cjs_journey

If you still are sending this list out would you please send to me? Thank you in advance!! Cjsfitbit@gmail.com

I find it in the coffee isle at Walmart.

Still sitting at 189...on an eight day stall it seems. I know it will move!! I did measurements for the month and have loss a total of 54" since dec 2!!!! Incredible.

Hw 267 Sw 255 (12/2/14) Cw 189

I love the idea and would love to have an opportunity to co-lead. I'm 3 hrs from Seattle but would make the trip monthly to meet others and grow from their experiences! I believe a structured agenda would really have a lot of benefits and would allow us to continue the topics here online. Hope this pans out!!

I use my fitbit one and love it!! I use fitbit.com for everything...journaling, food logging, etc. I like doing it in one place. I am cjsfitbit@gmail.com if you want to add me. I love the groups and the friendly competition. It really was the motivation I needed to get active!

For me, I had a rough couple of weeks after surgery and combined with a couple of really mean spirited people I read comments from I just don't comment much. I do when I feel I have something of value to add. I had surgery Dec 2 and now am 45 pounds down. I have hit that dreaded 4 week stall and have been there for 8 days now. I have been fortunate to have met a local to me buddy and consider her an invaluable friend now!! CJ

My bowel was actually nicked and they tried to cauterize it and it burnt it some...that and finding that the bowel was actually twisted the surgeon said no more we are opening her up to fix this properly. I'm glad they found it...it could have been life threatening at any time and would have warranted an emergency surgery, so in the end I"m thankful that I had the surgery when I did! CJ

I started as a laparoscopic and ended up having an open procedure during the surgery. I had a twisted bowel they found once in there. I have to say the first week was terrible, the second week was slightly better and nu the third week I finally felt like I was improving. It was rough but worth every single minute of that experience! I am now 32 days out and doing really well. I don't want to scare you or anyone off because it is worth it...but I wished I had been more prepared or known going in. I had no idea until I woke up after surgery and I just freaked out because everything prior to that was text book. The pain of standing up straight for me was the worse. Also just the last two nights have I been able to lay on my back without that pulling sensation in my chest. The good thing is I never experienced the gas pains everyone talks about. I guess because it all escaped during the open part of the surgery! I also had to deal with 54 stAples to be removed but literally I only felt 4 of them and they weren't bad. I started proving daily once they were taken out. I hope this helps? I am a person that can handle anything if I know the details upfront!! Good luck on your journey and if you have any specific questions I'm happy to try to answer from my experience.

For me... 1) although the percentage is so low that you would have to be converted from a lap procedure to an open procedure...it could be you and what that means regarding pain and recovery. 2). Your emotions can be an absolute roller coaster for the first couple of weeks post surgery. 3) how quickly your body makes changes and how strange it feels to you! I'm so grateful and happy I had this surgery...those are just the things I was not prepared for.

Hey all!! Today is the first day I feel as if I can even try to work at getting the required protein and fluids in. This has been a lot rougher because of the complications during surgery but I feel today I'll 'make it'!! I am pretty weak so I'm getting up each and every hours to get my own protein drink and move around. After the game my husband will try to walk with me outside for as long as I can. It has been complicated to go outside also because it has been been between 5 and 15 degrees and slick for over a week! I'm feeling like today could be the turning point...finally!!! Really not bad considering how complicated surgery was and it is day 7. I wish it would have gone as planned but you know I will NEVER take this for granted. I have gone through a LOT to make these life changes!!! Hope all is going good for everyone!!!!

Hello all. I am finally home tonight, dec 5, after having surgery on Dec 2. As I mentioned in a short update previously, it didn't go exactly as planned. I was to have a lap rny and ended up with not only the lap 'holes' but an incision from between my breasts to my belly button. I guess my bowel was twisted and caused problems so they had to go to the open procedure. I don't mind that other than the recovery is MUCH harder. In addition I had diabetes going into surgery and now I'm struggling to keep my sugars in the 80's. They were dropping into the 50's and that caused a lot of emotion and confusion on my part. I can now keep them between 80 and 95 but it is a balancing act. Lol I actually have to test my blood sugars more now!!! I hadn't given more of an update before now because I seriously questioned my decision to have the surgery. I couldn't be positive and didn't want to be a 'downer' to those about to have their surgeries. I still am in intensive pain and I am fighting my emotions BIG time but when I'm clear headed I know I did the right thing. It is just going to take me a little longer to heal is all. I have over 100 states in me so I look a bit like a freak and that isn't helping my self esteem right now. I would still advise others to do the surgery for your life's sake...but maybe be a bit more realistic and prepared than I was if things change during surgery. Looking forward to just be able to walk upright at this point .

Well they were right about weight after surgery!! I have over 7 pounds of fluids I am still on the iv pain meds as well as Ringers solution and Benadryl. They aren't sure if I'm going home today.

Day 2 after surgery. I'll be in the hospital at least until tomorrow afternoon. Things didn't go exactly as planned...they got 4 holes poles in me and decided because of my anatomy they had to revert to an open rny. I'm in a lot of pIn tonight from the muscles and all being cut, but I have no gas pains. I was doing really well up until this evening but now the pain is crazy bad. They have upped feh delodid and Tylenol. I'm hoping tonight is the worse of it. More later or tomorrow.

On my way to the hospital....it all starts now!!!