3 Months today plus it's my Birthday !!

Jun 13, 2008

I have been so bad that I have not been on here more. My husband got deployed and with him gone, I have had no time at all. Today is my 3 month surgery anniversary plus added bonus it's my birthday. I have have a little bit of a hard time battling constant UTI;s (urinary tract infections) and had to be referred to a Urologist. I had a CT this week and have to have a scope of my bladder monday. With all of that I have not been eating hardly anything and working hard on getting all my protein in. Since my surgery 3 months ago I have lost a total of 82 pounds !! That is just insane to me and I am at a weight now I have not been at in so very long. All my co-workers tell me that i am vanishing before thier eyes,and it is true. I know I should not be losing this fast but I feel good just tired a little bit more. The new pics I have posted were taken for my love who is deployed so they are very cheese cake..hahaha! I still the fat girl looking back at me in the mirror but hope that will change in the future. I still want to lose 30 more pounds, but it will come and the exercising I am doing will help. I was asked the other day if I would do it all again and the answer is YES,YES,YES !!

One month on the losers bench!

Apr 11, 2008

I am one month out and went to see Dr. Oh today to have my check up. I have lost a total of 33 lbs since surgery and that was so awesome to hear. If i wanted to lost 33 lbs before surgery i would have had to cut off a limb. My clothes are started to get loose and that is a great feeling. I have wanted to be thinner for so long and now my time is here. I have had only one thing that i regret about having this surgery, that is being able to drink fluids like before. I am prone to getting kidney/bladder infections, so before the surgery I was always drinking and had large amount of fluids. Now since the surgery i have had a UTI and then it moved into kidney infection. My hubby has given me about 4 IV'S in the past 2 weeks...he is so good to me. Well things are only going to get better and I am only going to get stronger!!!!

One week post-op

Mar 22, 2008

Well I had my surgery on the 13th and went for my one week check up yesterday. I had lost 13 lbs and the doc said I was doing great and he would never believe that I had surgery just a week ago. Nancy came to see me in the hospital and she truly is a angel on earth. She brought me a goodie basket full of protein shakes,gas x strips, protein bars, container for travel for protein and so many more things. I went home on friday and I think the 3 hour drive from Federal Way was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much for me. I did okay saturday but was still highly medicated, thank God for pain medicine. When I woke up sunday everything went down hill.....I truly thought I was going to die or maybe it was me praying to die. I slept most of the day and kept saying over and over..."what the hell did I do to myself"? Monday was worse and I cried when ever I was awake. I called my husband at work( He is a military trauma nurse) told him he had to talk to my PCM and figure something out for me. My PCM is a goddess and I love her so much, she always there for me. My hubby brought home some Zofran the you put under tounge and will take the nausea away in just a few seconds. They use this medicine alot for pregnant women, but it helped alot.My hubby also came home with 2 IV'S and ran them both into me that night. I woke up tuesday a diffrent person and have been off all pain medicine since then. I feel like my old self today and feel like the first 5 days of my journey was a bad dream. The past 4 days I am getting stronger and better and feel like a new person. I went shopping today and cleaned house and have been going non stop. I had a photography shoot scheduled for next weekend but canceled it thinking I would still be down. I called the family today and told them if they were up to it so was I. So i go back to my mon-fri job on Monday and my photography job a week from today. I just wanted to thank you all for all your love ,support and prayers that you sent my way.

Surgery in less then 48 hours

Mar 11, 2008

I am set for this thursday @ 530am and I am starting to get a little bit scared and nervous. I have been in the medical field for over 20 yrs and know enough to scare me to death. I want to do this to be healthy but I also want to look good and feel better about myself. I just dont want to have complications or to die on the table. I need to remember my relationship with the Lord and know he will keep me safe.

2 weeks to go !!

Feb 28, 2008

Well I am in the final countdown right now, I started my liquid diet today and my surgery is exactly 2 weeks from today! I am so excited to be so close and know that my life is going to change for the better.

I GOT A NEW SURGERY DATE, 2 WEEKS EARLY !!!

Feb 24, 2008

My surgery has been moved up from April 1st to March 13th !! YEA

Changing things for the better....

Feb 04, 2008

I am glad every morning I wake up and I am going to make the most of each day. I have a bad habit of putting things off and for the past week I am making baby steps towards doing what i need to do. I have met a new friend who gave me some great advice and it is nice learning things. I love everyday that Gods blesses me with and will not ever say "I will get to it tomorrow". Love Ya, Mean it !!

Car Wreck, thankful to be safe

Jan 30, 2008

I went grocery shopping and running errands Saturday and on my way home I had a wreck. I did a couple of 360's and the car slammed from ditch to ditch hitting the embankment also. I caved in part of the roof on the drivers side and busted out windows, with the windshield. I had to go to E.R. and get 4 stitches in my face and get the other cuts cleaned up. I have a concussion and bruised from head to toe. I thank God in heaven I was not killed or hurt worse then what I am. It could of been a very horrible deal and God was looking out for me. The part that is the worst is it was my mother in laws car and it is totalled....

I was in her car to take it to clean it out beofre she got home from her trip to Dallas and now she has no car!!!!!!!!! I feel like such a jerk and this will cost money that needs to go to other things. I just feel sick about it all ...

Confusion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Jan 23, 2008

Okay now I found out that Tricare DOES approve lap but most of the doc's dont know the code to submitt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I called the doc's office and had them resubmit...keeping my fingers crossed. I need a vacation

MORE STRESS

Jan 20, 2008

Well I changed Dr's because I don't want an open procedure. I just found out that Tricare will not cover the surgery if it is lap,it HAS to be open!! That makes no sense to me and can't see why in the year 2008 they want it to be open.....aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

About Me
Mt Vernon, WA
Location
34.4
BMI
RNY
Surgery
03/13/2008
Surgery Date
Sep 05, 2007
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3 Months today plus it's my Birthday !!
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2 weeks to go !!
I GOT A NEW SURGERY DATE, 2 WEEKS EARLY !!!
Changing things for the better....
Car Wreck, thankful to be safe
Confusion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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