becpartch
Long time, no post!
Apr 10, 2008
I guess that I am not very good at this "blog" thing. I have great intentions of updating things, but life gets in the way!
I have lost 23lbs so far and am feeling really well. My post-op appt went excellent last week. Dr. Davidson said I am right on track for loosing my weight quickly.
I am still on a soft diet, but have been introducing new foods occasionally. I eat egg whites for breakfast everyday, yogurt with a bit of added protein each day for lunch, and I try to eat meat for dinner. I have only had minor road blocks as far as eating goes, a bit of nausea or epigastric type pain once in a while and they both pass quickly.
Yeah!!! I am wearing smaller clothes already, actually had to go buy a new bra. My husband is continually commenting on how good I am doing. People that haven't seen me in a few weeks are also starting to take notice. It is a good feeling. It is good to know that I am on track to becoming a healthy me!
Surgery is over....time to move to the loser's bench
Mar 20, 2008
My surgery date was Monday 3/17. They tell me surgery went as planned and that my recovery was excellent. I didn't feel excellent post-op, in fact I felt like I had been hit by a pile up of mac trucks! I had a prolonged stay in the recovery room because of nausea but they got that under control and sent me up to my room where my DH was waiting for me. It was great to see him there smiling when they brought me in. Wow - the pain was not what I anticipated. Someone had compared it to the pain of my c-section and said this would be much less. Let me just say that it was markedly increased! I think that has to do with the gas that is injected into the abdomen for laparoscopic procedures. My family stayed at my bedside throughout my hospital stay and they took excellent care of me. Without them I don't think I'd be where I am now.
I was discharged from the hospital on Wed 3/19 and will spend the next week at my parent's home. They will be able to help with the care of my three little one's as my DH has to go back to work. He will be picking our children up from friend's homes tonight and bringing them to my parent's house. I am so excited to see them - haven't seen them since Sunday evening!
I am taking Vicodin for pain now and it makes me very sleepy. Also was told to take celebrex twice a day and to start my chewable vitmins twice a day. My pouch seemed to reject the idea of that this morning. I tried to space things out a bit, but still was experiencing a very uncomfortable feeling of "fullness".
I'm taking clear liquids and have decided to follow the plan from my surgeons office called "Protidiet". It is amazing how hard it is to drink 6oz of fluid in a 2 hour period of time. This is definitely a work in progress.
The gas shall pass - and it has started - what a relief! Never thought I'd share such news with others, but it is amazing the difference in how I feel since getting rid of some of the gas. Now, if only it would be gone altogether.
Well, that sums up my first days at home. It can only get better from here. I don't have a follow up appt until April 2nd so I guess I will wait until then to get on a scale. (I like to always get weighed on the same scales)
More to come. Blessings to all!
I was discharged from the hospital on Wed 3/19 and will spend the next week at my parent's home. They will be able to help with the care of my three little one's as my DH has to go back to work. He will be picking our children up from friend's homes tonight and bringing them to my parent's house. I am so excited to see them - haven't seen them since Sunday evening!
I am taking Vicodin for pain now and it makes me very sleepy. Also was told to take celebrex twice a day and to start my chewable vitmins twice a day. My pouch seemed to reject the idea of that this morning. I tried to space things out a bit, but still was experiencing a very uncomfortable feeling of "fullness".
I'm taking clear liquids and have decided to follow the plan from my surgeons office called "Protidiet". It is amazing how hard it is to drink 6oz of fluid in a 2 hour period of time. This is definitely a work in progress.
The gas shall pass - and it has started - what a relief! Never thought I'd share such news with others, but it is amazing the difference in how I feel since getting rid of some of the gas. Now, if only it would be gone altogether.
Well, that sums up my first days at home. It can only get better from here. I don't have a follow up appt until April 2nd so I guess I will wait until then to get on a scale. (I like to always get weighed on the same scales)
More to come. Blessings to all!
