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Sorry it's been awhile since I've last made an entry. For some reason things are not going so well, I just spent the past 6 days back in the hospital. I caught a cold a couple weeks ago and began to cough, all of a sudden I was not able to keep anything down for 2 days. My youngest called the hospital and had my surgeon paged to find out if I needed to come in and he said yes, but I refused. Finally my boys insisted on taking me to the hospital, (I'm so glad they did), when I got there they found a pocket of fluids that had gathered in a pouch at the top of my stomach where the incision was make which turned out to be a pocket of old blood.  Which was causing me to become nauseas when ever I tried to eat or drink something. They ended up putting in a drain tube for a few days. I am now home and had to start all over on the post surgery diet, so I'm back on clear liquids.  Still feeling sort of nauseas.  Please continue to pray for me!

It is now 5 day after surgery, and I am doing well. For 4 day I had to do the clear liquid diet which consist of broth, jello and diluted apple, cranberry or grape juice. I could only get about 1 oz of anything to stay down. Overall I am feeling great. My hat is off the surgical team of Dr. Denham @ Northshore University HealthSystem in Evanston Ill. I am still a bit sore, but it's to be expected. I am so looking forward to the day I put on my first real outfit, to see how it feels and looks. The most important thing for me is that I can BREATHE! I have not had to use my nebulizer. They gave me treatments at the hospital but I haven't had to use it at home. Also the steroids are down, they bumped me up during the surgery and now doing a slow tapper to get rid of them completely.  I will be back for frequent update. Thank you all for the support.

Well, now I am 3 days away for my surgery. I went to see my surgeon today and I found out that in just over 1 month I have lost 28 lbs. I feel GREAT! I'm getting a little. This has been a long time coming, I can't wait to be able to post the after pics.

I am now 10 days away for the big day. I started my pre-op diet on Aug. 12th, I have not had a meal since then. I went to my pre-op MDV with my PCP and found out that I have lost 21 lbs in a little under 1 month.  This is wonderful news. Still doing the raw veggies and now that I'm getting closer It's getting easier. Well that's it for now.

It is day 8 of my high protein diet and I am not going to lie and say it's been easy, I am miserable. I have sent a message to my surgeons RN to ask mulitple questions. I get the feeling I'm getting on her nerves, I hope not. I have asked her questions like what other veggies can I try. The broccoli and cauliflower is just not doing it for me. I can't get close enough to the green peppers to put in my mouth. I am getting sick to my stomach trying to eat this stuff. The only thing that will stay down are the cucumbers. I have to admit I got use to eating raw vegetables with some kind of dipping sauce. My head is constantly hurting and I am just drained of all energy. If anyone can offer a suggestion please do so. I am doing my best here. I do know it get easier, I also know A Change Is Coming!