November 2013

Nov 11, 2013

November 29, 2013

Talked to the nurse. Seems that possibly the 6 week pre op diet i lost 35 pounds on...may be making me lose slower.  Makes it better.  The post op diet is great.  My stomach doesn't like oatmeal at this point...so I will stick with cream of wheat and sf pudding.  I go to the dr. on Tuesday and will get a new stage of my diet to follow.  Can not say enough good about Dr. Merriman and his staff.  Great physician and supportive staff.

November 25, 2013

I am disappointed.  I am sure this will be short lived, but as of today...I am disappointed.  I hear about others who are 7-10 days out  of surgery, and they have lost 10-23 pounds JUST SINCE SURGERY.  Me?????  A whole whopping 3.2 pounds...not that I am glad I have lost...but guess I was expecting better.  I am going to get my papers out again and look to make sure I am doing exactly what the dr. ordered...but I know I am....I had a horrible time yesterday.  I was really sore and everytime I tried to eat or drink....my stomach did not want it.  I did not get sick...I just only got between 16-18 oz. in....no enough....but all i could do.  Here is tomorrow....a brighter day.

November 20, 2013

My surgery was Monday.  I was suppose to go back around 10, but it was 11:00 or a little after.  I don't remember much from that point on.  They sedated me pretty well and evidently I was physically sick my whole recovery time.  Guess it was a good thing that I don't remember that.  Yesterday was much better.  They had to rebandage where the drain is and then my parents promptly told me they were on their way.  They are moving to Reno Nevada.  Got to come home last night, with instructions we were to stop every 30 minutes and have me walk around.  I was not to go to sleep either, or I could get car sick.  After we made it home, I decided it might be a good thing to get in bed and sleep.  Managed to do that and slept until 4:30 am.  Got up and went into the den, sat in the recliner, covered up and fell back aslleep for a while.  Today is my worst day for gas pains in my chest, arm and back shoulder blades.  I have a headache and took some baby tylenol.  Managed to get my blood pressure pill down and drank some diluted crangrape juice.  I somehow swallowed once too quickly and felt the pain, kind of sounded like a drain....noise and how it felt.  But all is good.  Glad I amde this venture.  I am ready to be healthy....skinny is just a nice side effect.

November 11, 2013

By this time next week I will have had surgery and on the road to my new healthy life. 

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