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10 Days till Surgery!

I started my quest for weight loss surgery back in June, it has been a long wait. I got a surgery date of February 8th about a week ago, Then on New Year's Eve I got a call from Amanda, the surgical coordinator at Marquette General. She wanted to know if I would like to move into a January 12th surgery date!!!! I have been ready for this for years! I am so excited! I first investigated bariatric surgery about 20 years ago, but due to mortality rates, and the restrictions I chose not to do it at that time. That has been a decision that I have looked on with great sadness and disappointment, Fearing that there would never be another opportunity for me to have surgery.   I will only have 11 days on my pre-op diet, and I am hoping that due to already lowering my carb and fat intake and increasing my protein intake the last couple of months; my liver will have shrunk enough for Dr Kemeter to be able to move it out of the way during surgery. I have not so far experienced too much hunger on this diet, but then again it is only the second day.   I went through my dresser and closet yesterday, and got rid of some clothes that I wore to work at the store that I have no intention of every wearing again as long as I live. I also found a tote full of clothes that I wore when I was at my thinnest, and couldn't bear to part with. I am now washing them and hanging them up in my closet in happy anticipation of being able to wear them again.
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Three days post op

Had my sleeve done Tuesday. Tuesday night and Wednesday were horrible!! I have never felt so sick in my stomach in my life. Thursday was my first full day home, and I spent most of the day sleeping. Today has been much better. I got up this morning and have been sipping on my water consistently and am over the 30 ounce mark. I have also had two servings of my protein today. There is still a lot of gas, and hiccupping or burping is still painful.   I did go to work today and did a gel polish, I could have done a haircut as well, but I didn't want to over do things. After we left the salon Christine and I went to the Y. I got in a full thirty minutes on the treadmill. I walked at half the speed I usually do, and had zero incline, but I did the whole 30 minutes. It has seemed to help some with the gas, although there is still a ton of it rumbling around in there.   I haven't had to take any pain medication today or any of the anti-nausea medication, which I consider to be a very good thing. Though I am sure I will take a dose at bedtime, to ensure that I can rest comfortably, since its been a pretty busy day.
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