Steve D.

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So everything went smoothly until I tried soft and solid foods, I have had the foamies at least a half dozen times!!! My own stupid fault of course....eating too fast, not chewing enough.

Had one night in ER too, with a bowel blockage.....NOT FUN!!!!

Other than that the weight is coming off rapidly!! 38 pounds down since surgery and 70 pounds since first consult!

Had surgery Monday November 5th at 7:00 am, pre-op weigh in was 293.4 lbs. Gotta say that in spite of the pain, the whole experience was wonderful!! The staff in the pre-op unit are great, post-op took great care of me and on the surgical ward I think they were all angels!!!

Worst experience?....Catheter removal!!

Released from Hospital on Wednesday November 7th in the afternoon after setting records for the number of laps in a day

Thursday morning I did something wrong because I was vomiting, all the while hugging a pillow, only lasted for an hour or two but not pleasant.

 

Had my second EGD today and the ulcers are improved enough that I can have my surgery on Monday!!!!! 

Started the pre-op diet a week early......time to put the game face on  Today is day 3 of what will be 13 days plus 2 days liquid only......so far so good, using the Premier Protein chocolate and vanilla shakes....couldn't find the strawberry    

Completed my last class last night....I was the only attendee so it went very quickly (scheduled for 2 hours, took less than an hour!).
Next is two weeks of healing prior to my follow up EGD on October 31st, then if the results are good, surgery is November 5th! 

 Had my pre-op admissions testing today....good to go! Got the opportunity to ask the surgeons PA about the ulcers...she said that in 99% of cases it will resolve in 3 to 4 weeks!
One more class to attend tomorrow and that's it until the repeat EGD.

 So I got the date and time of my next EGD, its October 31st at noon which is just 5 short days before my scheduled RNY surgery! I asked if I should push out the surgery to allow extra time for the ulcers to heal but they say i should be good by then.
Keep your fingers crossed. 

Had my EGD today....turns out I have ulcers!!??....Haven't had any symptoms?? Doctor prescribed Pantaprazole and another EGD in 3 to 4 weeks, my surgery is/was scheduled for November 5th so its cutting it fine!!
Off to google ulcers now.

.......but the end is definitely way closer!!
Had one of the required classes tonight, "Mindful Eating". This was very interesting and enlightening and a good starter for learning what to look for in foods we can eat post op and also a first look at the post op meal portion size and content.
As I've learned from OH, all plans are different and this one is too but not drastically.
Found it interesting that some of my classmates had started the pre-op diet prematurely in order to maximize their weight loss and prepare for life post op.
Next step is this Friday October 5th when I have the EGD.

So the tentative date didn't work out and my new surgery date is November 5th, so while Guy Fawkes was trying to blow up the houses of parliament, the surgeon will be blowing up (ok...inflating) my stomach....lol
Still have at least 4 appointments to get through prior to surgery, 2 classes, the EGD and pre-op testing, so even though surgery has been delayed, I think that the time will pass very quickly.
My next step now is to start to prepare for life after surgery, which means a little shopping and protein testing.