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Well tomorrow will be my first day back to work. I will work from home as I anticipate I will be exhausted.
Tuesday I will need to be in the office. I am anxious to have my life return to normal.

Went out to dinner, Mexican. I orders refried beans added a little hot sauce and had about 4 spoonfuls and was full.
It was the first real food I have had. I also added Unjury unflavored. I am starting to carry a ziplock back of it in my purse.
i figured I was able to have about 10 grams of protein.

I took yesterday off from walking so I walked 2 miles today. Felt good.  I am ready to add lifting weights. Will look into that this week.

Lots and lots of changes at work a little apprehensive about it all. Tomorrow will tell.

Went to my first post op visit on Friday. My surgeon was very pleased. He is very strict with his sleeve patients
so I am on full liquids and a little mushy but he told me since his sleeves are so tight if I have a rough time to go
back to liquids. He wasn't kidding when he said I wouldn't be on food till December and I am ok with it.

I am down 29 pounds I am keeping my protein to 60-80 gms. No hairloss. My hairdresser said I would not lose my hair if I kept my protein levels on the higher side of 80 grams.

I can finally walk with my dog  When he pulls it doesn't hurt. So he is getting exercise too. My surgeon said he was worried about me since I had such a rough time after surgery. I told him what his PA said and how it effected me. I told him once I had the Zofran I was fine. He was pleased and asked if I took the full 4mg dose and said he would remember that.
I told him I am no longer itching after my bath. He said he couldn't explain it. 

Met with my NUT. I am not happy with how she wants to have us drink a glass of milk. I don't think so. My surgeon was fine with me supplementing it with their product. I did buy Unjury unflavored.  

Ok so I have read all the postings on stalling. Chemically it makes sense but it makes you feel
so defeated. I had a nasty recovery and was looking for a reward. I get up every morning at 6 and
walk for 30-45 minutes and then again in the evening,

i am exhausted every day. I can't help to weigh myself only to get disappointed. Please oh please
let this pass soon

Well, it has finally hit me. The dreaded week 3 stall. Scale has not moved. So instead of getting
down I am going to kick it up. I walked 40 minutes this morning up at the high school I will go early
to pick my son up from football and walk 30 minutes with the dog then tonight 5 minutes on the
elliptical. I have been building up my activity

When I look back who loses 22 pounds in 2 weeks? So, I consider it good I am just not a patient person!

Go away stall!!!

I think I am ready to go back to work. I am getting bored. I am also getting bored of liquids
but am ok till my doctors appointment on Friday.
I stopped weighing myself as I was getting frustrated as I saw one day my weight was back up.
So I decided to concentrate on getting my protein and fluids. I am still walking daily up at the track
after I drop my youngest off at school. I am going to add an evening  walk tonight.
Tore off my steri strips as they were not loosening.
Stools are ok once I got myself on a regiment.

Yesterday I had the blahs I think it is too much isolation. I am ready to return to the work force.

I am not sure why but I am struggling. MY son's pictures are back from homecoming. They look so beautiful
then I saw a picture of me. I cried and cried. I am so disgusting. in my mind I feel a different way but when I
see it I am horrible. So fat. MY youngest said well you gained all that weight. I don't even listen to him anymore.

i got on the scale and up 2 pounds????/ Why?? I did buy shake that is 35 grams of protein and 4 grams of carbs.
Maybe too much protein? Yesterday I took in 98 grams of protein and 70 ounces of fluids.

I did walk this morning though it was a chore because I am feeling down. Have to keep pressing forward.

I am 11 days post op and cannot believe that I am 24 pounds lighter and down 1 size.
I am amazed at the changes my body is going through. I am happy.

Today was even better than yesterday. Each day I am feeling stronger. This morning I had to wake up my
son at 6. I thought oh my I slept through the night. I got up and made my protein drink and thought I would
get started.
When I dropped him off at the high school I parked the car and walked the track for 30 minutes. I did laundry today
and made a nice dinner for him.
So odd how this hass affected me. I am thinking about going to the football game on Friday night.
I will say though I am really tired and getting used to carrying something to drink with me is hard to get used to

I have to be honest in saying it was living in hell once I woke up. I had the same anesthesiologist that I had on my previous surgery and got really sick from.
The surgeon was happy with the procedure and the nurses told me he makes the sleeves really small and tight. I have had a hard time getting things down. They kept me an extra day. I am home my first day and am having a hard time getting fluids down because of nausea. I called the office and the PA called me back and told me I would have to go back into the hospital. i explained that I haven't been home for 1 day and there is no way I am dehydrated. he expects that I take in 125 oz of fluids when the criteria to be discharged is 5 ounces. I told him I was calling for something else for the nausea and asked him to call the surgeon and see if he would call me back. He didn't the PA called me back and the surgeon will put me on Zofran and on MOnday they will call me to go get labs done and I may be going to an infusion clinlic for fluids. They want me to take my liquid vicodin. The taste makes me sick and I am not having pain. When I go for my follow up I am going to come out and ask the surgeon if I offended him that he would not call me back. I DO NOT want to talk to that PA again.  I think it would not be a goal to upset the patient when that makes the symptoms worse.

I have to be honest I really don't know if I could handle going through this again. My emotions are all over the place. I am feeling so isolated never heard from my oldest son till my friend text him that he should have called me. My youngest is off with his girlfriend's family so i am here alone. i know that is best but it doesn't make me feel that way

So I made myself a cup of the protein chicken boullion and within minutes I had watery stools. It was the drink but it tasted so good and went down better as a warm drink that the cold ones. How embaressing
 Thank goodness I am home.

Ok as the time nears I have all of a sudden felt very calm. I question myself if this will work?
will I have complications? Will I have the support I need?

I am afraid. Scared I will wake up sick from the anesthesia poor pain control. I need to
lift my spirits so I can go in positive