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| Surgery Journal |
| December 29, 2001 - (Saturday) It's been awhile since I've written..but all has been OK. Food and Water is a problem, some days are better than others with the food, but getting in all the water I need to take in is horrendous!! I just can't get in all that water. I just cannot!! I'm trying, trying, trying. Everyday I pledge to get in more water, so I guess I have to keep trying. Food has been a problem since Christmas Day. I tried to have left-over ham and beans for dinner and threw it up. I think it was the beans, maybe that was just too sweet. Yesterday, I had pot-roast and threw it up. I don't know why I'm having a problem with food all of a sudden, I guess that's just the way things are. I've read that time and time again in other people's journals, what was good yesterday, isn't good today...I hope it gets better. It's depressing to be throwing up the little bit of food I do eat. On the good side, last week I went to the Dr. to get my staples out and lost 20 lbs. That was nice and I have another appointment on January 9th. I hope I lose some more then. I have been weighing myself a lot (probably tooooo much) and I think I'm down another 5 lbs., but ya never know till I get to the Doctor's office. On the pain front, I don't have any. All pain meds are stopped and aside from a bit of uncomfortable feeling on my left side, I'm in pretty good shape. I know sitting up too long is uncomfortable, so I'm laying down a lot. I guess next week I will start an exercise regime on the treadmill and get me moving a bit. I will write again, but all is fine here, except for a few mis-steps with the food and the inability to get in more than 32 oz. of water a day. Ugh!! January 3, 2002 - (Thursday) = 23 days post-op Happy New Year!! I have been very lax in updating my web site over the holidays and I hope that once I'm back to work, I'll be updating more frequently. I either didn't feel well enough to sit at the computer or we had a house full of company and I just didn't have the time. The holidays were very nice, some of my family members got sick with the flu and/or cold, so for them it wasn't good, but I had a great holiday knowing that I had survived the surgery and have 2002 ahead of me for my new life to begin. I got a lot of nice things for Christmas and everyone loved what they got, with few returns...so all and all...it was a very nice holiday. I'm still not doing well with food and water. Over the holiday's I tried a lot of things, a lot of food didn't sit well with me and I'm hoping that now that everyone has gone home, I will be left to eat as I was the first two weeks after surgery. Trial and error are the mainstays with this program. So I guess I'm no different than everyone else. Water is an issue. I'm sitting here right now, pledging to get in at least 3 bottles of water today. I have been lucky if I get in one!!!!! Soooo, I don't want to end up in the hospital. Just wondering does everyone have this much trouble with the water????? I'm just a basketcase with it.....Ugh!!!!!! I think I'm down another 8 lbs since I was weighed on the 19th of December, that would make 28 lbs in 3 weeks, so I'm very happy about that...I just can't wait till this time next year and all the learning with the food is over (or as over as it ever will be) and I'll be smaller and happier with myself. Right now I'm still pretty miserable, but know there is a bright side coming round the corner. I can't wait!!!!!!!!! Everyone with the success stories makes me know that this will work for me also!!!! I was wondering, do our lives ever go back to normal and WLS not ever present in our minds? I am only 3 weeks post-op, but this eating and drinking is all I live for (or so it seems)...I hope there comes a day where I can just live my life and this surgery is behind me and I'm at a maintainable weight and I just live, not live to eat, but live and can go out to a restaurant and have no fear of getting something stuck or having to run to the bathroom if something doesn't sit right.....I just hope that is the case.. Till next time... HOME January 8, 2002 - (Tuesday) - 4 weeks post-op Well, 4 weeks ago today, I was still in surgery at this time (I think) or just getting out of surgery and begging to breathe (lol)... A lot has happened in this month, I healed, I think I lost 32 pounds (will know for sure tomorrow at my 1 month post-op appointment) and I'm feeling pretty much back to normal. I even shoveled snow yesterday (we got about 8 inches of snow and it looks beautiful!!!)... I only shoveled a little snow but I did get out there and do a little bit, didn't want to hurt myself or anything. I'm going to treat myself to a pedicure and manicure today as soon as the plow-man comes and plows out my driveway. Don't know where he was yesterday, but he better get here today, feeling a little stranded and house-bound, not a good feeling. Food was better yesterday, we bought a Jenno-O turkey breast (that comes in a loaf pan) and it also has gravy in it and it tasted yummy last night for dinner. First day in a very long time I didn't throw up, so I count my blessings for that. Let's hope that continues. I didn't eat much of it but I feel it was successful since it stayed down. Had a little (very little mashed potatoes with that also). Protein and water still an issue, daily. Try daily to be better. I am sure that once I'm back to work next week it will be better with me sitting at a desk all day and I can stare at the water bottle and know I have to drink it. My "drink during commercials" isn't working, since I've been watching video tapes a lot!! (lol) If it wasn't for "Legally Blonde" not sure what I'd have done during this disability...Love that move....."bend and snap".....lmao!!!! Ok, till next time... |
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