This must be Fate

May 24, 2009

I am so amazed that in just a few months I have been blessed enough to get in contact with Dr. Franziedes, get myself approved for gastric bypass, and get the surgery done. It has been a matter of I would say two months that all this has happened. I thank God for this because I know it has changed my whole life for the better. I feel amazing! 

I just had the surgery this past Tuesday, May 19th. I was in the OR at 7.30 am on the dot. I wasn't scared until I was wheeled past the doors, unable to see anything but the blurry shapes of doctors and equipment the like I have only had the privalage to see on television. Then we were in the room and my nurse waas telling me everything was going to be all right. The anathesiaologist's protegee introduced herself and then there was a mask over my face and I was told to take deep breathes. I couldn't blow them out because of the mask and I was going to tell the doctor that, but then I was asleep.

That is the last thing I remember about the actual surgery. The next thing I can recall was one of the nurses talking to me, asking me how I was feeling. He took off my hair cap and said i had beautiful hair, asked what nationality I was. When I told him Mexican he said "You seem tall for a Mexican! What are you, 5'8, 5'9''?" and i responded with a groggy "5'5'' and he went on to say that I did not look that short and said that was okay for a woman, but would be too short for a man. It was idle, meaningless conversation to make sure i was all right and everything was working all right. I soon fell asleep again.

I was asleep but aware when i was wheeled into my room. It was one in the afternoon. I heard my parents talking with the nurse and felt all the random pressures as my vitals were taken and i was poked and prodded and so on. I fell asleep again.

I would awake partly to hear my parents talking. It was difficult to really stay concious. I slept for a long time. Around 4pm I was finally awake and ready to take my first walk around the hospital. Everyone helped me to sit up and it was the worst. I was in pain, got very hot and sweaty, felt like i was going to puke. Dizzy and weak. I waited for a moment with a bin under my chin, trying to talk myself out of vomiting. It worked. I finally calmed down and was able to stand. Then I took my first walk down the hall and back to my room. Every walk after that was so much easier. They were nothing compared to being rolled over onto a new bed right after surgery. That was pain! but it only lasted 30 seconds at most.

Now it is Saturday, four days after surgery and I feel great. Much better! I can lay down and sit up and move and walk with only tiny discomfort. I am healing, things are moving and waking up. Parts of my body are still numb from the anathesia but it is all coming back to life.

And here is the absolute best part of it: I have already started to lose weight!! I HAVE LOST TEN POUNDS!!!! I am so amazed! I am feeling so good right now i want to be fully healed so I can just run around and dance! I actually feel as if I am a 20 year old girl rather than a 65 year old women with health issues. This was the best thing my parents could have ever done for me and I am so thankful to them.

I would highly recommend this to ANYONE of ANY AGE who is suffering because of being overweight. I had back spasms, hip pain, ankle and knee pain, I was unable to exercise for long periods without something really hurting. I was starting to get high blood pressure, low self-esteem, depression & anxiety, anger issues, compulsive eating. I still have issues wanting food in the evening, but that is all psychological rather than phisological. It is easier to see my bad habits and where my weaknesses with food are now. It is so much easier to distract myself now than it was before. I am so thankful. This is going ot be an amazing transformation!

Ami

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