Hoven
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Day three home from surgery. So far, nothing I've drank has made me sick. I just get that temporary pain as things hit my stomach. Weaning myself off pain meds.
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Got home today from having surgery on the 15th. My mind is blown.
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Today is my first full day at home. I'm adjusting. I'm doing OK with the protein drinks and liquids. Still adjusting to vitamins/meds. I hate the pain med. It makes me gag. But I see it as incentive to get off of it quickly. This afternoon I finally feel I can take a deep breath with out much pain. I'm also finding that each time I swallow something there is a pain. So, now I"m adjusting to feeling for that. I'm using a 4 oz glass as my choice to drink from. Small enough to be able to fill it up and keep track of oz. I'm using Premier Protein drink in chocolate. Ice cold. I made one by adding a sleeve of instant coffee this afternoon and about a table spoon of sugar free instant pudding. Not bad at all. I do remarkably feel better. Its true. so far its gotten better each day.
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Today's the day. Leaving for the hospital in 4 hours.
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Finally had to tell my boss I was having surgery and needed to take time off. I didn't tell him what kind as its none of his business. He was cool. Told me to take as much time as I needed.
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Almost done with all the pre-op testing/consultations. The only thing left on the list is the Nutritionist and Dietitian. Then its a meeting with the surgeon. I'm hoping to be in post-op by the end of April. Keeping my fingers crossed that nothing shows up serious that can't be dealt with.
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Good News / Bad News - Passed the stress test / Failed the sleep study, looks like a cpap for me.
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I had my psych evaluation yesterday and passed. I also had my sleep study last night. Seems I have sleep apnea. Can someone clue me in on what that will mean to the surgeon?
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I've got the phych. consult today, as well as the sleep study tonight. Next week I have a stress test and the week after that I have the endoscopy. Have appointment mid March with nutritionist. Excited to get this started.
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Had my first appointment today and got my list of testing etc. I'll start setting up appointments tomorrow. I've got a followup appointment with my primary too. One big surprise is that my insurance doesn't require me to do 6 months of supervised weight loss like I thought. So, hopefully I can get all the pre-op stuff done, by March an appointment to see surgeon. On my way.
