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ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 3 months ago
New Years Eve - Happy New Year everybody! Here we are going into a new year already. 2010 went way too fast! The older I get, the faster the years go. Well since my dilation I've been a lot better...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 3 months ago
December 23 - Well it's almost Xmas and we're done shopping and wrapping. We didn't do a lot of decorations this year, nor did I have the energy to decorate the tree, so we didn't put it up b/c ...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 3 months ago
Still recovering.... - Wow! I thought by now I'd be doing a lot better as far as my dilation is concerned. Yesterday at work for lunch, I ate a small amount of mashed potatoes, and a small amount of mash...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 3 months ago
Endoscopy - stricture dilation @ seven wks out - If you've been following my blog at all, you know that I've been having problems drinking/eating. No matter what I ate and tried to drink, it was causing a "clog" in my system. Yes...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
Six weeks - already! I can't believe that it's been six weeks since my surgery. Now THAT time went fast, very fast! I went to my clothing room today to see what was in there that I could wear ...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
39 Days - OK, I feel really good these days. All except when I eat. I'm still using baby spoons, taking small bites of foods, chewing 20 or more times b/4 swallowing, not drinking 30 mins b/...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
35 Days and counting - Ugh! Still having problems w/ the throat. Can't hardly drink anything. My protein drinks are causing diarrhea. Other than that I'm ok......I think. When I take my meds/supplements ...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
32 Days out - Today is Sunday Nov 21st and my 33rd day post-op. I've been waiting for my period to stop completely since I turned 50-55. Well now I'm 58 getting ready to turn 59 in a few months....

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
1 Month Post-Op - OK, I'm down 22 lbs for the month, it's not a huge amount but it's good for me. I don't want to lose my excess weight too, too fast. I went for my 1 month post-op visit today. Chri...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
26 Days....ugh - I'm so tired of eating pureed foods I don't know what to do. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY!!!!! Then I can eat something semi-soft, something I can chew! I never thought it would af...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
Day 23 - Well, today I went in for the shots to my facet joints. I have lower back pain from stenosis, spondlyosis (sp) and arthritis. I went to the pain center to see what could be done, a...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
18 Days Out - Well, I actually drove today for about 2 hours, running some errands. I took my husband his cell phone at the health fair he was working. Then I went to the grocery store to pick u...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 4 months ago
Day # 16 and counting - Went to bed tired last nite and woke up the same way this morning. So I turned over and went back to sleep til 12:30p. Got up, took a shower, changed my bandage, which by the way s...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
Took a walk - today with my best dog Gracie. She was so tickled to go out for a walk that she couldn't stop wagging her tail that seems to go around instead of side to side. We have a dog run ou...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
Hold up, wait a minute.... - I have found a very new BFF! After I got out of the hospital, and I'm sure everyone can relate, it was very diffcult finding a good position to sleep in. At first I was sleeping in...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
On the 12th day of - post-op, I am feeling pretty,  pretty good. I'm even surprised myself. I slept really well last nite and it didn't feel like I was going to pop my wound wide open when I got up! I ...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
11 days and counting - Not much to say about today, except I almost choked myself to death! My surgeon asked my husband after my RNY, while I was in Recovery, if I had problems with acid reflux or heartb...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
OK, 10 days Post-Op -

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
OK, 10 days post-op - Didn't sleep so well last nite. Kept waking up, trying to change positions. It was so cold in the room we sleep in, so I asked my DH to turn on one of our space heaters. After a co...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
Nine days post-op - OK, today I was in the house all day. I took a shower, checked out my "red" incision, and started looking for some paperwork I needed. Ended up cleaning out my boxes of old utility...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
8 Days Post-Op - Ok, so this morning my biggest incision has gotten more red around the edges and goes out about 1-1/2" making a circle. I called my surgeons' office last nite to express my concern...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
1st Post-Op visit - Aaaaaah! That's what I said when my PA removed the drain from the top of my stomach. Now I can actually breathe in and out a lot deeper. The drain was about 18-24 inches long on th...

ZaftigH wrote a blog post 13 years, 5 months ago
5 days out and - I'm not feelin' as well as I did on Saturday. I'm hoping that's to be expected. Only was able to chugg down some yogurt, sf jello, and some water. I made my morning protein drink, ...
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Cleveland, OH
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30.0
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RNY
Surgery
10/19/2010
Surgery Date
Jul 13, 2009
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