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Went to my three month checkup with my surgeon and he thinks I'm doing great!  I'm happy because my scale at home wasn't moving!  Seems like I've been at 240 for ever!  I got a pleasant surprise at the doctor's office...down to 233!!!  YAY!  And I just weighed myself at home this morning pre-shower naked as a jay bird and it read 239!  So I guess when I'm frustrated that with my scale number, I can just remove six pounds and feel better about the "numbers".  My clothes are all loose and I've been able to fit in clothes I have worn for a few years!!!  You would think that's all I need but I can't help it, those damned numbers on that scale are stuck in my mind to mean a lot!!!!  Post surgery, I've lost 42 pounds.  Count the ten I lost during the pre-surgical diet and I'm down 52 pounds!  52 sounds better!  I still feel frustrated with the liquid aspect.  Plain water just doesn't quench my thirst all the time and is quite frankly BORING!  Yes, I've tried several water enhancers but they either have an after taste or I simply don't care for them.  I'm drinking quite a bit of fat-free milk...good protein and good for my calcium.  I've gone from a 44.5 BMI to a 36.5 BMI!  I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere!  And it feels good!!!!

Finally have gotten my energy back!  Can go through a day without wanting to take a nap.  Go back to work on Monday and am a little disappointed...figured my healing time would be well spent catching up things around the house but didn't have a lot of energy until last week but I've been busy and it feels good!  Have lost about 33 pounds thus far but it goes up and down with fluid intake.  Hormones are flexuating according to the surgeon and will hopefully go back to normal soon...had an unusually light period at the end of July only to start another heavy period four days later which has yet to end after eleven days!  Not happy!  Water retention is frustrating every time I step on the scale...but clothes are getting looser and looser so Doctor says I'm still losing weight even if the scale doesn't show it.  Two and a half weeks to go before starting Stage 5.  Living on a lot of soup, watermelon, and oatmeal!!     

Day One (July 2nd)  Having had surgery at 730 a.m. the rest of the day is quite a blur.  I was so tired.  By the afternoon though, I was up taking laps on the floor.  Surgical pain wasn't bad at all (I have a high pain tolerance though) and I could tell it was muscular from cutting through the muscle tissue.  The gas pains were worse than anything!  They felt like daggers at the base of my neck.  The worse moment of the day was having a gagging episode, I never vomited but the waves of nausea where awful sending waves of pain through my new surgery sights!  Slept quite well other than what seemed like hourly vitals taken by the nurses. No pain meds.

Day Two (July 3rd)  Woke early...darn vitals.  Got up, brushed my teeth...made sure I didn't swallow anything!  Took a walk and waited to get my xray.  I was so nervous about swallowing the dye...afraid I wouldn't be able to keep it down.  It was nasty tasting and had an after taste similiar to NyQuil but I passed.  Funny, they say to take a big swallow but I was so afraid I just sipped...still worked and still passed...I can have more than ice chips!  YAY!  It was touched on during my nutrition class but I didn't give it much thought but I found myself better with warm liquids rather than cold.  Had another episode of gagging...still from the gas pains!  An anti-nausea med helps...only other option, walk, walk, and walk.  By the evening, the gas pains moved down from my neck base to mid-abdominal area...so much more normal!  Still feels like daggers but so much better!  Slept worse even though the nurse promised no vitals til morning.  Still no pain meds.

Day Three (July 4th)  Got the visit from the doc I can go home today.  Need to still work on fluids...only sipping a couple ounces an hour.  Plus, have to tolerate some protein before they'll release me.  Ordered strawberry flavored...was nervous but it was actually quite tasty!  I tolerated it with no problems and felt fine so by 1 p.m. I was on the way home.  Uneventful afternoon and evening.  I was so exhausted, I had to lay down and sleep as soon as I walked in the door.  Went to bed around 10 p.m. and slept quite well.  Happy 4th of July!

Today's the day. On my way to hospital, surgery is roughly two hours and ten minutes away. Am I nervous and excited, certainly. Everyone I've talked to has praised the procedure but there's still the unknown. Will it and I both be a success?  On the funnier side, I've never been to the hospital without being discharged with an infant. I hope this is it...this is the permanent weight loss I've wanted for 20 years because my family and I deserve it. I have a high tolerance for pain so I hope it does the trick today!