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Hello OH Family

Well tomorrow I will be three weeks out and I have pretty much adjusted well.  I have slowly introduced realy foods but usually only one meal a day.  So far so good.  I am working really hard to balance the mental part of it though.  I head keeps saying "oooh if you eat that you are going to gain weight".  A few days ago I went to Joe's Crab Shack and of course my eyes were bigger than my new stomach.  I had 3 tiny crab balls-appetizer- and I knew in my gut I should have stopped after only 2, but they were soo good.  Needless to say I felt terrible.  The food basically sat in my esophugus.  I am not sure if I ate too fast or too much but either way I was uncomfortable for almost an hour.  I didn't eat anything for the rest of the night.  One of the hardest things for me has been not drinking while I eat.  I enjoy spicy and flavorful food and since the surgery that hasn't changed so it is hard to eat and not wash it down.  I am learning though.  I am 18 lbs down and counting!

Hello OH Family,

Today was my 2 week pos op appt and I am doing great.  I had this weird feeling around on of my incisions and thought I had a hernia, but it was a false alarm and I am all good!!  So now I am on purrees or mushys!  Now here is the real challenge.  Trying to take my time when I eat.  I can really put away some food so it is hard for me to slow down.  I am doing it but it is a challenge.  Honestly it is just nice to eat again.

Hello OH Family,

I was asked to write in detail what the first week is like after surgery so...here it goes!

Day 1:  Still in the hospital and extremely nauseated. The thought of food makes me wanna barf.  The Doc is giving my Zolfran but it doesn't work and the we move to Phenergen and it works but knocks you out completely.  I haven''t had anything to eat of drink but go to the bathroom constantly because of the fluids in the IV.  I threw up twice once bile and blood but the othertime just bile- so gross my breathe smells like a truck stop bathroom!  But not much pain just tenderness.

Day 2:  No more nausea and a few sips of water but I really don't want anything but sleep.  Still sore but no more pain meds.  Just nausea meds.  I took a walk today but not too fast.

Day 3:  Going home and feeling great! Walking at almost normal speed but still need a wheel chair according to the nurses.  No pain meds even though I have them and no more nausea meds either.  Started to feel more like myself and wouldn't mind food.  I tried Carnation instant breakfast today and drank half of it.

Day 4:  Appratently I have acid reflux and didn't know it.  I was given Nexium or something similar in an IV will in the hospital.  So they have me some Nexium in a powder to take when I got home  but I was feeling like SUPER WOMAN so I didn't even check my med bag.  Needless to say, What I thought was extreme hunger pains was reallly acid reflux.  After talking to my DOC I started the Nexium and the pains got better.

Day 5:  I am only drinking water, Carnation instant breakfast  with a shot of protein powder , and my UNJURY protien shakes.  I sometimes have to take the Nexium twice a day, and it is gross but it does help.  I started dreaming about food tonight!! I miss food!

Day 6:  I took my steritrips off today!  No pain, no changes really  jsut shakes and water.  I have lost 10lbs and my skin is perfect- which actually I noticed on day 3 soo YEAH!

Day 7:  Life is pretty much the same and still not a morsel to eat.  I am not even tmepted to eat.  But I do want to eat I just don't want to damage myself.  Today I was out shopping all day with the family and they to decided to go to a restaurant for dinner.  That didn't bother me, since I planned on ordering a chicken soup w/o chunks to make a broth.  Well the broth was too salty.  I tried mixing in water but it still was too salty.  SO I ordered a milk shake with like a teaspoon of icecream in it.  It was delicous.  I drank about 4 sips and was soo full.  I was so worried about my stomach but shortly after I was hungry again.  SO.......I had a BLOW POP,  I know it wasn't liquid but it wasn't really a solid either.  It really filled me up and made my stomach uncomfortable.  I won't do that again.  Not pain just discomfort.

Thats was week one!

Hello OH Family,

I have no idea if this has happened to anyone else, but I dream about food every night.  Chili- cheese dogs, French Fries, rice Krispie treats  mashed potatoes......etc  I could go on......

Every night it is me and some food and I only take a pinch each time and then realize oh crap this can hurt  my tummy...... so I panic.. then Iam like wait on bite of cookie didn't hurt so 2 bites won't hurt either.

I miss FooD!!!!!  I am not really hungry but I am desiring my old favorites.  Do you know how good it sounds to crack open a soda...A SODA... I am drooling like Homer SImpson right now.

Now if I drink my shakes and I am semi-satisfied and don't think about real food.  And don't get me wrong I have been 100% locked on liquids....and this is the only time I have not cheated on a diet so.......  But I am just saying..

I was told my craving for junk would not be there and .... WRONG!

Has anyone else felt this way?

HEllo OH Family,

Well I came home from the hospital today.  I am happy to be in my own bed but sad because I am alone, since my hubby is deployed and the kids are with my Mom.  I have had friends come by and visit and check on my, but I really miss my husband right now.  He has a strong quiet presence that I wish was here. 

OK enough of the waterworks.  My surgery went well on Tuesday moring at 10:15.  I don't even remeber them putting me out.  I was told I got sick right afterward- but I can't remember.  The nasaea was the worst part of it all though.  I have a very strong stomach so I was surprised to be dry heaving so much.  I don't have any pain just tenderness.  I haven't need pain meds since Tuesday night.  The nausea has stopped now and I am starving.  I would love to eat but the commercials on TV make me wanna gag.  All day I have had one glass of water, and two tiny survings of carnation instant breakfast.
I haven't had any gas or gas pain at all.  Just trying to get used to drinking smaller amounts for now, if I even try to get a big gulp it just sits and still goes down slow, so whats the point.

Well I just wanted to say thanks for your support, prayers and well wishes!!!
I will post more soon!

It is 2:04 in the morning and my surgery is at 10:15am.  Keep me in your prayers, and I will update you soon!!

Hello  OH family,

Well I can finally  Tuesday is the big day.  Not next Tuesday or 2 weeks from tomorrow but now it is just Tuesday!!!  I am so excited.  I just wonder how sore I will fill afterwards?  Will I want to eat, but can't or will I feel totally satisfied.  I decided Sunday I will make my "Goodbye " video.  I am making the video for two reasons, to say goodbye to the old me and Thank her for encouragement and support and to encourage the new post op me and remind myself it is OK to go forward because I deserve to.  I just don't want to self sabatoge the process with my own STUFF.  Can anyone relate?  SOOO as for now I really saying the final goodbye to all of my favorite foods, since I won't desire them for comfort  for awhile.... or possibly even never.

YEAH!  OH FAMILY!

I finally got the call today.  July 28 is my date!!  Finally it is my turn to get SLEEVED!  Even better news, since I am 220 they don't want me to do the 2 week liquid diet!

Unfortuanately my husband will be deployed  during that time period, but once he gets back!!!  Look out, HALLE BERRY, HALLE BERRY!! ROFL!

Well OH Family,

I have decided to change my avatar photo.  I have no idea why I look so slim in this photo.... but I love the photo because I look so slim.  Well after uploading some swimuit shots from my previous vacation, (yes they are scary)  I decided to change my profile pic.

Good News.  I got a call from my surgeon's office today and I am on the top of the pile of ready to go charts for the surgeon to review!!!!  My surgeon is out of town until Monday- GO FIGURE)  but, she told me to be looking for the call at the beginning of next week!!!!!  Finally, this might actually happen.


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Sorry all of my pics are too big,  I will make the change once I figure out how to resize them.

YEAH  OH Family I am finally finished with all of my pre-op stuff.  Yesterday was my new pyshch eval and I asked her flat out when we were done, if I passed.  I DID!  So now she just sends her report to my surgeon and I get my date.  I am down to 219 now so if I lose more than 9 lbs I am in trouble.  Bring on the buffet!!!