Its all just been a blur

Jan 15, 2010

I haven't been on in a few days, so let me play catch up. Wednsday was surgery day. I was expecting to not be able to sleep that night, and other then a few winks, I really didn't get much. I needed to be at the hospital at 6:45. Rather then take the highway, which is the longer way, I took the back roads through now whereville, and ofcourse, in the dead of the night, I had to come upon an accident, so my direct route had to take a detour. I was so worried I was gonna get lost on these back country roads in the dark, but it only threw me off about 15 minutes and I got to the hospital around 6:47. I did all my presurgical paperwork and my final weigh in, which I was really holding my breath on, since this would be my last chance to hit the elusive 336 mark.  When it read 335, I was so excited! I knew this would be a great day. I kinda lucked out in that I was gonna be Dr. Kwon's first patient of the day. He showed up around 7:30 and I was in the OR not long after. The whole experience was so surreal. I remember getting on the operating table, Dr. Yu telling me he was gonna give me something to help me relax and then looking at the clock and seeing 8:45, then 8:55, then 9:00. At first, I didn't even realize the procedure was done. I expected to be in pain, but it wasn't there. They brought me to my room a short time later wher emy wife had been waiting for me. It was there, that I began to finally notice the soreness, but I was still in and out of conciousness. Not long after, I was sucking on ice chips and starting to walk through the halls. At about 2:45 Dr Kwon came in to check on me and we were out of there by 3:45.

The first night was a piece of cake. I had zero hunger at all. I sat and watched food shows all night long, lol. Yesterday, was the killer. I wanted to get out and move my legs, but I just had no energy. I got out for a little, even though I wasn't supposed to drive. I just needed to be out. I came home and plopped right back in front of the tv. This has been the hardest part for me so far. I wanna move, but I have no energy right now. The diet of just water, crystal light, diet snapple or tea just isn't cutting it. I know I need to follow it, but man have I been tempted to just have a little soup! There's alot about this whole process that is way harder then we can ever imagine. Hopefully, being able to shower for the first time today will help energize me.

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