Sharzi
I am a granny to ROXY SKYE
Dec 29, 2008
Roxy Skye was born on 10th December and i am such a proud granny - she is beautiful!! I just cant get enough of her and she is such a good baby!!
I have at last lost another 2 kilos(4.4 lbs) - i know it is because i am not exercising or drinking enough water so that is my New Years Resolution.
I am still very happy with my Sleeve and dont regret it for a SECOND!!!
It still takes me about 20 minutes to finish one scrambled egg. I have bought myself some very small bowls that i dish my food in - they help me to estimate how much i can eat in one sitting. I have been quite lax over the festive season as we have family visiting from the UK and have been eating out a lot but i am still so happy about what and how much i can eat. I still get indigestion if i eat too fast or eat something that is too bulky - but otherwise i can eat just about anything. Salads and vegetables are no problem at all. I have to concentrate on getting in more protein though as i know i am falling behind in that.
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I have at last lost another 2 kilos(4.4 lbs) - i know it is because i am not exercising or drinking enough water so that is my New Years Resolution.
I am still very happy with my Sleeve and dont regret it for a SECOND!!!
It still takes me about 20 minutes to finish one scrambled egg. I have bought myself some very small bowls that i dish my food in - they help me to estimate how much i can eat in one sitting. I have been quite lax over the festive season as we have family visiting from the UK and have been eating out a lot but i am still so happy about what and how much i can eat. I still get indigestion if i eat too fast or eat something that is too bulky - but otherwise i can eat just about anything. Salads and vegetables are no problem at all. I have to concentrate on getting in more protein though as i know i am falling behind in that.
8 December 2008
Dec 08, 2008
Yay!!! Am down to 82 kgs now - had a long stall but i have managed to keep positive all the way through. I figure the slower i lose the less likely i am to suffer the hair loss and baggy skin issues. At least i hope so!!! I still can't believe how little i eat!!! Went out to a restaurant to eat tonight as it was my nephew's birthday. I dished up a side plate from the salad valley and could only eat about a quarter of it and brought the rest home.
People are starting to notice the weight loss and i am feeling great. I think that i am going to be a thin person soon!!! I just can't wait!!!
People are starting to notice the weight loss and i am feeling great. I think that i am going to be a thin person soon!!! I just can't wait!!!
2nd December 2008
Dec 02, 2008
Still battling the stall but have started moving slowly downwards again. Am able to eat a lot easier now, getting used to the signals and heeding then. Chewing really well etc.
Still feeling great - not discouraged by the slow weight loss because i KNOW i am eating about a quarter of what i was before - therefore i HAVE to lose weight. If i just lose 2 pounds a week i will reach goal in 5 - 6 months and that is what i am aiming for. Will weigh myself in the morning and change my ticker - hopefully i will be down!!
Still feeling great - not discouraged by the slow weight loss because i KNOW i am eating about a quarter of what i was before - therefore i HAVE to lose weight. If i just lose 2 pounds a week i will reach goal in 5 - 6 months and that is what i am aiming for. Will weigh myself in the morning and change my ticker - hopefully i will be down!!
24th November 2008
Nov 24, 2008
Well here I am, sitting in the middle of the 3 week stall. I haven't lost anything since Monday last week but hey - you know what? Because of all the wonderful people here sharing their experiences i knew what to expect and am not the slightest bit concerned. I had a bit of a bug last week (i think!) was rather nauseous and had trouble getting stuff down without lots of wind getting stuck in my chest. It was also awfully hot here and i'm not good in hot weather at the best of times.
I am trying to take in as much of the protein drinks as i can. I try and have scrambled egg and cottage cheese but am still finding egg a little heavy for me even though i really enjoy it. Yoghurts and thin custard go down very easily and last night i cooked some veg, butternut, squash, broccoli and cauliflower. I made a vegetarian burger patty and chopped it up into the veg with some gravy and it was absolutely yum! I was surprised how much i could finish but knew my body needed it.
So i have to get out there and exercise now to break this stall - but i am so bad at exercising - it really sucks!!! I am nevertheless feeling so good, not getting so many headaches and fitting into clothes stuck at the back of my cupboards with ease!!
I had my bp tested last week and it was 130/100 so decided to go back on meds again. It's now 110/80 so will see what my surgeon says when i see him later this week.
I am trying to take in as much of the protein drinks as i can. I try and have scrambled egg and cottage cheese but am still finding egg a little heavy for me even though i really enjoy it. Yoghurts and thin custard go down very easily and last night i cooked some veg, butternut, squash, broccoli and cauliflower. I made a vegetarian burger patty and chopped it up into the veg with some gravy and it was absolutely yum! I was surprised how much i could finish but knew my body needed it.
So i have to get out there and exercise now to break this stall - but i am so bad at exercising - it really sucks!!! I am nevertheless feeling so good, not getting so many headaches and fitting into clothes stuck at the back of my cupboards with ease!!
I had my bp tested last week and it was 130/100 so decided to go back on meds again. It's now 110/80 so will see what my surgeon says when i see him later this week.
17 November 2008
Nov 16, 2008
Had a lovely weekend with my son, his wife and all their friends around for a braaivleis (barbecue). I ate my lentil curry I had made the night before and a little potato salad but something sat very heavily on my stomach and i woke in the night feeling a little nauseous. So I am feeling a little tender today but am taking it easy - and am sure i will be better later.
This morning i weighed 84 kilos (184.8 lbs) so that means i am down 8 kilos (17.6 lbs) since my operation exactly 2 weeks ago today! PHENOMENAL. I have already (pre op too) lost over a third of my excess weight!! I really never expected to lose so fast so i am VERY HAPPY!
This morning i weighed 84 kilos (184.8 lbs) so that means i am down 8 kilos (17.6 lbs) since my operation exactly 2 weeks ago today! PHENOMENAL. I have already (pre op too) lost over a third of my excess weight!! I really never expected to lose so fast so i am VERY HAPPY!
Sunday 16th November
Nov 15, 2008
To date I am still feeling GREAT!!! I struggle to remember i have had an operation! I have carried on absolutely as normal - working and doing everything i usually do - on a fraction of what i used to eat. I have loads of energy, no pain and only discomfort if i eat too fast. From the date of the operation i have lost 6 kilos - and actually 7 since last Saturday (1 week ago) as i came out of hospital a kilo heavier than i went in - water so they say!
I cant thank my doctor enough for performing this miracle on me. I feel mylife has turned around.
I cant thank my doctor enough for performing this miracle on me. I feel mylife has turned around.
11 November 2008
Nov 11, 2008
Well it's now Tuesday evening and I've had an incredible day again. I have not experienced any tiredness or lethargy - in fact i have energy i haven't felt in a long time.
I am so thrilled with my small plates of food - i eat with a teaspoon and honestly feel fuller after a tiny bowl than i used to feel after a huge portion. I figure that i am eating about a fifth of what i used to eat at a meal - and i could still have eaten more usually. My mind seems to have been affected by the operation and i am thinking like a thin person would think with regards to food.
This operation is truly a miracle.
As of Saturday 8th - when i came out of hospital - i have lost 4 and a half kilos (10 pounds) and already my clothes are feeling quite loose on me. My face is less puffy too.
I love this new life i have been given, i love eating to live and not the other way around.
I see good things happening for me...
I feel so positive and enthusiastic about everything. I feel my entrepreneurial spirit returning - i lost it somewhere along the way.
In short - I AM VERY HAPPY AT THIS VERY MOMENT I COULD SHOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so thrilled with my small plates of food - i eat with a teaspoon and honestly feel fuller after a tiny bowl than i used to feel after a huge portion. I figure that i am eating about a fifth of what i used to eat at a meal - and i could still have eaten more usually. My mind seems to have been affected by the operation and i am thinking like a thin person would think with regards to food.
This operation is truly a miracle.
As of Saturday 8th - when i came out of hospital - i have lost 4 and a half kilos (10 pounds) and already my clothes are feeling quite loose on me. My face is less puffy too.
I love this new life i have been given, i love eating to live and not the other way around.
I see good things happening for me...
I feel so positive and enthusiastic about everything. I feel my entrepreneurial spirit returning - i lost it somewhere along the way.
In short - I AM VERY HAPPY AT THIS VERY MOMENT I COULD SHOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Better and better ...
Nov 08, 2008
The nurses were absolutely wonderful - every single one of them! They must have been hand-picked for compassion, empathy, cheerfulness and just darned niceness! Nothing was every too much trouble for them.
They got me settled and comfortable for Tuesday night, gave me a sleeping pill and something for the pain and i slept like a baby. From Wednesday morning things just got better and better. My catheter came out - had no problems there and started working out the winds. The only problem i had for the next three days was minor indigestion, and my neckache/headache. So as far as the operation was concerned i really did breeze through it! I had no pain whatsoever besides the indigestion and sipping from the start was no trouble at all. The nasal tube was removed on Thursday and it came out smoothly and didn't hurt at all. I stayed in five nights and know that was a lot longer than most of you - but my doctor was very cautious and i appreciated that. My drip site kept swelling so had to have it changed 5 times with numerous stabs all over before they could find another vein. I usually have such good veins so found that a bit of a mystery.
Yesterday, Friday i was started on yoghurt, custard and soup. It was divine. I also had numerous cups of tea to my great delight. I have no trouble swallowing at all. After i got home this morning i made my friend and myself some scrambled egg with cottage cheese and all i could have was about 3 tablespoons. I kept the rest for later. I'm absolutely ecstatic!
Staying in hospital that bit extra was wonderful. When i got home today my friend took me shopping for all my vitamins and foodstuffs, we then went for a walk and then on another errand finding a nursing mommy kitty for 3 little newborns that had been abandoned.
I honestly feel absolutely wonderful. I'm not tired or depressed or sore.
Let's hope i keep singing this tune!!
Love all you guys for being so positive and encouraging. You are all amazing!!
They got me settled and comfortable for Tuesday night, gave me a sleeping pill and something for the pain and i slept like a baby. From Wednesday morning things just got better and better. My catheter came out - had no problems there and started working out the winds. The only problem i had for the next three days was minor indigestion, and my neckache/headache. So as far as the operation was concerned i really did breeze through it! I had no pain whatsoever besides the indigestion and sipping from the start was no trouble at all. The nasal tube was removed on Thursday and it came out smoothly and didn't hurt at all. I stayed in five nights and know that was a lot longer than most of you - but my doctor was very cautious and i appreciated that. My drip site kept swelling so had to have it changed 5 times with numerous stabs all over before they could find another vein. I usually have such good veins so found that a bit of a mystery.
Yesterday, Friday i was started on yoghurt, custard and soup. It was divine. I also had numerous cups of tea to my great delight. I have no trouble swallowing at all. After i got home this morning i made my friend and myself some scrambled egg with cottage cheese and all i could have was about 3 tablespoons. I kept the rest for later. I'm absolutely ecstatic!
Staying in hospital that bit extra was wonderful. When i got home today my friend took me shopping for all my vitamins and foodstuffs, we then went for a walk and then on another errand finding a nursing mommy kitty for 3 little newborns that had been abandoned.
I honestly feel absolutely wonderful. I'm not tired or depressed or sore.
Let's hope i keep singing this tune!!
Love all you guys for being so positive and encouraging. You are all amazing!!
Story continued...
Nov 08, 2008
The rest of Monday went by in a bit of a blur. I wasn't much concerned by the tubes - even the naso-gastric one didn't bother me. It was very awkward when i tried to get up and walk with all the tubes all over the place though. I went for my post-op walk and did feel a bit dizzy but was not alarmed. The only thing that bothered me was my dry mouth. Gosh that was awful! The first night was fine - with no pain - just the discomfort of winds and really felt i had sailed through. The next day was a real downer though! That day i really regretted doing this - but the reasons had nothing really to do with the operation. The physician came to see me on Tuesday morning and in the presence of the sister - he said i was to start up my anti-depressants and my cholesterol medicine. He didn't say don't take it till someone tells you - or wait until such and such happens - he just said take them. So i did. My anti-depressants are in capsule form and they just wouldn't go down - they wouldn't come up either. I think they got stuck on the tube down my throat and caused the most awful sensation - burning and stuck! That was very unpleasant. So now i was nauseous as well and developed the most excruciating headache - something I'm not unfamiliar with. Tuesday was a bad day and i chased all visitors out as i didn't want anybody to see me like that!
Oh yes - i had phoned my daughter on the monday after the operation - and she was REALLY MAD at me!! She immediately googled and came to ObesityHelp but pulled up all the most alarming information she could find and of course got herself really panicked. She is a really wonderful daughter and i hated upsetting her - but at the same time - this was the only way i could have done this. Anybody who knows my Kerry will know she is not to be trifled with!!!
8 November 2008
Nov 08, 2008
Well - I've been sleeved!! It all happened so fast and I had so much to do before i went into hospital (i run my own business and it was month end) that I didn't have time to post.
I kept phoning my insurance company last week and then on Thursday 29th they told me i would only hear by the Wednesday the following week - 2 days after my intended surgery. So I had to phone my co-ordinator and tell her to cancel as that was her deadline for cancelling my op on Monday the 3rd. I didn't get upset as I just knew if it was meant to be - it would happen. I secretly thought i would get another date the following week - and all would be fine. The only problem was, the clinic was totally full up and said they couldn't fit me in any other time this year. But for some strange reason i was not at all concerned. I just went about my business. At 4pm that afternoon a sister from the medical fund called to say all had been approved for Monday!! I couldn't believe it! I had to phone my co-ordinator and reinstate the operation and it was all go-go-go from then on. I had NO CHANCE to get nervous.
I had so much to do before the op the next morrning. Pay accounts etc. So i left showering and washing my hair till last - like 12am - only to find all the water in the area had been shut off. I phoned the council and they said it would only go on again much later the next day. So i had to phone my good friend up the road and go and shower at 12.30!! I couldnt go to hospital with less than clean hair now, could I?
Needless to say - i only got to bed at about 2.30am and then was up at 4.30 to be at the hospital by 5.45.
The only nerves i felt was because I hadn't told my beloved daughter in London anything about what i intended doing. I knew she would panic and try to talk me out of it. Up to the night before i still intended telling her - and yet when i spoke to her on Sunday night - i found i just couldn't! She would try her damndest to talk me out of it and i would go into the operation upset, emotional and unprepared. I needed to be strong - and i knew i was doing what was best for my health.
So, with all your assurances that i would be just fine and that the operation was a lesser risk than living with the problems associated with obesity - i went in with all faith that everything was going to go well!
I was waiting in the theatre ante-room before the op and before long was surrounded by my co-ordinator, wonderful Gill Gibson, my anaesthetist, an assistant surgeon and the most wonderful theatre sister Jean who inspired such confidence. We were all just chatting and i asked their advice on bougie size. Jean actually fetched four different bougies for me from 34 to 40. They are just like long solid rubber tubes and they are t-i-i-ny. I was now even more adamant i didn't want a 32 and felt 36 was for me but at this stage put Jean in charge to make the choice for me.
It seemed like no time at all and i was waking up in my room. I had a 36 bougie!
I kept phoning my insurance company last week and then on Thursday 29th they told me i would only hear by the Wednesday the following week - 2 days after my intended surgery. So I had to phone my co-ordinator and tell her to cancel as that was her deadline for cancelling my op on Monday the 3rd. I didn't get upset as I just knew if it was meant to be - it would happen. I secretly thought i would get another date the following week - and all would be fine. The only problem was, the clinic was totally full up and said they couldn't fit me in any other time this year. But for some strange reason i was not at all concerned. I just went about my business. At 4pm that afternoon a sister from the medical fund called to say all had been approved for Monday!! I couldn't believe it! I had to phone my co-ordinator and reinstate the operation and it was all go-go-go from then on. I had NO CHANCE to get nervous.
I had so much to do before the op the next morrning. Pay accounts etc. So i left showering and washing my hair till last - like 12am - only to find all the water in the area had been shut off. I phoned the council and they said it would only go on again much later the next day. So i had to phone my good friend up the road and go and shower at 12.30!! I couldnt go to hospital with less than clean hair now, could I?
Needless to say - i only got to bed at about 2.30am and then was up at 4.30 to be at the hospital by 5.45.
The only nerves i felt was because I hadn't told my beloved daughter in London anything about what i intended doing. I knew she would panic and try to talk me out of it. Up to the night before i still intended telling her - and yet when i spoke to her on Sunday night - i found i just couldn't! She would try her damndest to talk me out of it and i would go into the operation upset, emotional and unprepared. I needed to be strong - and i knew i was doing what was best for my health.
So, with all your assurances that i would be just fine and that the operation was a lesser risk than living with the problems associated with obesity - i went in with all faith that everything was going to go well!
I was waiting in the theatre ante-room before the op and before long was surrounded by my co-ordinator, wonderful Gill Gibson, my anaesthetist, an assistant surgeon and the most wonderful theatre sister Jean who inspired such confidence. We were all just chatting and i asked their advice on bougie size. Jean actually fetched four different bougies for me from 34 to 40. They are just like long solid rubber tubes and they are t-i-i-ny. I was now even more adamant i didn't want a 32 and felt 36 was for me but at this stage put Jean in charge to make the choice for me.
It seemed like no time at all and i was waking up in my room. I had a 36 bougie!
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27.7
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May 18, 2008
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