Stae's journey

Pre-Op - Done

I had my pre-op appointment today. I am starting to get excited. I weighed in at 306 today. I love knowing that it is all down from here. My mom went with me today and I think that she feels a lot better now that she got to go to the class and met the surgeon. I know that she is worried about her little girl, but she knows that I need to do this to get healthy. So I am less than one week away from my big day. June 27th at 1PM I show up to change my life. I have started making a list of what to take to the hospital with me. I will pack my bag this weekend. I have to work on Monday and Tuesday, but then I am off for almost three weeks. I hope to go back to work much lighter.

Stae

June 21, 2012

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Got My Date

Well it finally happened and so quickly. I got a call yesterday that my surgery is going to be a week away. All of a sudden this is so real. I immediately turned to all of the blogs and posts to put my mind at ease. The funny thing is that my surgery will be on the same day that my daughter gets her braces off. I have never in my life had any kind of surgery. Don't get me wrong. I am totally ready for my life to start. My mom is awesome. She is going to come with me to my pre-op appointment. She will be there to take care of me afterwards as well. I am so lucky that she is here to support me. I will post my weight and everything after my appointment. Any tips on protein shakes. I am having a hard time drinking those things. YUCK!!! Wish me luck... more later.....

Stae

June 21, 2012

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4 Days Post Op

Well.... I did it. Surgery went off without a hitch. My entire family was there for me before surgery. My hubby, daughter, mom and dad. I loved all of the support. I don't remmeber a thing. I literally was rolled into the OR and the next thing that I remember is the nurse waking me up in recovery. Within a few minutes they were rolling me down the hall to my room. I noticed my parents in the waiting room (I was still in and out of it) and the nurse told me that the rest of my family was in my room. I was very drousy the rest of the afternoon. I got to my room at about 4:00. My husband, daughter and dad left at about 8 to go home. My wonderful mom stayed the night with me. I really would not have survived this without her. She got me up and walking as soon as she new that I was really awake. I was not in much pain at that point. I was super thirsty. The first night felt like an eternity. I just wanted to have something to drink. I probably slept about 4 hours that night. I walked a lot. The gas pains were not as bad as I thought. It kind of felt hard to breathe because of the gas, but once I got into the recliner that was much better. The doctor came in at about 8 on Thursday. He cleared me for liquids. YAY!!!! I was never so happy to drink a little water. I sipped all day. Even had a little broth and jello to go with it. The day went pretty quickly. I was really looking forward to going home. I walked and started having some pain in my right side. I am still having the pain, but I am looking forward to it going away. I got the all clear to go home around 1 on Friday after I took the drink test to check for leaks. My husband brought the recliner down from upstairs and that has been where I hang out between walks around the house. I went upstairs to sleep the first night, but it was so hard to get in and out of the bed that I decided that night two would be better served in the recliner. I slept really well. I am still in quite a bit of pain in my right side, but I am trying to work through it. The pain is only when I am up and moving. I think maybe I should have been moving more to prevent the pain. If it is not better tomorrow, I will call to doctor to make sure that there is nothing to worry about. I am working on getting all of my fluids in. That is a little hard. I just keep drinking as much as I can. Sip sip sip.... All day long. LOL. It is weird how I am not hungry at all. My husband is worried that I am not eating even though he knows the rules. I think that it is just weird to him. Good luck to everyone. I go back to the doctor on the 5th. I will post my progress at that point. Hoping for a big loss.

Stae

July 1, 2012

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