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 Just  found out I am 5 weeks pregnant .......totally unexpected and a huge surprise especially as I was told I probably not be able to have my own children as I have PCOS and never actually had periods for years before surgery as well as other conditions and I will be 41 in a few weeks !! I know I keep saying it but ....how my life has changed in the last year !

 Well this week I have joined a gym and been four  times already , and I have actually enjoyed it ......how my life has changed I had managed to reach the grand old age of 40 without ever going in one of those places and actively avoiding exercise ......yet suddenly I have a new lease of life and all this surplus energy ...

 Check up at the doctors today to check BP and weight before my 6 month post op check at the hospital and I have lost a total of 100 pounds post op and an amazing 168lbs overall I can't believe it has been so quick and I still have to pinch myself when I look in the mirror to check it's really me .......how my life has changed in the last 6 months !

 Wow on Friday I had my 3 month check up with my surgeon and they are really pleased he says he has not had a sleeve patient with such good results ....at last a success at something!! lol
No complications from the surgery I have followed their instructions to the letter and managed to lose 27kilos ( i think there is something wrong with my scales at home ) I can tell you I haven't stopped smiling since my life has changed so much in the last 3 months. I have so much more energy and i got myself a full time job and I mean full time, 55 hours a week but I love it and I haven't worked full time for about 7 years ...because I couldn't manage it  the only downside of my check up is I have a vitamin D deficency but as the consultant said I am white, English and we never see the sun in the UK so no surprise really just need to have an injection every 3 months.

 Yesterday I was standing in the shower and looked down and to my complete amazement I could see my feet..............WOW! I love my sleeve I seriously cannot remember the last time I could see my feet whilst standing on them 

 Now on soft foods and feeling fine went to the doctors yesterday and she said blood pressure was great and my weight was done by a total of 34lbs since surgery ......hooray . I got out of the shower today and the towel wrapped around me with no gaps .....wow that's new too.  I am constantly amazed at the changes taking place in my body 

 Well when I went to hospital today  the nurse removed all the clamps and added steri-strips and said to start the pureed diet .....just in time for xmas ...hurray 

 For the first time since surgery I have had a comfortable nights sleep and what a difference it makes 
last night I had a shower and changed the dressings on my incisions , 1 of which is a little sore and inflamed , and felt better but another problem seems to have emerged ......I am quite teary and had a real sob on my husband for no real reason ...so I guess it was just a release as I don't feel depressed or that I have made a wrong decision and the pain is manageable and most of the time just really more of a discomfort .....so that's all I can put it down to
and on another note finally a bowel movement  ........and then some!!!

 Well it wasn't as bad as I expected I was nervous about going under general anaestetic well all I remember was looking at the clock as they put the mask on at 8.45 am on monday morning and the next thing I knew it was 10.40 and I was in recovery and told I had been there for almost 40 mins as I came round.. Back on the ward I wasn't allowed any fluids for 24 hours just water to wet my lips I found this the hardest part but the next morning  I was given blue dye to sip and hurray no leaks so I was allowed water it took all my willpower not to gulp at this point but the mantra of my sleeve sisters was ringing in my ears ...sips ,sips,and only sips and as my asthma needed monitoring they kept me in another night but this morning the drain was removed......  again not as bad as expected ...and I was told I could go home and start my new life with my new sleeve and the great news is I am already down 15lbs about 7or8 was pre-op diet and they have stopped one of my blood pressure medications forever so like is certainly looking up already 
thanks for all your support and prayers 

 well the day is almost here and although I am still nervous about the actual operation I am excited as the New ME is fast approaching  Thanks for all your kind thoughts and prayers they are much appreciated