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Telecia's Journal

A blog by Telecia in General

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Telecia's Journal, a weight loss surgery blog by Telecia on BariatricPal. 11 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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home finally

I am sorta glad to be home. 14 days in the hospital I was dying to get home now I am wondering if it was wise to come home now. Ok to fill you in on the whats and whys. I went in on sept 5th for my second heart cath. And to have 2 more stints inserted. That part went fine. But somewhere in the recovery of that things went all wrong, and I started bleeding internally. They tried direct pressure which didn't work and I ended up being rushed into surgery to stop the bleeding of my artery in the g

diabetes class

Went to my first diabetes class today, actually a more of a get to know you kind of thing, Spent an hour answering question etc. One of my big problems which the lady pointed out to me is I don't do breakfasts. Well I do in a way 4-5 hours later!! LOL. So I need to eat no later then 1 1/2 hour after waking. She said this is one reason my blood sugars are fluctuating wildly. Its not so much what I eat cause she said Im making great choices. But how often so I need to start eating more often.

30 days smoke free!

the not smoking is going fine, 2 days ago i started on the 14mg patch been hitting the cough drops a bit ahrd i noticed and having to think conciously more about not smoking, but handling it. was kind of nice going to cracker barrel the other day and sitting in the non smoking area. lol   man marv got sourdough bread as a side with his meal 3 slices!! I warned him. his blood sugar was 300+ that night. I told him. mine on the other hand was 127 :redface: I had a grilled chicken sandwich and

Breaking my addiction. (Smoking)

Well I made it through my first day as a NON Smoker. Actually yesterday was pretty easy its this morning that is rough. LOL. My normal morning routine is a huge 32oz mug of coffee and of course a few cigarettes. I got sugar free gum, mints, cough drops, and a jar of menthol rub to inhale from to help with the menthol part of my addiction. So far sitting here drinking coffee and sitting in bed gaming with marv has been my 2 times that I really start feeling it.   Other things, one tire on the

Cardioligist says

Well I finally managed to get in and see my cardiologist and boy am I NOT happy. Why? Abnonrmal ECG he didn't exactly say what was abnormal about it but he now wants a heart cath done.   BUT there are problems with that.   Because of my large belly they can't go in through the groin, (BUT he did say something about the possibility of having my belly removed? Have to see where that goes) So they will go in under the arm.   We sat for a extra hour while the nurses played phone & fax t

didnt need to be worried lol

well good new is I was worried about my blood tests for noting. lol.   the ONLY thing that had bad numbers was my cholesterol whoch has been bad honestly for the last 20+ years. lol. The great news part is I DO NOT Need thyroid meds anymore. my levels were good, so my old doc had me on the meds prematurely or unessisarily. Iron levels were good. so no more need for iron for my period unless I just want to keep the flow ammount down. Also the BEST PART. NO KIDNEY DAMAGE!!! 2 doctors a

EEEk!! A bit worried

Geeze I got up today to a voice mail from the doctors office My PCP that is. the new guy. Had my blood work done on wensday now thursday the office has called about the test results. So now I am worried!! :ohmy:   He ordered up a TON of blood work, checking thyroid, iron and hard telling what else as my medicaleze is getting rusty 20 years out of the nursing field. lol:blush: Since its summer and our sleep schedual is all messed up (Went to bed at 10am this morning lol ) :thumbup: I gotta wa

Renewed hope

Well I finally saw the new doctor yesterday. Spent 2 hours on the first visit just getting the baseline stuff down. he ordered a ton of tests. Changed some of my perscriptions. And we talked about alot of things.   OMG my new doc is a DISH! LOL. :tt1: :drool:     Right now his take on my increasing mobility problems/weight is that he has ordered hydrotherapy. To increase strength and stamina so that I can hopefully start getting in more daily excersise. :thumbup: Not sure how often or how

Depressed

Yea yea I know I rarely post in this blog but I've decided I'm gonna be better about doing it more. Thing is im getting down about the whole lapband thing. I want it so badly But everything has gone against it so far. See my insurance Indiana Medicaide assigned me to a doctor 2 years ago. It's the doctor who runs the city clinic. So thats where I have been going for the last 2 years. At first I loved it!! the doctor I saw my first 4-5 visits was awesome!! He listened to my concerns, was help

Inspiration

Wow i just got done reading the 100+ thread and I am in awe of everyone and now very hopeful for myself. I find I am excidedly awaiting the phone call I will get that sets the first appointment.   I watched several of my family members go through weight loss surgerys in the past 20 years with mixed and sometimes horrid results. To the effect I SWORE I would never do the same. And Here I am now wishing it would go faster. My stepmom had the bypass done when I was in highschool and she did lo

Start in the process

Friday I asked my Doctor what she thought of the possiblity of my having a lap bad and she was overjoyed. I had lost 10 pounds from last months dr visit which she was tickled about but I was less enthusiastic about it. since the month before that i had gained 30. Anyhow she said she would start the process of making me a refferal. Now I have to wait for them to call me.   A bit about me and my weight.. I'm 39 years old and 451 lbs. My first sign that I was to have trouble with my weight c

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