kimberlee1235

Just updating everyone. I think I'm doing good, I mean the pain is definitely still there when I breathe but I'm takin it day by day. A physical therapist came by earlier and had me get out of my bed for the first time and walk over to a recliner and they want me to sit here as long as possible. It's actually not uncomfortable at all, so I think I'll be fine. Dr is still unsure on how long I will be in the hospital but I can expect to be out of work for a few weeks.. *sigh*

Today I'm doing alright I suppose. Not much has changed since yesterday. I had a chest X-ray this morning (first one of these since my preop) I hope they don't find any surprises on there. The pain is prominent, but I'm just taking my pain meds when they're due and laying here. My heparin levels have been really good so they're only havin to check them once every mornjng instead of like every 6 hours or 4 hours or somethin crazy like that. Thanks for all the love!

Thanks so much for your kind words everyone. Well, I wanted to clear something up. The clots "in my lungs" are apparently just very near my lungs in my inferior vena cava. I had a second dedicated CT yesterday of my abdomen pelvis (which was extremely traumatizing) and they found two more moderately large important clots. One near my kidney and one near my pancreas. The doctors are completely dumbfounded, as am I. They're doing lots of labs to see if there's any type of underlying clotting disorder... Which I don't have a family hx of. I don't know. What I do know is I will be here for several days at least. I am not allowed to get up or walk for fear of dislodging a clog...ugh

Thanks for understanding, Gustavo. I'm so ready for it. So so so ready. I think "delerium" was just setting in today.

I appreciate your understanding in the hastiness of my original post. I hate to admit it, but the post before yours actually got to me. I feel stupid for letting myself cry over something someone said that I don't even know, over the internet at that. I'm not a mean/rude/hateful person by any means. I love the people I work with, which is why I work with them. I know they weren't intentionally making me feel the way I did, it was my choice to feel that way...but the fact is, it happened. Anyway, again, thank you for being understanding. I appreciate your kind words. I'm doing my best and saying prayers.

Well for one, I didn't have an attitude. They're never going to make me eat alone, guarantee you that...I didn't ask for people to demean me on here, I didn't start this topic to get lectured. YES, I know you have your opinions. I appreciate them. As I previously stated, I posted this originally because I was "upset in the moment". I haven't eaten in Five days. This is not normal for me. I'm an incredibly big ball of emotions right now, so please refrain from making me feel worse than I already do. I thought this forum was for support. I'm actually regretting posting this, because I'm tired of the negativity. Maybe I should just avoid this entire forum in its entirety. Have a wonderful evening everyone.

Thanks for your replies everyone. I think I was just upset "in the moment"... But that moment has passed...and so has the work day. I'm home now. I have surgery on Monday, and after that....the rest is history. Best of luck to you all in whatever stage of WLS you're in. Toodles!

If it were people I wasn't that close to I wouldn't have said a word, but I've known these girls for years. Anyway. What's done is done.. I'm back at my desk...and "all is well with the world" or whatever cheesy crap there is to say. Sorry, kind of bitter right now.

There's only 3 other girls. I don't think it was rude. We're all good friends.

Yeah I know I did leave. I'm just sitting here on my ass though. I could be in there working but I don't want to be bombarded by the smell. That's why I asked if they wouldn't mind eating in the other room. They're not working while they eat... I don't want to go for a walk because I live in Texas and its about 100000 degrees here and I feel weak anyway. Oh well. I just felt like I needed to vent a little. I know others don't conform their lives around me, but I also know what I was asking wasn't much.

Prayers for you with all you're struggling with. I hope you find peace soon! Bless you.

Mine is doing the same thing! Driving me absolutely nuts! ha

Eh, I felt like its what I wanted to do... So I did it. I was saying goodbye to the way I used to eat and wouldn't take it back for anything. I wont see a solid piece of food for weeks so I think it was justifiable.

Well, last nite I had my food funeral with some friends. I will be starting my liquid diet for pre-op on Monday, and decided I'd like to go out with some friends, eat some good Mexican food...have way too many margaritas, and just soak it up while I can. Everyone wore black...and it was awesome. Definitely glad I did it. I'm going to truly miss food...but i'm not going to miss what it does to me. I won't miss this fat suit that i've been wearing for so long...it's for the birds. I'm probably going to have a mini-food funeral with my mom today...and then one last hoo-rah tomorrow. This is going to suck! But, it must be done.

That's silly that you can't have any RTD ones... Right now I'd have no problem guzzling my shake within 20 minutes because I'm freakin hungry!

Day 1 of preop diet... One week from now I'll be on the operating table at this very moment... So crazy. This has been a whirlwind experience and I know I'll be post-op before I know it. I'm hungry.. But not hungry enough to throw this hard work away. I can do this!!!!

If you eat before your ultrasound they probably won't let you have it done. Eating makes your gallbladder contract and therefore completely ruins chances of accuracy

It'll be here before you know it

Good luck girly!

Go to your settings, then ticker and follow the steps. You can only do it on a computer though, no iPhones

Good luck to you! I'm not lookin forward to 6 am....

Lol cheap date...never thought of that. So very very true.

I did buy two of the ready to drink bottle ones...the juice drinks. I got Alpine punch I think, and a green one...apple somethin' or other. For one, ew. Two, holy cotton mouth. My surgeon said I could add crystal light to it, so i did, and it made it semi-tolerable. So I do have that option...but it's sooooooooooooo expensive. 4 dollars a bottle...uh wtf? $50 for a set of 12?? No thanks! I almost crapped myself when I saw all that. I'm just hanging onto a prayer that they let me do the Premier protein shakes as my main protein source. If they don't, then I will have to go buy some of those incredibly ridiculous expensive drinks, because the Vanilla one was just pure death, and I can only imagine the chocolate is just as bad. I tried the chocolate splendor unjury this morning...and it wasn't AWFUL...I mixed it with Unsweetened Silk though, which I don't think helped it much....I wonder how it would've tasted with water. Anywho, like I said...just hanging onto that small shred of hope that they'll let me do the Premier.

Thank you! Good luck to you as well P.s., my surgery is on 8/20! So close....