Hi everyone,

I'm sitting here finishing off my 2nd teaspoon of lentil Soup and going on 50 minutes. I had to reheat my food 3x in the last 50 minutes because I have to eat so slow. I am still more thankful than when I was admitted after surgery. My doc had to fix my hernia. HOLY BATMAN........I had no idea how much pain I could feel in that specific area. I wanted to die. I am happy to say the only discomfort I feel is at the top fo the stomach where my last few staples were put in. I count my blessings. On day 6, I was able to lay in my own bed and lay on my side the entire night. Also, today when I got on the scale and I dropped 19 lbs in 10 days, that made me feel a lot of comfort and peace about having had surgery.

As for my surgery, I did not engage this procedure. My cardiologist did. I had never thought about having weight loss surgery before. I was at 246 and my doctor said I was on my way to have a heart attack. Two months later, I am sitting in pre-op with my hair cap on, my hospital gown and IV ready to be wheeled into the OR. It took them 3 hours to wake me up from anesthisia and I was immediately admitted for pain control. Swallowing my saliva felt like a boulder with a million nails sticking ouf of it. I have never felt more pain, than that hernia that he had to fix. Did anyone else feel that?

Hey Init4me,

I'm glad to hear that you are doing so well! I went from using 90 units of insulin a day to 2 units, literally overnight in the hospital. It was amazing to me. I'm a Type 1, so I will always need insulin thanks to my sucky pancreas, but I'm relieved to know that my body is absorbing and metabolizing the insulin that I do take in so much better. I was so excited to move on to pureed foods too! the first thing I had was a scrambled egg and it tasted like heaven even though I could only have a few bites. I see you're in Santa Clarita, we're kinda neighbors!