masonjk38

Thank you @@2Bthin4me

Update. I'm back in the hospital for more testing. White blood count and pulse is very high. Surgeon wants to rule out pulmonary embolism. Would appreciate lots of prayer

Hi all,

I've been quiet these past 15 days from bypass, concentrating on healing and getting required Protein and Water has become my new full time job!

I still have my JP Drain in but hoping it will be removed this Thursday at my post-op appointment.

I do feel weak on some days and others days I feel fine. I did call NUT and asked to up my B12 from 500 to 1000 per day and that seemed to help a little. Will be interested to see how blood work will look like.

As for diet, still on full liquids until July 4, then purée. My body signals me I'm full with nausea feeling...umm not good signal.

Stats so far are...

HW: 288

SW: 265

CW: 253

= 27 lbs lost from HW and 12lbs lost since SW on 6/9/14.

Praying for you all and thinking of you daily.

Kelly

From Virginia.

Hi all,

I've been quiet these past 15 days from bypass, concentrating on healing and getting required Protein and Water has become my new full time job!

I still have my JP Drain in but hoping it will be removed this Thursday at my post-op appointment.

I do feel weak on some days and others days I feel fine. I did call NUT and asked to up my B12 from 500 to 1000 per day and that seemed to help a little. Will be interested to see how blood work will look like.

As for diet, still on full liquids until July 4, then purée. My body signals me I'm full with nausea feeling...umm not good signal.

Stats so far are...

HW: 288

SW: 265

CW: 253

= 27 lbs lost from HW and 12lbs lost since SW on 6/9/14.

Praying for you all and thinking of you daily.

Kelly

From Virginia.

I am finally home from the hospital. I have a drain plug to care for but I'm home. Able to tolerate cottage cheese and yogurt, but not ice cold Water. Weird what is so different in taste and textures. Just taking it one day at a time.

Well I'm still in the hospital since initial surgery on Monday. My abdomen hurts and lower back pain excruciating pain. But doc gonna keep me one more day but up my meal to phase 2 - full liquids.

I want to go home so badly.

Ginger snaps

Glad to hear you're home and doing well. I'm still in the hospital. See post/op forum for reasons why I am still here.

Now to drinking our liquids and Protein begin!!!

Thanks lovesmeskinny. Feeling a little tired but so glad my surgeon listened to her gut!!!

I had surgery on Monday was having lots of pain especially in the back. Thought I was going home today when surgeon told me she was rolling me back to OR bc white blood count and heart rate too high. Sure enough they found 600 ml of dried blood. Now I have a drain and hope to go tomorrow.

At the hospital waiting to be called back. No turning back now. Not even thinking about it!!!

Ginger Snaps

Will be praying for you up to the point I go under! As soon as I an coherent I will post my post-op.

My BP is tomorrow, June 9 at 12:00 noon. So excited and nervous at the same time. The rest if my life is about to change forever.

If you remember please pray for me and the doctor at noon.

My name is Kelly.

Thank you so much.

I bought a "biggest loser" scale at Target. I have had it a few years but it's awesome. It goes up to 400lbs and maybe even 450.

Do you remember how much you paid for it.

You'll walk no worried. The first time up you'll be shaky but then you'll be shocked at how well you can walk and how good it makes you feel. Good luck.

Thank you for the encouragement.

@annamaie and @@gingersnap

Me too! I'm June 9th as well and had a mini panic attack last night--thinking too much about the possible complications, but then I read Annamarie's post today and felt reassured.

I told my family I don't care how much I whine and complain get me walking on the hour every hour, even if you both have to hold each arm!!!

Correction. Current weight is 268

Surgery Monday, June 9!!

Hey Junies,

Saw my surgeon today for pre-op appointment. They finally have me what goal weight to shoot for which 161lbs (HW 288, CW 268). They told me this is 80% of my excess body weight and that is the only guarantee of what the BP is able to accomplish, although some folks are able to loose 100%.

They used some kind of complicated formula to figure thus out. They said the others charts will say 134 would be the ideal weight for a 5'5" 50 year old female. I thinking I will look for a size 10 and whatever pounds that ends up being I will be satisfied as long as I am healthy and off all meds!!!

Wow that sounds like quite an ordeal. I'm glad the GI finally figured it out and now you can concentrate on loosing weight instead of worry whether you're gonna throw up.

Did the doc give any meds to deal with the nausea? I'll be praying that this will pass. You're not a failure as you cannot control how your body /stomach is reacting to food. You probably have already done this but just in case maybe you can search the boards to see how others have dealt with nausea. Try not to get dehydrated and if you feel you are you should maybe call your doc and see if you need to get fluids in another way.

@chrisglowers

Glad to hear you made it out surgery! Sorry to hear about stabbing pain. Is the hospital managing it with pain meds? When do you expect to go home?

Hey Junies,

Had my pre-op at the hospital today for surgery next Monday. I'm scheduled for 10:30 am. Officially began my 7-day liquid diet this morning, but had prepared myself last week by drinking liquids all day and only having dinner with no carbs. I am sooo glad I did this as I feel I am able to tolerate it better and didn't shock my body all of a sudden. No headache or hunger pains!!!

Thursday morning I have my pre-op with the surgeon. I feel really good about my decision and less nervous after listening to today's pre-op at the hospital. They seem to really have all this down and have a great team of doctors and nurses!

I have really enjoyed reading all your post and appreciate all your feedback to my questions.

Hope all surgeries today went very well!!

Take care everyone!!

@@jtickle

How often do I take the magnesium? How are they telling you to do the colon cleanse? Still waiting to hear back from my surgeon on if this will be ok.

So I have a question to all June dates...

My surgeon does not requires a colon cleanse prior to surgery, but due to the fact I'm on Vicodin for back and hip pain and am (lately) very constipated. I was thinking about doing one on my own because I am very concern after surgery I hear, especially on this board, that Constipation is a major problem after surgery!

What do you all think?

Has anyone else done this?

If so, what do you recommend I take?

Thanks

Masonjk38

@@Zelda205

I'm in Virginia.

Also finally got the phone call today to set-up pre-op appointments.

Hospital pre-op Monday June 2

Surgeon pre-op Thursday June 5

Official 7-day liquid start Monday June 2

Surgery Monday June 9..,yikes

I've been doing liquids for Breakfast and lunch and eating a sensible dinner. Will do this until June 2. Trying to loose the 10 lbs I gained since my last weigh-in with the Nut.

@sparklingbeauty

Maybe mine doesn't either and that requirement is coming from the surgeon?