Thursday, 09.25.08

Thursday morning I got up and got ready to go into Dr. K's office for a checkup. Once there I ran into Tangeray who was having surgery the following Monday. She was surprised that I had jeans on but I guess I didn't think anything of it. It wasn't pushing up against anything so I was fine. Dr. checked in to see how I was and also gave me my lap band registration packet and all of his contact information as well as recommendations for the next fill and I was done. Natalie also gave me some tips on eating and winding down off of the pain meds. She also gave me the paperwork I needed to turn into my flexible spending account company so they would approve my expenses for the surgery. I tried to go shopping afterward but was still in too much pain.

Went back and went to bed. Got up a few times for meds, to get a small drink, and to refill my ice pack.

Slept most of the day and watched a few shows in the evening.

Friday, 09.26.08

Was suppose to remove the nausea patch today but decided to leave it on just inc ase.

Got up and went with my mom and husband for breakfast. Had about a half cup of mochaccino smoothie which was awesome! I felt so full. We went shopping for an hour or two just after that and then I went back to the hotel to take a little nap. After sleeping for a while we went out to dinner (I have some tomato bisque) and then to a movie. I felt so full that it felt like something was sitting on my chest. ...definitely shouldn't have eaten so much soup. Note I ate about 6 spoonfuls of pure tomato soup. Had a really tight feeling that was really uncomfortable. I looked online and saw that several people noted that eating too much causes the sensation and they said it would pass with walking and movement so I tried that but it didn't work. I figured I would wait until the next day and would see if it got better.

After the movie I went straight to bed.

Saturday, 09.26.08

Got up packed, moved around quite a bit. I still had that tight golf ball feeling in my chest so I got a little concerned and checked online. Other people reporting this said they would chew up the papaya enzymes and it would help to unstick whatever was sitting on top of the stoma. My mom pressured me to drink water anyway to avoid dehydration so I did and it made it worse. We checked out of the hotel to head to the airport and swung by a GNC to pick up some papaya enzyme tabs. Chewed 3 of them and headed for the airport. At the airport I broke down and called Dr. K to make sure I was doing whatever I should. He basically said stick to liquids and it would wash itself out. He reminded me to not rush the diet. We have plenty of fuel to burn for a few weeks if we can't get food in...water is most important. Also, he said if it was blocked then I would have thrown up any water that I tried to drink so I was fine. He told me to focus on ice chips to reduce the swelling inside. I had ice chips on the plane and half way home I felt relief.

Had a sugar free fudge pop before bed and went to sleep without pain meds and slept on my stomach with no issues.

Saturday, 09.26.08

Weight 249

Woke up with the first feeling of hunger. Have only been peeing with the exception of one bowel movement on Friday which I decided was my steak dinner from the night before surgery. I decided to weigh myself. 249. Wow, down 7 pounds from surgery day. It has to all be water but it's still weight I guess. I do sense a yeast infection coming on...good thing I planned ahead and have a one day treatment on hand. I think I'll wait another day or two to see if I'm right.

I sip a half cup of Atkins protein shake at 8am then have a half a packet of cream of wheat with vanilla flavoring and a dash of splenda at 11am and I feel great. Getting use to the sipping of water though.

At 4:45pm I am hungry again so I think I'll find something to eat. Maybe grits or tomato soup.