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MicNic's Blog

A blog by MicNic in General

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4 weeks out from surgery!

Well, tomorrow is officially the 4 week mark. I am feeling SO MUCH BETTER than I did the first 2 weeks! Went to the DR yesterday. Everything is going fine. I lost 20 poounds from my one week check up to yesterday for a grand total of 53 pounds since Sept. 2010 when I started my first pre-op diet.   I have LOTS to lose so unfortunatly, 53 pounds doesn't show much on me but I can tell a little difference and it is nice just knowing that it is only going to get better from here!   I have
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List of things I wish I had thought about...

OK, so I had surgery 4 days ago. I am feeling MUCh better then I did the first day but still feel pretty beat up. I read on here how people are already driving and seem to be up and around more. Not sure what"s wrong with me but my abs are killing me. The surgeon told me that she had to put stitches into the muscles in my abs and that it would feel like I have been sucker-punched from time to time when moving or flexing these muscles. She wasn't lying! I can't rotate my upper body and gettin
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I can check surgery off my list!

Well, had surgery on Wednesday. I don't remember much about that day except that I was not as friendly as I could have been to the nursing staff's suggestions to get out a bed to use the restroom and to their annoucement that I would be getting my blood sugar checked every 6 hours. You may not know this but I HATE shots! So it was a bit of a shock to me that I would be getting blood thinners injected into my gut every 8 hours while I was at the hopsital. Luckily, they didn't hurt much (burn j
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Count Down!!!

Well, met with the surgeon and did pre-op appt at the hospital. I am getting so excited! I am so hoping that it goes easy afterward. I have had my gall bladder out (15 years ago) and had 3 kids.. how hard can this be.. right?? haha. I am older now- I think it might be a little different then I remember! I am waiting for my unjury protein supply to show up today. I ordered a sample pack so that I can try it out and the unflavored protein. I figure since I like the portein shake I drink, maybe
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Pre-Op appts and Lab work.. 1 week to go!

Well, things are going better. Still haven't been able to eat the protein shakes from GNC but I am doing great on a different kind of shake. So far down 13 lbs in a week. Hope the liver is down too! Tomorrow I go see the surgeon and then to the hospital for pre-op blood work. I can't believe that I only have one more week! While I thought this would be faster (private pay), I can not complain! I haven't had to jump through hoops like most of you to have the surgery or go through months of d
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Trying to keep it down!

OMG yesterday and today were awful! I told you guys yesterday that I had a new protein shake from GNC, the one that tasted like cherry cream soda- well it didn't agree with me. Actually nothing has been agreeing with me! I talked to the nurse and she said to try switching my birth control pills to nights and try to get down as much protein as I could. I told her that I just couldn't do the shakes right now.. did anyone else get sick during the pre-op diet? I was sick with a little 36 hour sto
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On my way!

Yesterday I had the EDG and all went well! I have a small hiatal hernia, but nothing he said I needed to worry about for now. They did a biopsy to ensure that there is no infection, is that normal? I also got word that they needed to change the date of my surgery from Nov. 15 to Nov. 17th. Not a big deal but I do wish it was moved up instead of back!   Currently, I am drinking a fruit punch protein shake from GNC. It taste like a cherry creme soda (without the bubbles!). Not bad, not thic
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