Day 8 update

Feb 04, 2012

So I actually had the sleeve done on the 26th of January instead of on the first of February thanks to losing my insurance coverage on the first of Feb. Bummer! But my surgeon was awesome and got me in early so we could get it done before the coverage ended. YAY! If you are in the Stevens Point Wisconsin area and want a really fabulous surgeon I have to recommend mine, Calvin Selwyn at Ministry Medical Group! he has been terrific and I personally I think he saved my life.

When the surgery was performed my fundus was sent off to pathology for analysis and a tumor was found. It's the kind apparently that can become cancerous but he got it all and I can look forward to not having to deal with something like this again. YAY! And that was pretty much the excitement for my surgery. No complications, the surgery was textbook perfect and so far I seem to be having a textbook recovery.

Since the surgery I have lost steadily about 2 to 3 pounds a day. I live on protein shakes first and foremost so that my body can get all the healing nutrition it needs and I think it's paying off as my incisions are healing beautifully. I feel pretty darn great most of the time with only a little bit of discomfort as far as pain goes. I am not taking anymore pain killers just children's liquid acetominaphen for now if needed. And believe me it has to be really needed because that stuff is nasty! I do get tired really easily though and if I tried to go back to work now I wouldn't make it. I'm just too tired. My "short nap" lasts about 4 hours. lol. But, I have a hard time slowing down and a harder time remembering that I am trying to function on 400 to 600 calories a day. My body just isn't use to it.

I did buy a wrist cuff blood pressure monitor as one of my comorbids is high blood pressure and I am supposed to monitor my BP 2 times a day. I do great at remembering that some days and not so great at others but so far it's looking pretty good. I am looking forward to being able to get off the BP meds and the cholesterol meds as well. I do suggest gettting as many of your meds in liquid or chewable form as possible before your surgery because you will not be able to take pills for a bit after the surgery.

My vitamin regimine is 3 chewable multi-vitamins and 3 chewable calcium per day and a B-12 once a week. It will be like this until we get my first post-op labs back and see what's what but for now I feel like I'm getting all I need as far as my nutrition goes.

I am very glad I had this surgery and while I do wish ocassionally I could have gotten it done when I was younger, I know that having it done now means that I will be able to do more and enjoy more stuff at an age when I really appreciate it than maybe I would have when I was younger.
So that's me for now... i am off to take another nap.

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