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TakinThePlunge's Journal

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I am back to Excellent!!!!

Well, now I can report 100% mobility in and out of bed and no pain or soreness. I am healthy again, yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh BUT I am also eating scared cause the last thing I want is for this to happen again over some thing I put in my mouth. Anyway, life is good I still love my band and BTW during my ordeal recently I had total connection with my Dr's co-ordinators and support group so I was not alone and that helped alot. 315/289/210

The day after the PAIN!!!!!

Well, I made it through yesterday without dying J (Praise the Lord) even though I thought I might. After work I went home and took 1-oz of liquid Tylenol (extra strength) and 2 GasX chewables and put a heat wrap on the sore area and also took the last of the Zinnet and also the little under the tongue pill and sipped water the rest of the night an prayed. During sleep I noticed that I could not get much comfort on my left side so of course I stayed off of it. This morning I was cautious moving a

19 Days after Surgery

:angry Awwwwwwweeeeeee it HURTS and I cannot make it stop. Life has been reall good all the way till Saturday and forwhatever reason I now have pain in my left side almost under the rib cage. After reading all the threads of this thype of pain I am back on TOTAL liquids as of this moment and then I will decide if there is something more to this pain. I contacted my c0-ordinator and she tells me she will forard to Dr but I suspect there is nothing that could be done at this time according to th

Two Weeks after Surgery

Life is great and I could not have asked and received a better experience so far. Course I am a little concerned cause I have never eaten so little and lived, I am wondering if something is wrong. Wounds are all but healed and movement is probly back to around 98% without worrying am I going to hurt something if I do something wrong. Today is also the day that I have said goodbye to 300lbs and that has always been a personal goal and now its real, this morning I was 298, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Gett

Day 12 after surgery

I can't imagine this being any easier. I am all but free of any pain from the surgery and I can move at will. Course, the really big change is that I am no longer constantly hungry. I have added the shakes/SlimFast high protien with ice and mashed potatoes along with pudding and I feel like I can eat anything. BUT, I am waiting for the proper amount of time to go by and heal totally inside before I even try. Don't know what else I can say except my prayers and thank you.   315/301/210

Day 9 after surgery

:clap2: I feel GREAT physically and mentally. I am not being restrained on getting in and out of bed or chairs, movement is just as normal as it ever was and thats a big plus. Thought I would have to pamper myself much longer. I now am eating mussie foods and I even had a 1 oz thing of cottage cheese with some pinnapple juice in it :scared:. I am still taking my Zinnet and little pills but I think thats more because I was told to . My wounds are all but healed and they are no longer covered, dry

Week 1

:drum: Day 2 of my first week at work and I felt great all day.   am Began the day with Zinnep (I think this made a difference) 2oz chicken broth sipping Gatorade till 11 pm 2oz chicken broth sipping gatorade till 5 pm/home Zinnep 6:30 2oz chicken broth   hiccups w/o a straw so now I am using a straw and see if they stop.   Later I consumed another apple juice through a straw and found good results, fewer hiccups AND I had 1 choc, sugar free popsicle. Yeahhhhhhh :clap2:

1st Monday back to work after surgery

My day started with about 2 oz coffee and a couple of oz of chicken broth then off to work. in the am I consumed 1 sm can of apple juice and 1 (3.25 oz jello). At lunch time I ate 3 to 4 oz chicken broth then after lunch till 5pm I consumed a 20oz Lemonade Gatorade (I think it was too much cause I began to feel a little bad). It is now almost time to go home and I am feeling some what weak and like I over did the day, what ever that means. In the course of this day I have walked my regular steps

1st Night Home

I realy was feeling great no real pain and a new learning curve for sitting and laying in bed but all was good. I consumed a little water and between the hours of 6PM and 11PM 1 small can of apple juice along with 3 or 4 oz of beef broth and also 1 (3.25 oz) jello sugarfree then it was bedtime.:drum:

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