~*~Rachel~*~
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Doing okay this morning.. In a lot of pain starting to have the gas pain. Had some bleeding at the port site over night and having some difficulty getting up and down but other then that just trying to stay hydrated.
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Hope your doing good! I am up a little nauseated and pain but okay. Will give full update soon. Please let me know when you can if your feeling okay.
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Finally home doing good.. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I hope my friends that were also band today are doing okay. In a lot of pain but its only temporary.
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Out of surgery sitting in my hospital room. Everything went great except waking up had a hard go of it. Thanks for everyones thoughts. In some pain but great other wise..
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Getting the Band on the 25th - Saying Hello
~*~Rachel~*~ replied to Vicki M's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi I am also about to walk out the door to be band by Dr touilliatos woohooo!!!!! Good luck everyone!!! HERE WE GO!!!! -
Getting ready to head to the hospital. Good luck to all my friends that are getting there bands as well today. May God keep you safe and the surgeons hands steady! Thank you all for your support!
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So I am super nervous. This time tomorrow I will be in surgery. I have started clear liquids today and have a million things to do. Tomorrow my life will change and I will start on a new path so I really had to share this. For I will take the path less traveled. I will take the untraditional road to lead me to the same destination. I do not know what corners I will have to travel around or what the view might be but I will walk just the same and enjoy the view... The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.[1]
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January 25 2011!!!!!!!!! Finally after months and months and months of never ending hoops I was finally approved this morning for surgery! Jan 25th will be the day I start my new life toward a healthier me! I go for my preop class blood work and to get my two week diet replacements on wends 12th! I can't wait! I am so nervous and excited all at once! I pray I have the strength and will power that I need to be successful! Is anyone else doing surgery on this date? I would love to have someone to talk to through this...
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Tuesday's the Day!
~*~Rachel~*~ replied to happygirl65's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
We will be fine... We will be great!!! It is scary for them that is understandable a lot they do not understand but your doing your best to reassure them. I believe the notes and notifying the teachers will be a great help they may be a little nervous tomorrow so letting the teachers in on it may help them understand if they are. -
My surgery is tomorrow and I shared this poem on my blog. Now I know all the breakdown and interpretation of this poem but I found it relevant to the path I am taking tomorrow. I will take the path less traveled. I hope it gives everyone having surgery this week some reassurance... Good luck and see you in band world! The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.[1] Robert Frost
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A date with destiny! 1-25-11
~*~Rachel~*~ replied to ~*~Rachel~*~'s topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks so much! I can not believe it is finally here! -
Is your surgery tomorrow? or the next day! I don't remember so sorry! Good luck!
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Is anyone else absolutely surprised at how many nurses are getting band? I am a critical care nurse and on here find just about 1 out of 3 people I talk to are in the medical field. Do we as a profession just live unhealthy lifestyles of tending to others and not our selves? Or is it our knowledge base of the procedure that leads us to the surgery? Just a thought in my head this morning...
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Woot was able to go for 5 laps instead of 4 today at the track! too bad starting tuesday after surgery i will start having to baby step it again.
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WILL I EVER HAVE ENERGY!!!
~*~Rachel~*~ replied to Cliff N.'s topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I also experienced this with me working 13 hour shifts as a nurse being on my feet all night. Now my plan says I do not need a b-12 supplement but everything I have read says I do and that it will help with energy and metabolism. So I have found a sub lingual supplement to try and see if it works. -
12 days post op and frustrated
~*~Rachel~*~ replied to wilson350's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
May want to look at your exercise. If you are actually exercising pretty well you may be gaining muscle mass which weights more then fat. Monitor your inches and how your clothes fit. Don't stress too much about your Lbs lost this is a healing time for you and adjusting time. Most people don't loose much from what I have read until the first few fills anyway. Good luck stay positive! -
Tuesday's the Day!
~*~Rachel~*~ replied to happygirl65's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Our day is almost here!!!!! I am also getting nervous as well! I asked my mom today if I was being stupid but she was very reassuring. I have come this far and tuesday we will be band! I think it is a great idea that you take the days for you. You will feel pressure or guilt to want to get up and tend to your children when you need to rest. I know you will miss them but It will be fine plus staying close to your doctor just in case is always a plus. Your sweet angel sounds like she will be a big help. You could always take this opportunities to teach her about measuring and recipes. It could actually be fun for her to make protein pudding pops and she could make her some regular pudding pops. Thats what I am going to do. I got some instant jello sugar free pudding skim milk and unflavored protein powder and some Popsicles makers from walmart about 2 bucks and I am going to make me some pudding pops. I bet she would love that -
We are almost there! YAY!!! I am getting nervous.... I hope your pre op is going well!
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I don't know if anyone else has experenced this but I have been over weight my entire life. I was wearing my moms dresses when I was in 6th grade.I have only one picture of me as a child with a normal child weight and I was 4 or 5 years old. I don't know what I look like thin and this bothers me. I hear people saying they feel like a "whole new person." I literally feel anxious over the possibility. Who is this person? What will she like doing or dislike doing? Options I have never had before may open up doors for me. Just everyday options and decisions that will be open to be options and decisions. I have always been comfortable being over weight and liked myself. I hope I like this new person I am about to come in 5 more days I will start on a journey to go meet her.