It's been some time since I've posted. Since I last submitted an entry, I was able to come back home to my husband, for which I was very thankful. Homecoming was sweet, but my time has been so short.
I am completely healed. I can lift again, I walk 2 miles a day with Leslie Sansone. My feet still cause me some problems; however, I perservere. My walks are uber important and rare is the day I miss one.
To date, I have lost 53 lbs. YESSSSSSS!
My clothes hang on me. I have nothing new to wear, which is ok--I am not buying new clothes during this leg of the journey.
So what's my problem?
I can't eat.
I have no appetite and no cravings. And all I can eat is 4 bites.
There will be a call to my surgeon tomorrow. I kept thinking I would get past this. That it was part of the healing. I don't know if it is normal. If it is, ok, then. Fine. If it is not then I need to know what to do.
Seriously... FIVE bites and I'm in visiting the toilet to get rid of that 5th bite.
So I just don't understand. Hopefully understanding will come tomorrow when I call Dr. Jandali.
More entries to come. My 2nd month post-op picture will be at the end of the week!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
I love my surgeon!
Yesterday afternoon, I saw my surgeon for the last time before going home. I absolutely love my surgeon--he is such a caring individual and always is there to help--no matter what.
I was weighed and my weight loss is now 44 lbs in under 5 weeks. This was an afternoon weigh-in, not a first-thing-in-the-morning weigh-in, so I'm sure it's a bit less. Dr. Jandali was THRILLED. I said, "I've done good, haven't I?!" and he said, "You did better than good; you're doing EXCELLENT."
More than any other accolade I've ever received, I felt as though I just graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard.
He has released me to go home, he let me go on soft foods and wants to see me in February. I got their e-mail address to mail my pictures to them. He said to me, "We are a phone call away." I know he means it.
I'm on my way. The path will not always be easy, but I know I have a wonderful team watching, encouraging and supporting me.
Life is good. And I am so very thankful for such a good start.
I was weighed and my weight loss is now 44 lbs in under 5 weeks. This was an afternoon weigh-in, not a first-thing-in-the-morning weigh-in, so I'm sure it's a bit less. Dr. Jandali was THRILLED. I said, "I've done good, haven't I?!" and he said, "You did better than good; you're doing EXCELLENT."
More than any other accolade I've ever received, I felt as though I just graduated Summa Cum Laude from Harvard.
He has released me to go home, he let me go on soft foods and wants to see me in February. I got their e-mail address to mail my pictures to them. He said to me, "We are a phone call away." I know he means it.
I'm on my way. The path will not always be easy, but I know I have a wonderful team watching, encouraging and supporting me.
Life is good. And I am so very thankful for such a good start.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
November 6--One month post-op
Today is my 1-month anniversary. I am down about 40 lbs. in the first month. I look forward to more months of continued success!
A week from Monday I am finally able to go home. I cannot wait--so anxious to be with my family again.
Today finds me with a lump in my gullet; I swallowed some water too quickly. This is one of the "downs" in the "ups & downs" of life as a bariatric patient!
Though I don't know that *I* can tell a difference, here are my pre-op and current pictures:
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Onward and downward
Week 3, I have now lost a total of 34 lbs. My nausea was not subsiding at all; I asked Dr. Shepler about it and he handily prescribed me a nausea pill. Little miracle workers, they! I am delighted that I was free of nausea for the first time in a couple weeks. I instantly became a happy camper.
I continue to walk. Somedays I get 4 walks in; other days 2.
My plans to go home have been finalized--finally! I get to go home on the 15th. I can't express enough gratitude to my sister for all her hospitality and being there for me. I think she was the exactly right person for this role. I hope someday I can appropriately thank her though she would say it isn't necessary. I'm just anxious to go home and be with my family.
Never did I think I would be here for two months. I was thinking 6 weeks. But that's not how it worked out. Two weeks doesn't seem that long, but it is.
Last weekend we went to Amish country. I loved seeing the sheaves of corn stalks in the fields...
I continue to walk. Somedays I get 4 walks in; other days 2.
My plans to go home have been finalized--finally! I get to go home on the 15th. I can't express enough gratitude to my sister for all her hospitality and being there for me. I think she was the exactly right person for this role. I hope someday I can appropriately thank her though she would say it isn't necessary. I'm just anxious to go home and be with my family.
Never did I think I would be here for two months. I was thinking 6 weeks. But that's not how it worked out. Two weeks doesn't seem that long, but it is.
Last weekend we went to Amish country. I loved seeing the sheaves of corn stalks in the fields...
Anyway, I go to the doctor tomorrow. I am 4 weeks post-op today. I will be anxious to see what the scale is doing. I still have a weird unjustified fear that I have gotten to 30 lbs., and that's all it's going to be.
I cannot wait to get onto soft foods. I am pretty tired of refried beans, egg beaters and so on. Tonight I am going to try lentil soup... while my sister has BBQ ribs. LOL... the injustice! Ah well, I don't regret it. Once my food options open up a bit, I'll be a bit more satisfied. I go to soft foods on the 9th. Can't wait!
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