dmk6969

Hello I just joined here. I am looking for a support group. I am having my surgery on Monday and I am getting a little nervous. Not about the surgery itself, I have a wonderful surgeon, but mostly about everything after. Is anyone in Missouri?

I am on the pre-op liquid Protein diet for surgery on Monday and have been for almost 2 weeks. These shakes are starting to wear on my nerves, and even though I always loved popsicles before I am starting to despise the site of those little wooden sticks :-( And I won't even discuss the broth situation. To think I have 2 more weeks of this after the surgery is distressing to say the least. I know, I know, it's worth it in the end but still........... Tryin' to get my Sexy back!<br />God help me and watch over me more now than ever, Amen.<br />Sent from my Galaxy tab.

Sorry I haven't posted in a while but I went thru a bad bout of depression for about 2 weeks. But I am over it now and since I started in the middle of June when I was at my heaviest ever I have now lost a total of 68 lbs. I have lost 26 lbs since the surgery 3 weeks ago. I hated it and cussed myself for doing it several times during the first 2 weeks. Threw up quite a bit from eating too fast. I am doing a little better on that now. I went and bought a little kitchen timer LoL. But I have come thru ok. Will post more later. Thanks for all the replies y'all.

I am just starting week 2 after surgery and broth just doesn't taste good. I was wondering if I strain out the chunks could I have egg drop soup or french onion soup maybe? Does anybody know?

Yea the egg drop is pretty much just chicken broth with bits of egg and corn in it so if I strained out the bits but it has a better flavor than just the plain chicken broth.

Well it's Day 4 and I am in lots of pain. The 4 hour drive home yesterday was no picnic and I am sure that is one of the reasons I am so sore today. I have been trying to get all my fluid and protein in without making myself sick but it is no easy task. And I have to sleep in my recliner because we figured out too late that my bed sits up too high for me to get into right now lol. Have to go take meds now but will post again soon. Keep good thoughts for me please y'all.

Good Morning Y'all. Day 2 after surgery and all is going well! Was up just a couple of hours after surgery and walked quite a ways. Have had some pain but it is being managed quite nicely by the "dope on a rope" as my dietcian called it lol, a patient controlled Dilaudid pump. They have had me attempting to eat/drink 4-6 oz. of water, broth, or diluted cranberry juice an hour, which has been very hard to do because I feel very full. This hospital has the best broth I have ever tasted though. In fact, including the food, the staff, and the accomodations made for both me and my family, I can easily understand why this hospital, University of Missouri Hospital, and the Bariatric Center are among the top on the list of Centers of Excellence. I am doing my breathing exercises to prevent pnuemonia and my "feet flap" exercises to prevent blood clots every hour as directed. My blood pressure and blood sugar have both been doing good. The catheter is a little bothersome and uncomfortable as is the gas, but I was told the catheter will be removed today. YAY! Normally they would send me home today, and the nurses kept saying I was going, but according to the surgical fellow who assists my surgeon Dr. De La Torre, even though everything went excellent and I am doing so great, because I live several hours from the hospital he is not sending me home for at least another day. Gotta go now they just came in to take blood. But I will be back later. And thank you all for the prayers and good wishes, they really did help!

Thank you monica for the help and advice, will post here after I come out of recovery tomorrow and am awake enough to. Tryin' to get my Sexy back!<br />God help me and watch over me more now than ever, Amen.<br />Sent from my Galaxy tab.