TerraCorrupt

Welcome around here, Miss Jessica! I'm at just under a month post op now and just a year older than you. I'm not too active around here, but I'm totally glad you've decided to join. There are a lot of helpful people around here of all ages really. I hope your surgery goes well. And I'm sure you'll do great! If you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you. And maybe I can answer some of your questions too.

I recently had my gastric bypass surgery. And when I say recently, I mean, just a few days ago. Dr. Davis said it went off without a hitch, but I know that while I was coming out of the anesthesia, I had a violent reaction and tried fighting someone. I also had an incredible amount of pain. Evidently, Morphine doesn't do anything for me. I was released from the hospital yesterday (Friday, Sept 25), and haven't been able to stomach much on the full-liquid diet. Prior to surgery, I was on a high protien, low carbohydrate liquid diet with the intent of inducing ketosis. I never went into it, but I lost weight, so my surgeon said it was alright. However, post-op, I've discovered that I'm heavily into ketosis. The chemical reaction on the ketostick is almost instantaneously red (heavy) with it turning to purple (heavier) after 15 seconds. It's only been a couple of days, and I'm trying to get to a point where I can eat. How long should I allow the heavy ketosis to continue before contacting the doctor with my concerns? My first post-op appointment with Dr. Davis is Oct 1.

It wasn't the doctor that asked me to keep an eye on it. I just tend to pick something and focus on it almost obsessively. Sometimes I pick up on the smallest detail, rather than something which would be a more beneficial for me to focus on. For instance, now I'm trying to focus on how much protien and Water I get. It's easier to get the water in, than the protien. But I'm working on that.

I think what I'm ultimately worried about is the ketsosis turning into ketoacidosis. But I wasn't diabetic before the surgery, so it probably won't happen. I think you're right, in that I just need to worry about making sure I get as much of my daily requirements in for protient and Water. It has been nearly impossible to even get close, even with the protien shakes. I use the Bariatric Advantage protien powder. I've noticed the vanilla is excellent with just water, but the orange cream tastest better with half-milk, half-water. I'm experimenting with different protien powders at this point to try and get it all in, since yesterday was abysmal. All I can do is do better with each successive day. Thanks for replying and putting my fears to rest, James.

Elavela, I don't know that I can offer any support for finding extra jobs to get the money, or anything like that. But I can say, that some people find a lot of success with crowdfunding places like GoFundMe. It's free to create the campaign, and there are no time limits on it. You can print out fliers to post at your church, or on any public place for people who see it to nab a thing so they can donate to your campaign. You can post your campaign to social media sites, and here, I imagine. I'm sure folks around here would be willing to help. Especially if you can find out what your total cost is. It's also worth it to find out how much a self-pay surgery would cost. For my surgery, it cost $22k, and I didn't have to jump through nearly as many hoops as you do with insurance. I hope some of this helps. Stick with it! It's going to be worth it once you have it! <3