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Hollyrock's Blog

A blog by Hollyrock100 in General

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Holly Go Lightly

It will be two weeks tomorrow since I had my surgery. I am amazed at the changes that have taken place. In fact, I want to do the Snoopy dance because I am so grateful. As if this am, I weigh 204lbs unofficially. So, when I began four weeks ago I weighed 227lbs. I had two weeks of the Pre-Op diet and weighed 217. One week after surgery, while on the full liquid diet I weighed 211 pounds. Hopefully, at my two week visit on Tuesday(4 days away) I will be at 200 or (AHHH! Angels singing) One hundr

Post Op Week 1

So, tomorrow is my first week Post Op and it's been interesting. I seem to have a lot of head hunger. So, I ended up eating more than usual and drinking less than usual. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day. Thank goodness, I one have one more week of liquids. As of this morning, I am down 6 pounds. Amazing! Finally something that works! I cant wait until I am in one-der land. Until then, I need to figure out this new body because I think I'm still eating too fast, too much and too often.

1 day Post Op

Day one: Well let me just say drinking everything I was suppose to drink didn't happen. It was tough to get 1 1/2 servings of protein and a 1/2 a bottle of water. Now what was easy was the walking. I walked a lot today and had almost no pain. I am a little tired. All in all, it was a great day. Tomorrow I will be posting some Pre-Op pics from the hospital. My goal for tomorrow is to get in all of the protein I need.

Post Op!

Wow, the surgery is over and I am home, sweet home. All in all, it wasn't too bad. I found out that I am having a weird reaction to Zofran. When I take it, I turn beet red however, it goes away when I take Benadryl. Funny weird, oh well it's a good thing that I'm not nauseous. The only thing I have to say about this whole process is the wicked gas pains. It's been three days and I have gas but it won't come out. So... now I wait, exercise and drink water like a fish.

Half Way Through Pre-Op Diet

I am finally half way through the this! I have to admit that it's been hard. It's not because I've had stomach hunger or head hunger. It's because I miss eating. Last night, I went to my mother's house and it was tapas night. This morning my roommate made ham, onions and eggs. I love eggs. (heavy sigh) Oh well moving onward, all of this will be over in one week. Woo Hoo! Not to mention that as of friday I've lost 5 pounds. A pound a day is pretty good. If I could only do it for 86 days in a row.

Info to take with you to the ER

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has developed a chart for the treatment of bariatric patients   in the ER. The download contains information for the treatment of leaks, sepsis, intra-abdominal bleeding, obstructions   etc... The download comes in a PDF format so that you can download it for FREE before you go to the Emergency   Room.   You can download this PDF for here:   http://asmbs.org/store/

Emergency Information

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has developed a chart for the treatment of bariatric patients   in the ER. The download contains information for the treatment of leaks, sepsis, intra-abdominal bleeding, obstructions   etc... The download comes in a PDF format so that you can download it for FREE before you go to the Emergency   Room.   You can download this PDF for here:   http://asmbs.org/store/

A Whole New World

First I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous new year!   So, I started going to a support group with a girlfriend who is starting her journey towards a RNY. It's so nice to know we have each other during this time.   At the support group we talked about how we think we will look in 6 months. Gosh, who knows. I just hope I am healthy and able to exercise (run). I would love to be one of those people who can just run and run zone out and forget about how far I've gone.

Dreams

I finally went to a support group meeting last night. I had this crazy dream that I was just released from the hospital and I felt great. So great I didn't realize that I had the surgery and I ate something.... I wasn't suppose to and got a huge leak, that was when woke up. Oh no! What do I do now? So, talking about it with the support group really helped. The people were so warm and friendly. Unfortunately, when I told Banner that I was going to Scottsdale Healthcare support group meetings

The Countdown Begins

The closer January comes, the more nervous I become. I wish there were some other way to loose weight and keep it off forever. I am convinced that there isn't. The more I research, the more I believe this procedure are sound and will help me, even over the long run. Never-the-less I am scared. I'm sure almost everyone was feeling this, and are now healthier without all of the weight they were carrying around. (Deep Breath) Stay calm and Carry on. If anyone knows of a support group in Phoenix/S

Psych Eval Day

Well, I had my second psych eval. (The first one was a year ago) No big deal. Except, I have been thinking about going to councilling after surgery. I have had some issues with my mother commenting on my weight throughout my life. I am wondering if I am keeping this weight on for a reason. I mean when I am in new love/lust. I loose the weight. Once I am single or in a dissatisfying relationship, I gain weight. I'm not sure if this is normal. Anyway, I am considering it. So, I really want to suc

Dissent

I don't know how to respond to comments so I'm just going to do it here. I agree with the statement of not telling people about my surgery. It's funny how people act towards having bariatric surgery vs plastic surgery. If I told them I was having a boob job it would be totally acceptable. Living and working in Scottsdale I am most likely one of the last people over 16 to get one. Hahah! It's true, maybe one day. Anyway, Its a whole different story when you're trying to save yourself. I really th

Dissent

So, I told my family. It was difficult to tell my mother. I guess she has been researching on her own and did not start crying again. Thank G-d! So, I finally have the support of my whole family. Woo Hoo! So,this is why the reaction from my co-worker was so funny. She said I was taking the easy way out. I wasn't even obese; and I should just exercise. I laughed and said," Ok, I'm taking the easy way out." I think this is funny. However, I can now see what people are taking about when they say p

Back To The Surgeons

First thank you for reading my blog. I hope to help others with information that I am digging up on the Gastric sleeve. A few months ago, I decided to go back to the bariatric surgeon because I am not loosing weight. I suspect its because of my Thyroid, the fact that I live with my ex, something deep in my brain and that I hate to exercise. Not to mention I am in Arizona where it so freakin hot. I have already gone through the 6 months of Dr supervised weight loss. So when I went in today, I wa

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