20 October 2006 - so far so good ...

11 days post op and i am feeling very very good. i saw Dr. Marsden yesterday and am down about 30 pounds.
he released me to full foods and that has been both good and bad. the bad part is that i have started getting hungry again. once i eat, i want to EAT...
for breakfast i have been eating about 1/2 cup of applesauce or a non-fat no foam pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks.
lunch today was don pablos. i had 2 chicken fajitas with some cheese, sour cream and lots of onions. it was so very delicious!!
dinner was leftovers from pappadeaux's. i had blackened catfish and it was incredible even warmed over.
i am going to start really moving next week. i will start going to 24 hour fitness before work. that should be interesting.

11 October 2006 - ... and i feel fine ..

well i am on my 2nd full day post op. the '30 to 45 minute' procedure took over 3 hours thanks to scar tissue.
recovery was just not good. apparently i am a crabby bitch.. but of course people who know me already knew that. heh. all i can remember is how much my butt hurt .. i guess i was on the table so long that it went beyond numb. i’m finally starting to get some feeling back.
the barium wasn’t as bad as i thought it would be, i just wanted to get it over with so i could have some ice chips. my mouth was so incredibly dry.
after my barium swallow i started bleeding. the nurses thought it was that time of the month until i saw that my dressing gown was stained. they had to put a pressure bandage on me (oh that was fun).
yesterday i slept most of the day. today has been pretty good. i’ve been awake for a lot of the day. we’ll see how i am by Monday when i go to work. i’ve lost about 7 pounds since the surgery. i will want to start moving more soon. not yet though.

08 October 2006 - It's the end of the world as I know it

well it is the night before surgery and I am ready... i've been really nervous / somewhat hesitant until i looked at my "before" pictures ... oh please!
I didnt stick to the diet like i should have. i did OK, but not fabulous. i think i probably dropped about 8 pounds or so. i dont even really have anythiung to say much. i still have lots of work to do, preparing to send Syd to Kathy's for school tomorrow, actually that is pretty much it, but i have to be up early to shower and get ready. i am the first surgery, so i have to be there at 630. hopefully i'll be home by noon and resting comfortably.
~losing jusme...

08 October 2006 - It's the end of the world as I know it

well it is the night before surgery and I am ready... i've been really nervous / somewhat hesitant until i looked at my "before" pictures ... oh please!
I didnt stick to the diet like i should have. i did OK, but not fabulous. i think i probably dropped about 8 pounds or so. i dont even really have anythiung to say much. i still have lots of work to do, preparing to send Syd to Kathy's for school tomorrow, actually that is pretty much it, but i have to be up early to shower and get ready. i am the first surgery, so i have to be there at 630. hopefully i'll be home by noon and resting comfortably.
~losing jusme...