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Today is my Anniversary!!!

KathyD49

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Wow, they day time flies when you are having fun! Well, I MUST be having fun, cause today is the 3 WEEK anniversary of my surgery! It seems like the 3 weeks have just flown by, and I have to say, I feel SO much better than I did three weeks ago today!!!

 

When I woke up from my surgery I was sore and hurting (mildly) in the area of the five ports (incisional areas). It hurt to cough or take a deep breath. I felt like I had a huge gas bubble in my stomach that I couldn't belch up, and I just wanted to sleep, but my doctor and nurses kept telling me to "get up and walk, walk, walk!" I was SO tired to boot.

 

But today I am three weeks out, I have lost a total of 44 pounds so far (20 lbs pre-op and 24 post op) and I feel so much better. Initially I had trouble with getting enough water in. And it is still a small battle. I sip most of my waking hours, trying to get my 64 oz of water in. Some days I come close, some days I don't do so well. But this morning, I woke up at 5:00 AM (!) and was thirsty, so got up and got a ProJoe out of the fridge and drank the whole thing in just about 15-20 minutes! (ProJoe is a coffee protein drink from www.mybariatricpantry.com ). I ordered a sample pack of 12 and they came yesterday. This is the first one I have tried, and I was amazed that it was so good, and I could drink all 9.5 oz in that short of time!!! It usually takes me an hour or two to get 9 oz down. I am sure that my swelling (internal swelling that is) must be going away, allowing me to drink more fluid at a time.

 

ProJoe also has 20 gms of protein in the 9.5 oz, which is great. I have been really struggeling with getting my protein in every day(usually without success!). I was a huge Starbucks drink fan prior to my surgery, so am looking to substitute ProJoe for Starbucks. The drink I had (Magnifico Mocha) had 110 calories in the 9.5 oz, which is about the same as a Small Starbucks Skinny Iced Carmel Macchiatio (my favorite Starbucks drink).

 

Also have to report that I am swimming daily with my roommate. Yesterday I got up to 22 laps in the pool. (We have a pool just 1/2 block from our front door). My roommate swam every day in June, while I was home on vacation, and is up to 60 laps. Wish I was able to do that much. But am happy that I can add two laps per day! Am hoping that the swimming will help firm up my upper arms and thighs! I really want to improve my stamina and get some cardio exercise in, and hope that swimming will do that for me too!

 

In my opening paragraph I said I feel so much better today. I neglected to say that the "Gas bubble" sensation has finally gone away. I am finally having some bowel movements (sorry if that is TMI!) without the aid of a stool softener or laxative, eating a little bit without feeling miserable; in general, everything seems to feel better "all of a sudden"! Now if I could just get my energy back (I am still tired a lot of the time) I will feel REALLY GREAT!

 

So all you newbie VGSers out there, take heart! It seems that time does heal most things! Have a great day and GREAT weekend. I am off work this weekend, and am anxious to do something fun!

 

Later.........



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:lol: Just wanted to say I enjoy your blogs. But for the life of me, I am curious as to what you work at....to make enough money.... to make it worth your while.... to leave your husband, home, and family behind. Just curious...but please keep writing and sharing.

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<br><b><img class="bbc_emoticon" alt=":lol:" src="http://cdn.verticalsleevetalk.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif"> Just wanted to say I enjoy your blogs. But for the life of me, I am curious as to what you work at....to make enough money.... to make it worth your while.... to leave your husband, home, and family behind. Just curious...but please keep writing and sharing.</b><br>
<br><br><br>Boots1<br>I am a travel nurse. I take a contract (through my agency) and travel around to different areas of the country and work. I mainly work in California, because I can make exactly twice what I make in Iowa as a nurse! I would love to have my husband come with me. He is retired, and has the freedom to travel, but he is a homebody. He drove truck over the road for 35 years, and now he wants to stay home! I have been traveling for about 4 years now. I go home every two or three months for a week or so, and I saved up (I have been in CA this time for 9 monhts) and took a whole month off between contracts.<br><br>I have been very fortunate, as every place I have worked a 13 week contract, they have offered me extensions. I have been at the same hospital for almost 9 months currently, and love it. If I could move family and friends to CA, I would! Only thing is, my Mom is still alive (90 years old and VERY healthy, still in her own home, still drives, cooks own meals, does own laundry, cleans, etc.) I worry that something might happen to her and I would have missed the last four years of her life. I plan to work another 7-8 years (I am 62) and then retire. I love what I do, I am a labor & delivery nurse and work in a very busy OB department currently (350 babies/month). Am glad you have enjoyed what I have written. It started out to help me figure out my relationshiip with food, but has become a sort of journal of my post op story.<br><br>Thanks for your comments!<br><br>Kathy<br>

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When you get to go home in a few months you will have to introduce your new self....please continue to write may be it will help me to figure out my relationship with food.. Once again thanks for sharing.

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