9 Months post surgery and feelin OK

Mar 21, 2010

9 months post surgery and feeling OK.  I currently weigh 195,which is down 5 lbs from being stuck at 200lbs forever.  I'm down 5 lbs probably only because I got sick last Sunday.  I was in Oakland last Sunday getting ready to come back home to Fresno (3 hr drive) when I got this sharp excruciating pain in my upper abdomen.  Did I say EXCRUCIATING!!!!!  I thought I was gonna give birth to a monster or something because it felt like it was coming through my stomach (not pregnant). . I was down on the ground on all fours trying to get comfortable enough to withstand the pain.  My cousin had to rush me to the nearest ER.  I walked in and luckily there weren't that many people.  I was gonna sit down and wait to be called on but the pain was so intense all I could do was get on the ground again on all fours and beg for help .  Literally begging for help .  The triage nurse saw the pain I was in and rushed me into a back room where they gave me Dilauded (i think that's how you spell it) which is stronger than Morphine.  Took the edge off the pain but I could still feel pressure.  I guess my body was soo exhausted I fell asleep for couple hours.  Nurses kept bugging me to wake up and breath because my pulse was 45 and my oxygen level was 76%.  They thought that maybe my body must have relaxed a bit too much with the narcotic they gave me.  1/2 hr later they gave me a 2nd dose of the narcotic because the pain was coming back.  They performed x-rays and nothing.  They did a CT scan, which I had to drink a contrast for , and the nurse tells me "the person to read the CT scan results has gone home for the night (it's 11pm in the ER mind you) and they won't be able to read the result till the morning."  WHAT? "We will have to admit you over night to keep an eye on you until then."  At this point with the 2nd dose of narcotics I'm feeling pretty darn good so I'm a stubborn little BI$CH and tell the nurse that I do not want be be admitted and that I'm driving back home.  I sign the papers and leave against their medical advice.  My husband and kids were with me and thank god my husband wasn't sleepy.  My hubby drove all the way back home.  I called my surgeon here in Fresno at Midnight and he told me not to worry and to make it home safe and see him in the morning first thing.  He also said that if the excruciating pain returned to go to the ER and he would meet me there.  I LOVE MY DOC!  So luckily we made it home safe and sound and I was able to get a few hours of rest.  I saw my doc and he said it was most likely a Hernia.  He said if my pain level was low he would perform Laproscopic Diagnostic surgery on Thursday (3/18/10) but if the pain intensified before than I should give him a call.  I had surgery this past Thursday and yup, it was a Hernia.  According to the Doc, it was a fairly LARGE hernia.  He reinforced my abdominal muscle with mesh, I think, to prevent this from happening again.  It's been 4 days since surgery and I'm feeling good.  Returning to work tonight at 10pm is a bummer but I'm out of sick pay and can't afford more time off.  Oh, and if your wondering what caused my Hernia, who knows.  I had started Bally's cardio kickboxing and resistance and toning workout last week 3 times a week, could that have cause it?  Maybe.  I know I didn't lift anything that was heavy.  If it was the cardio kickboxing, I just wonder why my Hernia didn't hurt last week when I working out.  Why did it hurt 3-4 days after working out?  I don't know but whatever the cause I'm just glad it's over with.

As for everything else, I feel great!  I can't believe I'm 135 lbs down.  I'm 15 lbs away from goal.  I hope I can get 15lbs down within the next 3 months.  These obstacles in the road are little compared to the rewards of living a healthier and lighter life style.  I wouldn't change my WLS for anything in the world.  I still think this is one of the best decisions I've made in my life!

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