Surgery Day June 28th 2012 till 6/30

Jun 30, 2012

Well I am Soooo HAPPY to say my surgery date has come and gone now.  

I got home late last night after being discharged early since I was doing so well.  My surgery was on Thursday 6-28 and a little more than 24 hours later I was home and in my own bed.  I am lucky enough to have a 13 year old self reliant son, so making the decision to come home was a no brainer.  Clearly the constant disruptions from getting woke up every other hour at night and being poked, squeezed and prodded to death was not inductive to healing and relaxing for me.  So when the Dr said I could go home early, I texted my sister and said "When can you be here?"    Now after a wonderful night of sleep, with little pain at all; I feel more relaxed and refreshed.  My son is happy cuz he is not having to worry about me being in the hospital where he can't see me (since I was outta town) and that is a huge relief to my mind as well.  

Two weeks before my surgery, one of my doctors changed a medication of mine so that it was Post Op approved and dissoluble.  To my utter disbelief I watched the scales climb higher and higher as my body reacted to this new Med.    After all but starving myself to get it to come back down to near starting point he then increases it and the scales rise again.  Agggghhhhrrrrrrr.  So my Surgery day Weigh In was at 405 pounds.  Bummer cuz my last preop appointment was 6 pounds less than that.  But I tried not to be discouraged, but did have lots of explaining to do as to why my weight was Up and not down before surgery.  Then when I left the hospital it was 408.  I had read some where that some peoples weight rises after the surgery due to swelling and retention so I am trying not to be discouraged yet again.  So I walked more at the hospital and hoped for the best.  

Today 6/30 now my weight is 405 so I am back down to my Surgery weigh in and that is at least a little bit of good news.  I had some chicken soup Unjury for my lunch and have been sipping my water.  Wow the noises my stomach and intestines make now are something I will have to get used too but boy are they strange.   It's 90 degrees outside but I went for a short walk around my apartment complex and broke a sweat but figure that's more from heat than exhurstion ~ but I got out there so that's the important thing.  My goal for tonight is to get out and do the stationary bicycle for 30 min.  

So daily goal is set, water is filled and ready for sipping.... so lets get this party started and let the pounds come off... 

 

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