My Journey Of The Gastric Sleeve Surgery

My name is Swilke - I am 5 ft. 196 lbs. I have been diagnosed with diabetes, liver disease, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, high cholesterol and have a BMI 38.9. What a mess. I have of course been thinking of doing the lab band since it was first advertised, because who doesn't want to be thin. I said I wanted it, but really never qualified you had to be 100 lbs overweight etc. As the years have past, I began having medical issues the biggest being my liver disesase - they say it is caused by being overweight. My dr. put me on all kinds of diets but they all failed and ended in me gaining all the lost weight plus more. In December, my dr. asked me about doing the lap band and I agreed. We went through all of the paper work, and April 11, 2012 was my surgery date. In Delano, with Dr. K. I am 4 days out. I feel pretty good. I am concerned about not eating enough or being healthy. I am taking a liquid multivitamin, 5000 vit d, vit B12, and Bioten. I have chewable calcium pills.

My immediate family has been pretty supportive. My teenage kids have helped me and encouraged me. They have me in bed most of the time. I sneak up and do a load of laundry here and there, straighten up a bit, etc. I figure as long as I feel good then I can do it.

I look forward to this journey and hope that I can stay educated and knowledgable about how to keep me nourished and well. I am looking forward to meeting people that are going through the same experiences and be able to encourage oneanother.