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Well, it has been 5 months since by gastric bypass. I am still so thankful each and everyday for the surgery and for the progress I have made so far.

I haven't been exercising and I know that is so wrong. Work has been crazy..lots of long days... 10 hour days 5-6 days a week. Yuck!!!

I am so tired all the time. I have never slept well, and am still not resting/sleeping well.

I need a push to exercise and hopefully that will help increase my energy level. Wondering if I am anemic again. I have been all my life off and on.

Well, it has been almost 2 months and 2 weeks since my life changing surgery.   I am so thankful that I was able to have the surgery. It has already changed my and my health. I have so much more energy, I don't take the elevator at work, I take the steps.  I do have an ulcer, and have had it for about 3+ weeks. I am on meds for it, and it is gettng better. Thank goodness.

I went to my first Zumba class tonight. I absolutely loved it. It was the fastest hour ever. I couldn't believe it was over. I think I am hooked. Not, just to see if I can move tomorrow..LOL. 

I needed to boost my exercise and this is definately a boost. An hour non stop dance fitness.

I am so much healthier now!

My dr. said I was about 8 pounds below where I needed to be at the 2 month mark.. so I am hoping Zumba is the push I needed.

This is my 2nd week back to work, and my employees did not know what kind of surgery I was having. I didnt' want to hear negatives and opinions. This was something that I had to do on my own. 

Now that I am back, I have told them what surgery I had, and the comments  have been wonderful. It is so nice to hear that you look like you lost weight., and that your skin looks smooth, and you walk faster than you used to.

Those are not the reasons I had the surgery, but it is a nice boost to hear those compliments.

I am however, having a tough time getting my liquids and protiens in while at work. I am however walking everyday for 20 minutes.

So I am working at finding a way to get it all in.

Tomorrow is 4 weeks since my surgery. I also go back to work.. ugh. So not ready for that.
I am still having a lot of pain in my left side if I bend over or turn. So anxious for it to go away.

I am having a litttle bit of trouble with some foods going down. I am on the pureed level of foods,
and some things just don't want to go.  It doesn't feel good at all.. it is painful. I am thinning my foods
down again like the last level to see if that helps.

Really wondering how I will do with my foods tomorrow at work. I am gonna puree and take protien drinks
and see how it goes. I am used to a nap each day.. guess that stops tomorrow.

I am still doing well from the surgery.. it was 2 weeks ago today.

I am having some bad left side pain. Not sure if it is normal, or if I did something. I bent over too far and now the pain wont' go away.

Has anyone had this or know what it might be?

If it doesn't go away soon,, gonna have to call the dr.

Well, hope this will pass soon,, and that all of my WLS buddies are doing great.

I had  my surgery this past Monday, and today is Sunday. I am well on my way thru the recovery period. I am working on my protien and my liquids. It is hard to fit it all in. I expected the recovery to be hard, but other than getting out of bed,, boy is that rough,  I am doing rather well. I am walking every day, resting whenever I get tired and then drinking liquids all day long.

I go back to the dr. on Tuesday to have the drain removed.. UGH. I really dread that part. I have had a drain removed before and know what I am in for, but I also know that I will feel so so so much better once it is removed.

I have stayed so positive throughout the entire process and will face every challenge head on. My bestest friend ever had a RNY about 8 years ago, and has just done absolutely awesome. She is my cheerleader, she thinks I am doing way better than expected.  .  woo hoo

I am using the Beneprotien, and it seems to mix well with what I have put it in. One thing I tried, was the powdered milk and adding to something.. Yuck.. didnt' do that anymore. I will probably try it in another recipe though. Who knows. Gonna keep the protien portion as tasty as possible.

Ok. that is enough for tonight.. will blog later.

Ok. today is day 1 of my 6 day required fast. It is not as bad as I thought it would be. Yes, I am hungry, but it is tolerable. I can do this without any problem. I have no doubt. I can do anything I put my mind to.

The packets of shakes/puddings do not taste bad like everyone said. They are not bad at all.

I have drank a lot of decaf tea and water to help and to avoid the headaches and it has really helped. Plus I was so busy at work and that sure helped. In addition, I had to go get my mammogram today.. yeah..lol.


I am taking it one day at a time to get thru this 6 days, but I sure did notice when I was out that there are signs for food EVERYWHERE.. OMG.. I never noticed before how many places there were..

My surgery is coming up so quickly now. August 16.. just a few days away.. I can't believe it. It seems like it is a long journey to get to this point, and then all of the sudden, you are almost there. WOW!!

I am trying to make sure I am prepared with everything I will need over the next few weeks so that I can start my journey to becoming a healthy NEW me.

Today, I scheduled my surgery date.. it is August 16th, 2010. That time is fast approaching. I wonder why I am not jumping up and down. Maybe because it has not really hit me yet. I am excited and nervous at the same time.

I go back up on August 5 for my pre op.. they said about a 5-hour appointment. They will go over some things with me, give me my bag of food that I will drink/eat for the 6 days prior to surgery to shrink my liver and then have a final physical with the surgeon.

My Dr. is 2 1/2 hours away, so it will be an all day thing for me.

I think part of my not getting overly excited is that I have always failed at every "diet" before, and while I know that this is not a "diet", and that this is a totally new way of life, and I KNOW that I WILL succeed, but there is still that little part of me that still wonders.

I am gonna CRUSH that little part of me like it is a little ole' ant on the sidewalk.. ha ha ha.

One thing that definately helps is looking at the before and after photos of folks that have been through this.  I also have friends that have been through this and I know that I am strong and can do anything I put my mind too.

Today, I received great news. I received insurance approval the first time around, the first week. I am sooo excited, yet suddenly so scared. Suddenly it is getting closer. I want it so bad.. I have just been out there looking at all of the before and after photos on this site, like I did the past two nights.. that is such a motivator, to think that in just a matter of a months, that will be me.  Yes, I am doing this for my health, but I am also doing this to look good. I want to look like I used to. I want to have the body that I used to have.

Now, I just have to wait to hear from the doctors office where they will go over the financial portion again, and then they will schedule my surgery date and my pre-op date. That is the date that that I will drive back to the doctors office. (2 1/2 hours away) to get my bag of "goodies" that I will eat and drink for a week before the surgery to shrink my liver and lose weight. They say that I will lose 10-20 pounds that week... hmm.. that remains to be seen. I will do whatever they tell me to. I am in this for the long haul, and will do whatever they tell me that I need to do for the end result. 

I want to have a long life with my family and to be able to enjoy the time with them and live my life, not just sit on the side lines of my life as it whizzes on by, like it has for the past years. I want to be a full participant, not a spectator. It is time I take control back.

I am going to call to see about finding a personal trainer to get me started so that I will be ready to hit it hard after the surgery.

Tonight Cody, my youngest son, who will be a senior.. told me he just can't imagine me being his size or smaller.  I told him,... just you wait.. then I told him I will have to show him some pictures to prepare him.. He just doesn't know what he is in for.. he doesn't know what to expect. I have been overweight since he was born. He doesn't know me any other way.   Boy, is he in for a shock! 

Ok. that is enough for now.. night!
Debbie K.... aka.. ANEWME10

06/29/10

I have finished  my 6-month pre-op requirement.. and I am actually glad that you go thru this. It has taught me a lot, and given me the extra time to really think and do extra research (not like I hadn't already done that).. so now I wait for insurance approval.
Day after tomorrow, I have to go have an EGD so that the Dr. can look to see exactly what he is up against before he does surgery.  Sooo... I will hopefully feel better after I get the results back from his findings. At least I hope so.

I did well most of the 6 months in losing weight, then in the last month, I gained back the 6-8 pounds I lost.. so now I have to lose that before I go back for my pre-op visit or the Dr will not do the surgery until I do. Not sure what is going on with me. Probably stress.. I have been watching what I eat.. drinking lots of water,, added in exercise..so hopefully it will kick back in.
I live almost 2 1/2 hours away from Riverside Hospital in Columbus Ohio..but I feel very confident in the Dr so it is worth it.