I went for my 1st check-up this evening. Their scale sucks...so I'm going to continue using my home scale for the rest of this journey!
I'm down to 290 right now...that's a TOTAL of 40 pounds lost since early summer! 40 POUNDS!!! OMG!
I'm now able to eat pureed/mushy foods. I had a thicker soup tonight, that's about it. I'll move on in a few days, don't want to over do myself!
I got back in two weeks for another check up...and then finally after that for my first fill!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Update...
Woot, so I weighed myself this morning and I'm down to 290!!! Friggin' impressive!
That means a total loss of 40 pounds since the beginning of the summer, and 25 since the beginning of my pre-op liquid diet. Since surgery, I've lost 12 pounds! That's in LESS than two weeks...freakin' amazing!
I have a doctors appointment tomorrow....hoping he'll let me go back to my regular way of doing things...LOL We'll see! :)
I've had a couple mini-goals set up...
1st Goal: 290 by September 30, 2007 Met 9/24/07!!!
2nd Goal: 275 by October 31, 2007
3rd Goal: 250 by December 31, 2007
That means a total loss of 40 pounds since the beginning of the summer, and 25 since the beginning of my pre-op liquid diet. Since surgery, I've lost 12 pounds! That's in LESS than two weeks...freakin' amazing!
I have a doctors appointment tomorrow....hoping he'll let me go back to my regular way of doing things...LOL We'll see! :)
I've had a couple mini-goals set up...
1st Goal: 290 by September 30, 2007 Met 9/24/07!!!
2nd Goal: 275 by October 31, 2007
3rd Goal: 250 by December 31, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
I just weighed myself this morning...I'm down to friggin' 292!!!! I haven't been this low in a couple of years! I almost have tears...lol I have issues....this I already know!
I'm going out to lunch today with a friend and her two kids. We're going to go to AppleBees...they have a broccoli and cheese soup :) I'm just going to ask for a cup of hot water to dilute it a little more!
I'm so excited, I've officially lost 10 pounds since surgery!!!
I'm going out to lunch today with a friend and her two kids. We're going to go to AppleBees...they have a broccoli and cheese soup :) I'm just going to ask for a cup of hot water to dilute it a little more!
I'm so excited, I've officially lost 10 pounds since surgery!!!
Friday, September 21, 2007
1 week post-op
Dang, this time last week I was chillin' in my hospital room watching TV with my mom as the nurse was pokin' me with all kinds of needles! lol
The scale said 294 this morning! Woot...that's 8 pounds down since surgery...26 since the beginning of my pre-op diet....and a total loss of 36 pounds since this summer!
I'm in awe....really! LOL
I feel awesome, still a little sore in the mornings. But it seems to wear off through the day. I can't bend over good yet...but I can do most things. I go to the doctor on Tuesday for my check-up from surgery. None of my sterile strips have fallen off yet. Maybe this weekend...a couple of them are slowly coming off!
I'll update soon...must get ready for work!
The scale said 294 this morning! Woot...that's 8 pounds down since surgery...26 since the beginning of my pre-op diet....and a total loss of 36 pounds since this summer!
I'm in awe....really! LOL
I feel awesome, still a little sore in the mornings. But it seems to wear off through the day. I can't bend over good yet...but I can do most things. I go to the doctor on Tuesday for my check-up from surgery. None of my sterile strips have fallen off yet. Maybe this weekend...a couple of them are slowly coming off!
I'll update soon...must get ready for work!
Sunday, September 16, 2007
My Weekend after Surgery....
Yesterday (Saturday) I spent the day at my sister's house. I sat in the chair and read and watched TV most of the day...and of course got up to walk, walk, and walk! Shayla and Josh (my little cousins) came over around 2ish and we played on Josh's XBox....that was friggin' awesome! LOL I haven't played some of those games in YEARS! (Poll position, PacMan, Dig Dug...LOL) After they left around 7, I watched TV some more and wanted to come back to my house. I didn't have a bed to sleep in there, so I knew I wouldn't be comfortable. So, my sister brought me back home, along with my kitty, Kali. We slept here last night....I felt so much better getting up this morning. It still takes me awhile to get out of bed, but I was able to do it on my own this morning.
Today I plan on relaxing and walking...
I did step on the scale for the first time since the surgery and I'm down to 296!!! Woot! That's a total of 32 pounds lost since June of 2007. Woot! Can't complain!!
Today I plan on relaxing and walking...
I did step on the scale for the first time since the surgery and I'm down to 296!!! Woot! That's a total of 32 pounds lost since June of 2007. Woot! Can't complain!!
Day of Surgery...kinda long, sorry lol
I'm finally feeling up to posting...so here it goes!
I woke up around 3:45am to finish gathering my things. I had to be at the hospital at 5AM for registration and all that fun stuff. My mom arrived at my house around 4:40am and off we were to the hospital. I had to pack a few bags of clothes and things to do since I wouldn't be returning to my house until Saturday night.
We get to the hospital and get registered, and I was up in my room by 5:30am. I had to change into the fabulous gown and put on the nylon socks over my legs. They actually kept me warm throughout the day! lol I laid back in the bed and the nurse came in and ask if I went to the bathroom. Of course I did, because the first nurse never told me not to. So she said she could just take the pregnancy test through my IV. She comes back a few minutes later with a basket full of needles and tubes, and my salt water for the IV. She gets the blood and hooks up the IV. I didn't really pay attention to her, and then asked when they were going to come do my bloodwork. She laughed and said she already did it!
Now it's about 6:00am and we wait until after 6:30 for the next step. My mom and I just sat there watching tv, I would occassionally fall asleep for a few minutes, and then wake back up. The lady came and was ready to take me off to get ready for surgery at around 6:45am. So they made me switch beds and off we go. I said bye to my mom and she gave me a kiss. I started to get teary eyed, but had to be strong. Damn hormones! LOL So now I'm in a room with a few other patients, waiting for the anastegeologist and my surgeon to come in. I was so happy to see my surgeon, and the smile he had on his face. He's a different kind of guy...LOL Doesn't really smile a lot. He came over to check on me, and rubbed my arm to wish me luck. Then I was off to surgery. The last time I looked at the clock it was about 7:40am.
I get wheeled off into this room...mind you I'm kinda in and out of it. They gave me the "relaxer" drug...LOL We get into this room and they tell me to scoot over to the surgery table. The table was awesome...had bean bag type things where my butt was...LOL That was cool. I get situated and they took my arms and spread them out and strapped something on them....I feel myself slowly going to sleep. They put on the oxygen mask and tell me to breath heavy. I remember breathing 3 or 4 times and I was out. LOL
I hear some guy telling me to wake up and that surgery was over. I'm slowly opening my eyes and getting used to my surroundings. I hear a baby crying to my right and was kind of not understanding where I was. A few minutes later I'm quite alert, and the nurses come over to check my vitals. Can't really remember the conversations I had with the one guy...LOL I remember asking if I had the surgery and the band was in me...lol My fear was that my liver would be too big. The clock said about 10:15am when I remembered it first. At about 11AM I was wheeled back to my room. My parent's came in at 11:15ish and then my dad headed back home to let my dog out and to go home and get some sleep (he worked the night before). My mom stayed with me all day...poor thing. She didn't get to bed til midnight the night before surgery...so she was dead tired too!
The nurse comes in and tells me I have to sip 30cc's of water in an hour. Doesn't seem like hard work does it? Well it was, because I could barely stay awake. LOL Mom kept telling me to wake up and sip. Then after that hour, I had to sip 30 more cc's in 30 minutes. That went down better, as I was a little more awake. It's now about 1ish. We were waiting on my nurse from the Weight Loss Center to come see me and the dietician. Donna (my nurse) came around 1:30 with my dishcharge information. The dietician wasn't coming and I was getting anxious. I called the nurses station to see what was going on and they said she was on her way. Well she never showed up, some guy did...another dietitician for the hospital. Said about 10 words (which I already knew) and left. Pointless for me to wait...I was pretty pissed that I waited an hour for that. The next nurse comes in and is ready to get me out. She unhooks my IV and bandages that up. Checks my vitals and notices my BP was going down...hm...genious because I haven't been up out of the bed yet. So I went potty and changed, sat back down. She redid my vitals and my BP was going back up. D'oh...stupid nurse lol I was ready to go....they wheeled me out and off we went.
I went to my mom and dad's house....chillaxed in the family room with the doors blocked so Tux couldn't get in there. I took a couple cat naps and then my sister and her fiance came over with flowers and a card...and so did my friend Amy. Brought me a dozen pink roses with a balloon and a card. They smelled awesome! I was up and walking when they were over. Doing some stuff at the kitchen table....all while sipping away on my drinks!
Laying down in the bed was rough...but I managed to pass out sometime through the night lol
I woke up around 3:45am to finish gathering my things. I had to be at the hospital at 5AM for registration and all that fun stuff. My mom arrived at my house around 4:40am and off we were to the hospital. I had to pack a few bags of clothes and things to do since I wouldn't be returning to my house until Saturday night.
We get to the hospital and get registered, and I was up in my room by 5:30am. I had to change into the fabulous gown and put on the nylon socks over my legs. They actually kept me warm throughout the day! lol I laid back in the bed and the nurse came in and ask if I went to the bathroom. Of course I did, because the first nurse never told me not to. So she said she could just take the pregnancy test through my IV. She comes back a few minutes later with a basket full of needles and tubes, and my salt water for the IV. She gets the blood and hooks up the IV. I didn't really pay attention to her, and then asked when they were going to come do my bloodwork. She laughed and said she already did it!
Now it's about 6:00am and we wait until after 6:30 for the next step. My mom and I just sat there watching tv, I would occassionally fall asleep for a few minutes, and then wake back up. The lady came and was ready to take me off to get ready for surgery at around 6:45am. So they made me switch beds and off we go. I said bye to my mom and she gave me a kiss. I started to get teary eyed, but had to be strong. Damn hormones! LOL So now I'm in a room with a few other patients, waiting for the anastegeologist and my surgeon to come in. I was so happy to see my surgeon, and the smile he had on his face. He's a different kind of guy...LOL Doesn't really smile a lot. He came over to check on me, and rubbed my arm to wish me luck. Then I was off to surgery. The last time I looked at the clock it was about 7:40am.
I get wheeled off into this room...mind you I'm kinda in and out of it. They gave me the "relaxer" drug...LOL We get into this room and they tell me to scoot over to the surgery table. The table was awesome...had bean bag type things where my butt was...LOL That was cool. I get situated and they took my arms and spread them out and strapped something on them....I feel myself slowly going to sleep. They put on the oxygen mask and tell me to breath heavy. I remember breathing 3 or 4 times and I was out. LOL
I hear some guy telling me to wake up and that surgery was over. I'm slowly opening my eyes and getting used to my surroundings. I hear a baby crying to my right and was kind of not understanding where I was. A few minutes later I'm quite alert, and the nurses come over to check my vitals. Can't really remember the conversations I had with the one guy...LOL I remember asking if I had the surgery and the band was in me...lol My fear was that my liver would be too big. The clock said about 10:15am when I remembered it first. At about 11AM I was wheeled back to my room. My parent's came in at 11:15ish and then my dad headed back home to let my dog out and to go home and get some sleep (he worked the night before). My mom stayed with me all day...poor thing. She didn't get to bed til midnight the night before surgery...so she was dead tired too!
The nurse comes in and tells me I have to sip 30cc's of water in an hour. Doesn't seem like hard work does it? Well it was, because I could barely stay awake. LOL Mom kept telling me to wake up and sip. Then after that hour, I had to sip 30 more cc's in 30 minutes. That went down better, as I was a little more awake. It's now about 1ish. We were waiting on my nurse from the Weight Loss Center to come see me and the dietician. Donna (my nurse) came around 1:30 with my dishcharge information. The dietician wasn't coming and I was getting anxious. I called the nurses station to see what was going on and they said she was on her way. Well she never showed up, some guy did...another dietitician for the hospital. Said about 10 words (which I already knew) and left. Pointless for me to wait...I was pretty pissed that I waited an hour for that. The next nurse comes in and is ready to get me out. She unhooks my IV and bandages that up. Checks my vitals and notices my BP was going down...hm...genious because I haven't been up out of the bed yet. So I went potty and changed, sat back down. She redid my vitals and my BP was going back up. D'oh...stupid nurse lol I was ready to go....they wheeled me out and off we went.
I went to my mom and dad's house....chillaxed in the family room with the doors blocked so Tux couldn't get in there. I took a couple cat naps and then my sister and her fiance came over with flowers and a card...and so did my friend Amy. Brought me a dozen pink roses with a balloon and a card. They smelled awesome! I was up and walking when they were over. Doing some stuff at the kitchen table....all while sipping away on my drinks!
Laying down in the bed was rough...but I managed to pass out sometime through the night lol
Saturday, September 15, 2007
The gas
is insane! I'm burping...didn't think that was a good thing, but apparently as long as it's coming out it's ok?
I'm home now, gonna sleep in my own bed tonight! yay!!
I'm home now, gonna sleep in my own bed tonight! yay!!
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