So I had my surgery.. All went well.. Apparently while they were in there, they also found a hernia (which I knew nothing about) and fixed that too! I still find that a bit strange.
I have been up and moving around, although today was tough at times because of all of the gas. It's amazing how much your shoulder can hurt from gas.
I've been getting in some of my fluids. I've had water, carnation instant breakfast and some peach juice. I refuse to drink cranberry. I am just not that desperate. lol.
I am taking in somewhere between 60 ml and 120 ml of liquid every hour. I am slowing down right now as i just find i am so full. The gassy feeling might not help either.
This might sound strange but the amount of pain has surprised me a bit, but I imagine they don't tell you this for a reason. Morphine was a close and dear friend last night and today I've been taking Tyenol 3s. It's funny because everything has to be liquid, so the tylenol 3s taste like cherry cough syrup. My whole life i've hated cough syrup. But i guess i can bare it to get rid of the pain. I have been told that most likely I am going home tomorrow. I can't wait. I am missing my son so much! Although it was great when he came and saw me today and asked me "feel better?".
Well I am off to sleep now. Hoping to get a few hours in a row.
Me.
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Counting down...
24 hours from now I will be out of surgery!!
My mind is racing. I am thinking a million thoughts and yet can't seem to finish any of them! lol.
I am definitely tired. I am looking forward to not being hungry.
I went to the last day assembly at my school today. I was so tired sitting there, but I needed the closure with the school for the year and with my good friend who is leaving to go to another school. She has been so supportive of me in this last year! I am going to miss you TONS!
It was exciting to be leaving knowing that I won't see some of these people until September, and that I will hopefully look so different by then! It's kind of neat really!
I keep having people ask my why I am doing the surgery when I have done so well on my own. I am very proud of what I have done on my own. My best way to describe what I am doing is to say that this process has been like a relationship. Up until now I've been dating the lifestyle change. Tomorrow I marry it. Tomorrow the committment level increases. In speaking with my surgeon as well, I was reassured that this is the right decision. He told me that research shows that while people can make the changes I have made on my own, due to genetics most people gain back the weight within a year or two. I don't want to go back. He also told me I had plateaued because my body was in protection mode. He said that our bodies, historically have been trained to protect themselves in times of famine and natural disaster. So my body was thinking that something was happening in the world so it was self-protecting. He said it would be very difficult to get past this.
There are also so many other benefits for me for this surgery. My hope is that if we choose to have more children, that we won't have to persue fertility treatments next time. I have PCOS and research has shown to make a huge improvement in the symptoms of this syndrome.
I know this is the right choice for me. I can't wait to feel better about myself and to be a healthier me.
It's time for me to pack my bag and get ready to go! Thanks to all who have read my blog and hopefully will follow me on my journey!!
This is a picture of me last summer!
Me!
My mind is racing. I am thinking a million thoughts and yet can't seem to finish any of them! lol.
I am definitely tired. I am looking forward to not being hungry.
I went to the last day assembly at my school today. I was so tired sitting there, but I needed the closure with the school for the year and with my good friend who is leaving to go to another school. She has been so supportive of me in this last year! I am going to miss you TONS!
It was exciting to be leaving knowing that I won't see some of these people until September, and that I will hopefully look so different by then! It's kind of neat really!
I keep having people ask my why I am doing the surgery when I have done so well on my own. I am very proud of what I have done on my own. My best way to describe what I am doing is to say that this process has been like a relationship. Up until now I've been dating the lifestyle change. Tomorrow I marry it. Tomorrow the committment level increases. In speaking with my surgeon as well, I was reassured that this is the right decision. He told me that research shows that while people can make the changes I have made on my own, due to genetics most people gain back the weight within a year or two. I don't want to go back. He also told me I had plateaued because my body was in protection mode. He said that our bodies, historically have been trained to protect themselves in times of famine and natural disaster. So my body was thinking that something was happening in the world so it was self-protecting. He said it would be very difficult to get past this.
There are also so many other benefits for me for this surgery. My hope is that if we choose to have more children, that we won't have to persue fertility treatments next time. I have PCOS and research has shown to make a huge improvement in the symptoms of this syndrome.
I know this is the right choice for me. I can't wait to feel better about myself and to be a healthier me.
It's time for me to pack my bag and get ready to go! Thanks to all who have read my blog and hopefully will follow me on my journey!!
This is a picture of me last summer!
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
48 hours from now!
48 hours from now!!
48 hours from now I will be on the operating table. They will be doing my gastric bypass surgery. I've been working on this for almost 2 years, and finally it's almost here. In the last 13 months, I have lost 110 pounds. I know that I actually have lost more than that, but before June 1st, 2011 I refused to step on a scale. On that day I weighed (nothing I usually would share, but as part of my journey, I am not ashamed as that is not me anymore) 330 pounds. The saddest part is that I know I was heavier than that before. So from that date I have lost 110 lbs. Today I sit at 219.8 lbs. I feel like a completely different person already.
So I thought a blog would be a great way to document my journey from here on in. I will post some pics of me from a year ago and will keep updating pictures along the way.
So today, I am so excited, and yet exhausted from the changes in me in the last two weeks preparing for this surgery. I started my clear fluids today and must do the same tomorrow. But I just keep remembering it will all be worth it!
My hope is to hit 199 pounds by the time I go back to school! So we will see. I also have set some goals in my running. I want to build back up to 5k by september and hopefully 10k by Christmas, and then next spring I want to run my first half marathon!!! I am determined to meet these goals, so hopefully my recovery will be swift!!
Today's goal was to start this blog and then I have to start thinking about packing for my hospital stay. I hate hospitals (like most people.... not sure I've ever heard anyone say they love hospitals... lol). So hopefully my time there will go quickly.
I've purchased my post surgery "full fluids" that I can have when I get home. After doing shakes for 2 weeks and then clear fluid, the idea of sugar free pudding is sooooooo exciting.
I've thought a lot about the foods I won't be able to eat again, and I have to be honest, it doesn't bother me. I am so excited to become a new person physically that foods are no longer my comfort.
I can't wait to shop in "regular" stores.. although I am sure my husband is not that excited.. but I am trying to reassure him that I will get better deals.. lol
So that's all for today! I am going to rest and prepare for the next few days!
48 hours from now I will be on the operating table. They will be doing my gastric bypass surgery. I've been working on this for almost 2 years, and finally it's almost here. In the last 13 months, I have lost 110 pounds. I know that I actually have lost more than that, but before June 1st, 2011 I refused to step on a scale. On that day I weighed (nothing I usually would share, but as part of my journey, I am not ashamed as that is not me anymore) 330 pounds. The saddest part is that I know I was heavier than that before. So from that date I have lost 110 lbs. Today I sit at 219.8 lbs. I feel like a completely different person already.
So I thought a blog would be a great way to document my journey from here on in. I will post some pics of me from a year ago and will keep updating pictures along the way.
So today, I am so excited, and yet exhausted from the changes in me in the last two weeks preparing for this surgery. I started my clear fluids today and must do the same tomorrow. But I just keep remembering it will all be worth it!
My hope is to hit 199 pounds by the time I go back to school! So we will see. I also have set some goals in my running. I want to build back up to 5k by september and hopefully 10k by Christmas, and then next spring I want to run my first half marathon!!! I am determined to meet these goals, so hopefully my recovery will be swift!!
Today's goal was to start this blog and then I have to start thinking about packing for my hospital stay. I hate hospitals (like most people.... not sure I've ever heard anyone say they love hospitals... lol). So hopefully my time there will go quickly.
I've purchased my post surgery "full fluids" that I can have when I get home. After doing shakes for 2 weeks and then clear fluid, the idea of sugar free pudding is sooooooo exciting.
I've thought a lot about the foods I won't be able to eat again, and I have to be honest, it doesn't bother me. I am so excited to become a new person physically that foods are no longer my comfort.
I can't wait to shop in "regular" stores.. although I am sure my husband is not that excited.. but I am trying to reassure him that I will get better deals.. lol
So that's all for today! I am going to rest and prepare for the next few days!
This is me in April.
Me.
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