Sassi
Well I figured it was about time that i take time to tell some of my story. Everything with my surgery has all of the sudden been happening REALLY fast, but the story starts long before all of this....I have been heavy all of my life, well maybe not all of it. I was born premature and was very small and very sick as a baby, but that obviously didn't last long. I was looking through some old pictures the other day and found picture of myself when I was 5 or 6 and already then I was chubby and from there it just got worse. Through alot of hardships in my life food has always been my best friend, I also come from a large family that must believe that food goes with everything from weddings to funerals. Now I know that I can't blame my obesity on anyone else but being raise on fried foods and sweets makes it very hard to make the right choices after being on my own. So that is how at 31 years old I have come to be 383lbs...Well that is about to change. I have thought about surgery before but a thought is all it has ever been. Until now! I went to a seminar on November 1, 2006 and without a doubt new I was having surgery. I didn't push it to much over the holidays, but now it is all happening fast and I am so happy.
Here is how it has gone so far....first and for most I have changed my diet and lifestyle on my own. I was determind that nothing was going to hold me back or stand in my way from having this surgery. I started keeping a food diary and really watching my intake. I met with the nutritionist on 2/9/07 and to much of my surprise was cleared without haveing to come back. She said that in all her time as a nutrtionist she has only cleared 3 people on there first visit. I was so excited. Then I met with the pshycologist on 2/13/07 and was also cleared by her. WHOOHOO! I am on my way. My next step was to meet for a consult with the surgen. On 3/9/07 I met the man that is going to change my life. Funny thing is as a girl I always thought I would marry the man that would change my life. LOL The consult went great. I am haveing the roux-en y distal bypass procedure. I just have to say that at this time my mind is going a million miles an hour. I am excited, nervous, anxious, scared and so much more I don't even know how to discribe it. Now on to insurance we go. Even though my insurance said they would approve it I was still worried. Well my worries are over. I was approved on 3/19/07. So all i am waiting on is a date for surgery and testing. The gal that does the scheduling has been on vacation for the last 2 weeks and will be back on Monday and will be calling me. This is it, I am on my way.
TO BE CONTINUED.......
Well here I am again, my surgery has been set for 2 weeks from today, April 19 at 9 am. I am so excited and yet at the same time very nervous, I just can't say that enough. All these emotions! I have to say that today has probally been the most nervous that I have been yet. Now don't get me wrong I am not haveing second thoughts or anything, it is just that I have to be at the hospital at 6:45am tomorrow and have 4 hours of medical test done and then have to go back again on Monday for IVC consult. I think it has just finally really hit me that this is it. I have many appointments scheduled in the next 2 weeks and it will go by very fast. Smaller me here I come!
I MADE IT!!!!
Well here I am 4 days post-op and I am actually feeling very very good. On Monday April 16 I had to have a IVC filter put in and I honestly believe I was more soar after that proceedure that I have been after my actual surgery. I went into surgery about 9:30am and I was moved from recovery to my room about 2pm. The surgery was able to be done lyposcopicly(not sure about spelling). The only complication there was is that i was supposed to had my gull bladder removed at the same time but Dr. Chua said i had to much fat tissue on my liver to remove it. So I can probally exspect to have gull bladder surgery sometime in the future. But other than that I am doing great. I really havent been in much pain at all, after surgery I was just tired. I was ready to be up that same day but the furthest i went was to the bathroom, I didnt even eat that day nor did I want to. The next day it was an all liquid diet but it was more than enough, and I was up walking around with no problem. I stayed 2 nights just because of how far away I live, I wanted to make sure all was well before I left the hospital. But now I am home and still really no pain, the pain I am having is all gas related I felt very bloated after surgery but it is moving well on its own. Also have had to sleep on the couch because I don't care to sleep flat on my back and can't sleep comfortably on my side yet. So I propped myself up on the couch and slept great. I am haveing no problems with any foods or anything. I am on the pureed diet now but has been easier to just get babyfood. And let me tell you they have really improved babyfood over the years. Well that is all for now...will update as things happen...I can already tell my skin is not streched as tight as it was. This is very good thing.
