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my friend kristie seems to be close to you and would be excellent to talk to if u want you can also follow her progress on youtube at the same name. She had hers done at iu north whereas i had mine at st v. message me or her anytime though.

my friend kristie seems to be close to you and would be excellent to talk to if u want you can also follow her progress on youtube at the same name. She had hers done at iu north whereas i had mine at st v. message me or her anytime though.

I am in Washington also! I'm going back through older posts in hopes of finding a support group locally. A friend of mine and myself are currently in the process with St. V in Carmel. Would love to chat some more with you!

Reporting on Week One of January Fitness Challenge..........
GOALS:
Gym: 5-6 days a week...... CHECK .... Went 6
Elliptical: 30-36 mi/wk.... CHECK.... Went 34
Weights: 2-3 days a week.....CHECK.... 3 days
MET GOALS FOR JANUARY, WEEK ONE !!!!!!!!

Ok my exercise goal for January is to swim 3+ x weekly and get 3-5 miles in each week and work on planking I'm starting at 5 a day since I'm a newbie but want to hit 25 by the end of the month

Havent been on for forever but I am officially 7 weeks post op and while I have had my share of complications I am so glad to say that I am down 46 almost 47 lbs since leaving the hospital. I love my surgeon dr inman at st v and have been pretty pleased even with the complications.

Here are some of my other jeans.. Gap, hydraulic, silvers, and Talbots! I also have shirts...

These are normal feelings. Good luck and keep us posted

Get some sippy cups w no spill proof lids. Another good thing is to get sf Jello sf Popsicles and other clear stuff. At my preop class they told us everything to get and it will make ya feel better.

Get some sippy cups w no spill proof lids. Another good thing is to get sf Jello sf Popsicles and other clear stuff. At my preop class they told us everything to get and it will make ya feel better.

Bumped down to Clear Liquids only... as of 1:00pm. Not hungry at all today. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30am and it is out of town. So Packing up my stuff and hubby's driving us to a hotel to spend the night. Don't wanna make him get up at 3:00am for all that driving. I probably wont be able to sleep tonight anyway. Im to excited. Oh and thanks for all those thoughts and prayers my cold seems to have cleared up. No meds in 24 hours now. Nose not stuffy anymore.

I sure hope you get over it soon. I hope they don't reschedule. I will be praying

Good luck everyone! We are the last group of October!!! Losers bench is in the home stretch now. Prayers all the way around the world for everyone. We will All be united by something special. Lets enjoy our new 2nd birthday week!!

Mine is Wednesday at 1230. Prayers being sent to all those having theirs this week and cannot wait to hear how everyone is doing on the losers bench

Mine is Wednesday at 1230. Prayers being sent to all those having theirs this week and cannot wait to hear how everyone is doing on the losers bench

U don't have to put it on there just don't want ya forgetting me. Hoping to have a little time to talk to ya in there

I had surgery on 10/21- Monday and wanted to give an update. So, I had the rny, and I also had my ovaries removed. I was in surgery a total of 4.5 hours. I guess they ran into a lot of scar tissue when working on my ovaries. I have 3 extra holes because of that. Day 2 was BY FAR the worst as far as pain. We were trying to remove the IV and keep my pain under control with oral meds. Bleck. I wanted to walk a bunch more than I did, but it was hard to keep getting someone in the room to unhook my leg massager things, and reattach my oxygen to the portable oxygen tank. For some reason my oxygen kept tanking. I finally started using the spirometer thing (spelling?) and was able to cough up a bunch of gunk.....that helped my sat's a ton.
When I came home I still needed a lot of help transferring. Getting up, sitting or laying down etc. Today is the first day I am doing it on my own. I havent hit my Protein goal yet, but will try again today. I am getting good Water however- so yay! Ooooh in the hospital they gave me this NASTY stool softener- and sent a huge bottle home with me. Turns out, I don't need it at all. Seems the more liquids go in, the same amount come out. The hardest part is trying to twist and get wiped and cleaned up. Sorry....probably TMI....but I try to time my 'bathroom' events to be shortly after I have taken a pain med so its more tolerable.
Hope this helps someone. I know I was sure craving these detailed stories before my surgery- so here is mine. Hugs and prayers to everyone!!

I've been back home for a couple of days now, and starting to feel better. The hospital sucks! They make you wear compression sleeves on your legs and I couldn't put them on or take them off by myself and hated calling for the nurses for everything. I had back pain which I think was the gas but made it hard to sleep. Then, they wake you up every couple of hours. I totally crashed the first day home and just slept. My girls asked me why I got surgery when it just makes me sleep all the time! I know that everything they do there is to make sure you are okay to come home, but it was depressing for me. Wished my husband stayed at the hospital, but he had to take care of the kids, and it was way too uncomfortable to sleep there. I had buyers remorse until coming home. Sorry for the rant! Things get a lot better as the days go on.

We'll I'm on day 11 of the 14 day liquid diet. All is going well, I'm not hungry at all now. My surgery is this coming Wednesday! The 23rd...I'm very excited and in "nesting" mode. Trying to make sure my house is ready, dinners are planned and projects are finished. You all sound like your doing so well! Best wishes to very one having surgery this week and next and also to you pioneers that have already had surgery, thanks for sharing it helps us be prepared! Love following you girls on your journey, just wish I had time to be on here more......

Well it's done. On the 16th. Came home today. Did (and still do) have nausea and dizziness from the meds. Walking just fine; trying to get rid of the gas. I only lost 4.5 lbs on the pre-op diet, which was disappointing, and after the surgeryI weighed 9 lbs heavier. Yikes, didn't expect that. Wish we could fast-forward through this section. Now just sipping, sipping to keep hydrated because they said the most common reason for return to the hospital ER was dehydration. Cheers my October friends. Sally

A bit nervous about tomorrow. Got to go in for my pre op evaluation. I have read up on all the tests they could do. Feeling curious about which ones they will do on me. Getting ready to start my 12 day pre op liquid diet. Got my low sodium chicken broth, beef broth, Protein shakes. Some sugar free Jello. Unflavored whey Protein powder to mix in with my broth. Hubby bought me some sugar free pudding. Not sure that counts as a liquid though. Got my baby plate fork and spoon a while ago. Also picked up this new transition sippy cup to help with the sipping of my liquids. I think I'm ready. My last supper will be tomorrow night. My husband has planned to take me to out to a nice restaurant after the all day testing and learning marathon. I still plan to try and stick to my limits though. While still enjoying myself.
Highest Weight: 471
Last weigh in: 459
RNY

Mine actually said 20 in the synthetic at a time. But she also said that drinking one shake or supplement a day is fine. No matter how far out you are if you want to stay close to your goal