betty N.
Overweight and want a change... OKay well its been awhile so sue me.... Anyway, I am currently 2 years 4 months out weighing in at about 180 still, like I was prior to being pregnant. After I had my daughter I went back to pre-preg 2 weeks later. During my pregnancy I gained a total of 21 pounds and didnt start gaining until about 6 months or so... SO now here it is May 17th and Im determined to get to my goal of 140. I have to get back to eat protein and cut the carbs down, WAY down. Drink water instead of Diet pepsi. Whats weird is that before surgery I LOVED water, and would drink 2 gallons a day. Now after surgery I cant stomach it unless its ice cold and I just got done working out. But Im going to work on that more and more. Less soda and more water.. Much easier said than done. I have been working out more, and making more of an effort to get moving, because keeping up with my daughter and future kids are not an option I wont allow my old self back. I see people now that havent seen me, and they say I glow now and before I looked miserable and when I look at old pictures, I do look miserable. I dont want to be MISERABLE anymore. Its time for me to rejoice in what the lord has given me.... Im trading my sorrow, Im trading my shame Im laying them down for the joy of the lord....!!
Well here it is 11/05/03 and I called the Dr's office Monday and they gave me the date of 11/8/03 for my consultation, I was thinking WOW that was quick. I have been doing nothing but studying about the surgery and looking things up, I want to know what I am getting into before It's done. I hope the Consult goes well and I am under the impression Dr Overcash is excellent. I will update more later. Happy losing all you post-opers.!
Well everyone My consult went very well, the Dr is wonderful. Very informative. He said because of my age and that I am a woman that there is a 1 percent chance of anything happening. We will be doing an open RNY because its quicker and less time under. I have alot to do before we can even send info to insurence company i have to have psych eval, and blood work, and take a nutrition class and some other minor things. I hope this goes well and God will give me peace, because I am in no hurry to go anywhere.! More as it comes.....
Well got my blood work done today (ouchy!!!) and I went home and called so see if my eval was covered because there is noway I can afford to pay for it our of pocket. Well it is covered and I can have 50 visits, but all I need is ONE!!! anyone I called one thats under my insurence and they got me in this thursday at 2 in the afternoon. EVERYTHING IS GOING SO FaST!!!!
blood work was sent to the dr's office today and i faxed a copy of the list i got from the surgeon on everything i needed. But i highlighted the dr's part and told him i needed it by next tuesday when i drive the hour and half to go the nutrition class. I would rather give it to them in person then wait for it to go snail mail. I am pushy to get things done, but i guess thats just my personality. But God is so good no matter what, he has this whole thing in his hands and I know that jesus had plans for my life and I will beable to accomplish so much more without the weight bearing down on me. He is setting me free of this bondage of weight!@! Thank you jesus, you are ausome and wonderful and none can compare to your love and mercy!
Well more as the news breaks.
I started college again today for another semester, i told my professors that im pending surgery so at least they have a heads up just incase. They will give me the work so i dont fall behind and have to redo the whole thing again, But i am going to be VERY tired to days a week. I work from 11 pm - 7 am and I go to school and i get home by 2pm and then i go home and crash and get up at 9 since hubby has to be to work by 10 so i have to sit at work for an hour. I guess i shouldnt complain because I WANT this and im not gonna stop. Im sorry but 8.25 and hour does NOT pay the bills for very long, and i want more for my life especially when im healthier to enjoy it. anyway i have blabbed long enough. Happy approvals all.!
Here is my experience from the hospital, I stayed at a hotel the night before with my dad and did the calcium citrate and well that wasnt to bad because i didnt eat anything that day, so butt was thanking me that night. We got up at 4:45 and headed to the hospital. We waited and i filled out my paperwork and i was wisked away to pre-op. I sat there and my dad was trying to make me laugh, and then i had a christian nurse come on and started asking questions and poking me with the IV and all that good stuff and then i was surrounded by people to get me all prepared. Then Dr. Overcash came up to me and was like are you ready, i said yes and he asked me "are you sure you want to do this" i said "yes" he said tell me what the risks are and i told him, and he's like ok let me go suit up, i was like ok. A few minutes later i was being wheeled into the OR and i started to get alittle nervous but started praying that if i make it i will serve my lord and savior for the rest of my days and if not i will see him in a few minutes, but guess what i made it. I remember waking up and OH MY i was in pain and i started to cry I said oh the pain, and they wouldnt give me meds until i started breathing deeper, so i tried and they must have given me meds, but that is ONE pain i will NEVER forget. I was wheeled into my room after recovery and I remember people being there and the phone wouldnt stop ringing, and EVERYONE was calling....lol it was nice to know i was loved... I was still in pain, but my friend kept telling me take deep breaths and then she would bug me and make me cough so i wouldnt get pnemonia, coughing was nearly impossible, they kept bothering me and poking me and all i wanted to do was sleep..... GEESH PEOPLE. ANyway i guess my heart rate was up there and it wouldnt go down, it was at like 135 and wouldnt go down, so they put me Surgical ICU for 48 hours with the leg things. The first time they moved me or i got up i thought i was gonna die..... I did and still say at this point "what have i done to myself"? I had wonderful nurses nora, and kelly who was my nurse in my regular room the day i left, she was great even if i puked on her..... (hey it was only water) she was also wnderful because she took the NG tube out and my catheter, she set me FREE! That was the BEST feeling out of the whole thing.
They figured that the high heart rate was from pain, i had never had surgery before or children, so this pain was all new to me and my poor body. It went down to 116 the day i was discharged (which was thursday and surgery was on tuesday).
The first night home was hard to walk around and i was in pain and hubby went to get my meds at walgreens at 2 in the morning. I loved him so much for that. The liquid stage truley sucks and I am not going to lie. Everyday i cried and said i want a reversal, why did i do this. I had mad head hunger and still do but not as bad. As of 2 weeks post op I had lost 25 pounds and by the 3rd week I was ALREADY at a plateau which i knew was gonna happen sooner or later, but here i am almost a month post op and still chugging away,this is my second week back at work and that was hard, but my house was becoming depressing from being there so much. I will try to keep up with my profile.
Now food is good, I can eat almost anything, I havent tried sugar and i dont think i really want to either.. I can eat any kind of meat, chicken, turkey, beef and as long as i chew well it goes down well. I have thrown up about 3 times since i left the hospital. Of course i hate throwing up, i mean who doesnt. But whats sad is im getting used to it. I guess when i get prego it will come naturally. Im going to start excersising alittle bit more, im gonna go walking after work every morning at 7:30 am before it hits like 100 degrees out. I also am gonna cut out those stupid carbs. For whatever the reason they go down sooooo much better than regular food and thats not fair. Oh well something i will have to work on..
Also, my friend Kellie lost 91 pounds so far and Im soooo proud of her she is turning into one hot MAMMA!! Also, my friend Becky FINALLY got a date for her surgery and its in 2 weeks and I cant wait because we are gonna work at this together and she will feel sooo much better im sure. Love ya guys!! xoxox
Betty
Anyway, on the food issue, I still have yet to try refined sugars and I try really hard to get all my protein in everyday and it usually works pretty well. I can't eat cheap meat because it gets stuck and I have to vomit it up and Im still learning to chew really good, and sometimes i get so hungry that i like shovel it in my mouth and forget i had surgery till my stomach starts to hurt and and like a lead rock in my stomach. But all in all im doing pretty good and will continue on my way to success....
I have been recenlty blessed with a treadmill (electric) from my boss and trying to get more active on it. WHat i do is walk during a show Im watching and during the commericals I jog, which let me tell you 2.5 minutes seems like forever!!!! but I will continue to do this, I do want to reach my goal of 150 and 140 for my doctor.... I hope everything is going well with all of you guys.... Be blessed
Betty
I will try to keep up with this alittle more.. Ciao ya'
