kimberlee1235

I'm doing well everyone. Just taking it day by day thank you for your support and concern

Deli turkey meat is rather easy to chew. Have a piece rolled up with a slice of your favorite cheese... Like a little turkey taquito. I usually put my turkey slice on a paper plate, slice of cheese on top and heat it up in the microwave for 20 seconds, then roll it up and enjoy. The cheese being melted makes it a lil easier to eat ( I use havarti cheese, it's awesome )

Done. I hope things turn around for you quickly. You're such a sweet person

Thanks everyone so happy to be at the stage where I can start eating normal things that make me feel like a normal person. Ive never realized how important food was in my life until now

Thank you dear!

Im three weeks and 3 days post op, and i Just got transitioned to soft foods yesterday from full liquids. I say "soft foods" but my bariatric coordinator at the surgeons office said I could basically eat anything except for beef and bread. I had actually been eating a few bites of fish chewed really well and a couple bites of mashed potatoes within the past few days to see how it sat in my stomach and It did fine, so I think that's why they let me advance. I'm so glad I didn't have to do an awful purée stage. Today ( right now ) I'm eating a slice of deli turkey with a slice of havarti cheese ontop heated up in the microwave for about 20 seconds and rolled up. Freakin delish! Also having a couple veggie straw "chips" from Costco. I'm learning my stomachs limits and I'm just trying to take it slow when I eat because I fear the V word... (vomit) I haven't thrown up since surgery but I did dry heave a few days ago... I guess I would've thrown up if I would've actually had something in my stomach... Anywho. On the medical front, I have to go to the lab today to get my PT/INR checked for my Coumadin, going to see my pulmonologist next week to follow up on my blood clots... Need to see my hematologist so he can tell me if I indeed have some mystery clotting disorder... And an OB/gyn to see if he's figured out a method of birth control I'm allowed to use since I have blood clots... I am feeling SO much better though (other than a sore throat). I can't wait to be back to my old self (not eating wise of course). I have lost 32lbs total so far since the 14th of last month. My BMI went from 43.6 to 38! Alright everyone. Sorry for the long post. Have a happy Thursday

Thank you very much

I'm going to see my hematologist in a week or so for results of extensive labs they did in the hospital so ill find out then.

Unfortunately I have not been employed there for one year yet, and FMLA is only available for those that have been there for more than a year.

I walked as much as I could. I can't say it was as much as others do, but as much as I physically could stand to.

Thank you for your kind words everyone. This is such a trying time for me and my family

Some of you may have seen my other posts about my post op complications...if not, here's a breakdown: Surgery was on 8/20. On 8/27, after almost two days of sharp pain when I took a breath, I finally went to the ER. Two blood clots. One in each lung. Admitted to ICU immediately. The next day only complicated things further, as a CT of my abdomen and pelvis revealed two more large blood clots. One in my splenic vein and one near my kidney.... I'm 24 years old. I'm getting married in under 5 months. This kind of stuff is not supposed to happen... I shouldn't have spent almost 12 days in the hospital, 7 of those spent confined to a bed in ICU, where you're lucky if youre allowed to use a bedside commode ( I was only so lucky on my last day in there ). On this past Thursday, after a few days in a regular room and several emotional breakdowns my mom pleaded with the doctor to let me go home. He said okay, as long as I had home health set up for at least a week. Done. So here I am, two days later. I still have two pieces of tape on my arm from where I had an IV taped down, and I refuse to remove them because I have hair on my arm and it hurts when it comes off. I'm miserable. I have buyers remorse more than I could ever imagine. This surgery has brought me nothing but grief. My job is on the line because I won't be able to return for a good while. And now I'm on blood thinners for at least several months. I'm hacking up bloody mucus constantly. I dry heave. I barely eat anything. The only time I have any sense of "ok" is when I'm medicated. I wish life had a fast forward button, or better yet.. A rewind button. I'd take it all back if I could, in a heart beat. That's all for now I guess.

Well I had my surgery 8/20. At my pre-op appointment on 8/14, I was 256. I had just started my preop diet the day before, on the 13th. Yesterday they told me my most recent weight ( had to have been taken like 3 or 4 days ago) is 235.