jonesgirl
Hangin there
Jun 17, 2009
Correction. I was bypassed to 150 cm which I believe makes me distal. This is for anyone curious enough to check my blog. I dont want to confuse.
Today, Im moving around and walking further but trying to rest and take it easy at the same time. I dont have pain from the different incisions, just the one on the lower right side -its longer with stitches-and internally achy. Im bloated but each day it goes down. Im not waddling as much now when I walk. I had an anemia scare so Im overly super-obsessive about vitamins. Im using this time to catch up my vitamins, boost my blood and cleanse. I find Im not focused on food anymore. This liquid period is not bothering me as it did previous. I keep seeing a Red Lobster commercial which shows sauteed and glazed scallops and shrimp. Just delicious. Cant wait to eat it. It will be my treat in a few weeks if I lose 20 lbs by the end of July. I realize that I have come a long way. Food doesnt worry me like it used to. There was a time when food commercials would make me jump and fight to eat right away. Now its a planned treat, a reward. Mines will be a slow loss but with my exercise and different diet, I will make it. There is so much going on in my head. Not just about the surgery though. I have to remember mental-mental-mental. Its all mental and this is where the support group comes into the picture. So my next step is my support group. Im curious how this will go for a revised revision.
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Today, Im moving around and walking further but trying to rest and take it easy at the same time. I dont have pain from the different incisions, just the one on the lower right side -its longer with stitches-and internally achy. Im bloated but each day it goes down. Im not waddling as much now when I walk. I had an anemia scare so Im overly super-obsessive about vitamins. Im using this time to catch up my vitamins, boost my blood and cleanse. I find Im not focused on food anymore. This liquid period is not bothering me as it did previous. I keep seeing a Red Lobster commercial which shows sauteed and glazed scallops and shrimp. Just delicious. Cant wait to eat it. It will be my treat in a few weeks if I lose 20 lbs by the end of July. I realize that I have come a long way. Food doesnt worry me like it used to. There was a time when food commercials would make me jump and fight to eat right away. Now its a planned treat, a reward. Mines will be a slow loss but with my exercise and different diet, I will make it. There is so much going on in my head. Not just about the surgery though. I have to remember mental-mental-mental. Its all mental and this is where the support group comes into the picture. So my next step is my support group. Im curious how this will go for a revised revision.
I made it
Jun 16, 2009
6-16-09
Im making it. Im 5 days into my revision. Mines was an hiatal hernia repair with extended channel to 150cc. My 1st was a VGB in 1995, revised to RNY in 2001. Though I have gained only 20 -25 lbs, it fluctuates, I do not want to be any where near the 375 lb mark, where I originally started. My Dr. reported that my pouch is still small, intact, and not in need of supplementing. My hospital stay was only 1 day, lap. I must find a way to make this tool work for me and take it into my older years because this is it. My Dr suggested the band over my pouch. Im thinking my reaction was heck no or something nice. Of course in my head, it played differently. I listened to others experiences about the band but Im just not going there again. Im taking these 2 weeks to drink only protein shakes and liquids and Im sucking up vitamins like crazy as a jumpstart. The truth is I can eat regular food now. I think because my stoma and pouch were created years ago and were not touched. I ate a spicy chicken tamale, I tested others also. My point is that although I know I can eat these foods, it has to be my choice to not, to work with my tool and any restriction I can give to myself. And so, Im happily sipping on Isopure right now and not thinking about other foods.
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Im making it. Im 5 days into my revision. Mines was an hiatal hernia repair with extended channel to 150cc. My 1st was a VGB in 1995, revised to RNY in 2001. Though I have gained only 20 -25 lbs, it fluctuates, I do not want to be any where near the 375 lb mark, where I originally started. My Dr. reported that my pouch is still small, intact, and not in need of supplementing. My hospital stay was only 1 day, lap. I must find a way to make this tool work for me and take it into my older years because this is it. My Dr suggested the band over my pouch. Im thinking my reaction was heck no or something nice. Of course in my head, it played differently. I listened to others experiences about the band but Im just not going there again. Im taking these 2 weeks to drink only protein shakes and liquids and Im sucking up vitamins like crazy as a jumpstart. The truth is I can eat regular food now. I think because my stoma and pouch were created years ago and were not touched. I ate a spicy chicken tamale, I tested others also. My point is that although I know I can eat these foods, it has to be my choice to not, to work with my tool and any restriction I can give to myself. And so, Im happily sipping on Isopure right now and not thinking about other foods.
