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After the Knife - Jill's WLS Journey

A blog by JillC878 in General

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About this blog

The story of my weight loss journey. I place to see that you are not alone; I am sure I have the same thoughts, fears, and hopes that other people who are considering wls, pre-op, or post-op have.

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Pain and Recovery - 4 Weeks Post-Op

Tomorrow I will be 4 weeks post-op. What a ride it has been so far.   My surgery was not until late in the day and did not get back to my room until very late (well, it was dark outside so to my fresh from anesthesia mind it felt late). They could not get my pain under control in recovery. I remember waking up and for a second not knowing where I was and it felt like someone had ripped my left arm off! The pain in my left shoulder and my abdomen were very intense. They ended up "knocking

Getting Closer

Getting Closer   I am 25 hours and 15 minutes away from surgery. Today I start a clear liquid diet and bowel cleanse/prep.   I consider myself lucky that I didn't have to do any of the week/s long diets I have read about. This allowed me to have a wonderful date with my husband last night. We went to a restaurant that he has been dying to take me to where you can draw on the table (paper table cloths). I had drank wine and coke, ate prim rib, and took tiramisu home for dessert!

Countdown...

4 days left until a new chapter in my life beings. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed; there seems to be more to do now then Monday. I am working so hard to finish everything and show other how I do my job and make sure the house is in order. There is always something popping up....an "Oh! I need to do this or that or blah blah blah," I am thinking that it is not going to end though. It is more me not being able to let go then there are things to do.   The whole time I have been planning this

How did this happen?

As with many, many people, my struggle with weight started long before I new anything about counting calories and carbs. I was overweight by 3rd grade and "fat" (according to the kids in school) by 5th grade. I was heavy all through school. Sure, I have lost weight here and there, but have always been far from the elusive "ideal" weight.   My sister had a Gastric Bypass many years ago (maybe 15) and she was very sick and is now just as big (if not bigger) then prior to surgery. I always to

The Waiting Game

OK....11/7/13 I went to the bariatric surgery class and to meet the nutritionist and surgeon. On 11/12/13, I had my psych eval. Now I wait. It is killing me. I know that sometimes this takes a long time, but I have been very prepared and got things done very quickly. All they are waiting on - they being insurance - is my psych eval. It has been 2 weeks and do not have the results yet. I hate that it is out of my hands and I can not do anything else to help this process move forward. I am

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