MoMo'sMom

I had my sleeve surgery last Monday (plus small hiatal hernia repair), July 28 and came home from hospital Friday, August 1. They had trouble waking me up after surgery. Took most of the day and they had to send me back to recovery. Then on Tuesday I couldn't get up and walk. Still having BP problems and blood work was low. When I tried to get up my nurse would run to the room and tell them to lay me down as My BP went up to 140. So I got 2 bags of blood and I was better by Wednesday. However my blood work still wasn't good enough so another day but my surgeon was considering taking me back to OR to explore if there was a bleed. I was losing too much blood through drain. He ended up letting me go home Friday. I feel pretty good. Eating 1/2 cup of Malt-O-Meal one meal and 1/2 cup Spicy a Bean Soup (recipe in my packet). Drinking 1/2 pure fruit juice me 1/2 water, plus protein shakes. I lost 21 pounds during my 2 week protein shake pre-surgery diet. I am 5 days out from surgery and still bloated. Up 11 pounds. But I am walking and following my surgeon's orders so I should start to lose soon.

My goal is to get my T2D under control. Last A1C was 8.4. I want to get off insulin and oral meds plus BP meds. I want to be free of food issues but I realize this will be an ongoing process even with surgery. Getting weight off my belly will be a relief too! Thankfully my insurance is paying. My PCP has been encouraging me for the last 4 years and thinks I will be very glad I made the decision.