales* Going on trip April 30 so I can't have my surgery until I get back.
March 12 Call from Dr. Lyon's nurse *Dr wants to do surgery March 31, let her know I have to wait till I'm back from Mexico per Dr.
March 13... ***DATE SET*** May 12, Now it's time to get everything together.
It's getting closer so I figured I would get my act together and document.
Until next time!
The Begining...
Oct 16, 2007
Ok... well here goes nothing...
The journey has now started and I'm working to a new life with this. I have spoke with the Dr that I want to do my surgery and he's willing to help me on this journey. I've gone to the seminar, I've filled out my pre-consult paperwork and have faxed that into my Dr. He's now in the "letter" process to see what my lovely insurance says. I'm ready for them to say no but I hope that whomever reads the letter has a little bit of heart when they make the judgement call.
Now onto me... I've been overweight ALL my life since I was about 6 years old. I've always been teased (all through school) about my weight and it never helped only made it worse. Here I am 35 divorcing and I have 2 children that I want to see grow up. I've never been able to really "interact" with my kids like I've wanted to. My kids always hear "why is your mom fat?" and things like that, and I don't want them to have to deal with that anymore. I bought season passes to 6Flags for myself and the kids however I don't fit in most the seats for the rides and I absolutely love the rides...
I WILL BE ABLE TO RIDE THEM ALL ONE DAY (hopefully soon).
I WILL BE ABLE TO SIT IN A SEAT ON A PLANE AND NOT BE IN PAIN THE ENTIRE FLIGHT.
I WILL BE ABLE TO RUN AND PLAY WITH MY KIDS.
I WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY "FAT" CLOTHES AND INTO A NORMAL SIZE (NOT 4X) JUST A "LARGE" OR "EX-LG".
I AM READY FOR THIS CHALLENGE!!!!!!!!
Ok I'm off for the night... any advice is more than welcome and all the encouragement is welcomed as well.
Good Luck in your adventures!
Wishing you the best,
Sandi
About Me
Haltom City, TX
Location
31.8
BMI
Surgery
05/12/2008
Surgery Date
Oct 08, 2007
Member Since
