mhugueley

My surgeon told me my surgery was a boring easy peezy surgery. No drains. No hernia repairs. Shrunk liver. I did have to wear those blow up calf things while i was at the hospital. Im going to try to not take pain meds today. All i want to know is when the heartburn goes away. I finally drank a protein drink this mornin....it took me 2.5 hrs to drink it. :/

So far I feel like I am doing ok. I dont regret it but its definitely hard.i can only take 2-3 sips of anything before I feel the heartburn.Then I have to make myself burp before it stops. I finally today started with the gas. I do know there is absolutely no way possible I can get in all the protein and fluids that they are requesting. I can already tell that my taste have changed.I tried some blended cream of chicken soup today and it tasted yuck. Popsicles are my best friend.

It just burns like crazy and makes me very uncomfortable. I can feel it all the way thru my back. They gave me milk of magnesia here and i have some other stuff to sprinkle on my food or drink as well for heartburn/acid.

I am one day post op. The surgery was not bad at all. My stomach has only been mildly sore. I was in recovery in tears for twp hours bc i had severe heart burn and upper back pain. I am still not hungry at all but very thirsty all the time. I drink medicine capfuls of water every 15 minutes. I should be gping hpme this morning. Cannot wait to be in my own bed.

This time tomorrow I will be on my way to the hospital to check in for surgery! I am so excited! I give all you liquid dieters props....I dont have to start liquids until 6pm tonight! I am nervous. I think i am mostly nervous to be at the hospital overnight and leave my furbabies to be cared for by my stepson lol. My doctor offers the surgery as outpatient but my insurance requires the overnight :/

Luckily for me....thanksgiving food has never been a big thing to me anyway. I enjoy cooking for the peeps that love all that stuff though. I will be on soft foods by then though so I can eat mashed potatoes

11/11 for me with Dr Kaufman in Seattle. I started my pre-op diet on Wednesday. I dont have to do liquid only. I can eat whatever I want as long as I stay under 40g carbs per day. Its definitely been a head game because the nerves are setting in which makes me want to run to my comfort...food. BUT I have done really good...I went to my final appt today and I was dowm 7 lbs since last Friday's weigh in. My hubby had to go to this appt with me since he is my 'support' person. Before the appt I finally told me husband my 'real' weight. He has never known in our entire 10 years together my real weight. I was embarrassed...but he was so supprtive. I just wantes him to know the true accomplishment when it was all said and done.

I am new to BP. This is my first post. I just got my insurance approval last week. I started my pre op diet yesterday. My final appt is Friday and my surgery is scheduled for Nov 11th! I am so excited and nervous. The nervousness didn't start until I knew my approval date. I didn't expext surgery to be scheduled 2 weeks after the approval. ..i figured it would be two months out scheduling. The next date available was Dec 23rd. So I assume someone cancelled. Only 13 days!!!