This morning I am "two days out" from my lapband surgery and this morning I started with a few sips of water, a cup of coffee, a protein shake and just now choked down my pills. These pills present some problems. Rather than the old "throw 'em down by the handfuls" as I did before, I have to break them in half (and the big ones in quarters) to make sure they don't get stuck.
I kind of visualise my stomach now as the shape of an uneven hour-glass, little part up top, big part at the bottom, with a tiny place for the food (sand) to trickle through. Too much at once, food (or pill) chunks too big, and I will get sick. I am not used to throwing up as I am very fortunate to have what I call a "cast-iron" stomach and am rarely sick unless a bug goes around.
My stomach has 5 cuts across it, like gall-bladder cuts if you have had laproscopic gall bladder surgery. The one right in the middle hurts the worst, the others are OK. I heard in Recovery that I also had a hernia repaired, I have no other details but I will call the doctor's office tomorrow to see what it is all about. Of course the nurses tell you nothing and another doctor discharged me so I don't know.
Yesterday when I came home I felt very distracted and wondered what on earth I had done to myself. Here was Thanksgiving coming, nothing for me but clear liquid diet. Next week will be full liquids and I am looking forward to Cream of Wheat for breakfast.
So on my grocery list for this week is: Protein shakes powder, diet jello, chicken broth, sugar-free pop sickles, Crystal lite and the powdered vitamins I have to take.
Today I feel better about my decision, after all it is all said and done and I waited 5 years, so had plenty of time to think about the pros and cons.
The long and short of it is, that I couldn't continue to go on as I was. I was 287 lbs at my highest, and 274 lbs at time of surgery. I have a bad back, bad knee and bad ankle and all my other health problems. So it was time to get on with it. So here I am
I hope it goes well for you. You sound very positive and that is so important.
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All the very best
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Thanks so much Sue for reading, I appreciate it more than you know. It will be an uphill climb for me esp. through the holidays coming up, but my health was getting so bad something had to be done! take care xxx
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work. Continue to be encouraged.
ReplyDeleteI had my "stomach stapled" in 1993. I know they don't call it that anymore. I lost 100 pounds and kept it off for 15 years. Most of the people who had it done when I did had it redone after 10. I am thinking about that now. I've gained back 50. Still, I would do it all again. I had 15 good years of work, motherhood, and buying clothes in "reg" shops. Spend Thanksgiving for what we are supposed to use it for. Giving thanks. You did a courageous and wonderful thing. This is the beginning to something good. -Suz
ReplyDeleteThanks RoseAnna for the encouragement and thanks Suz for telling me your story. I remember the term "stomach stapling" but never thought back in the day I would ever have WLS myself. You are lucky to have kept the 100 lbs off for so long you are a great success story. Many people fail with the band because it is possible to "eat around it". I hope I am not one of those people and I can be as successful as you are!!!
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