Hello and welcome to "Operation Operation" for me.

I have read quite a few stories over the past 8 months prepping up for the day I would be lucky enough to get a date for surgery. I have found them useful so I decided I will attempt it and try to use it as a sounding board and future reflection for myself. Someone I respect highly said that EVERYONE should write their own autobiography. That has always stuck in my mind and maybe one day I will but until then I will use this blog.

My date to change the rest of my life is day after Christmas, 26 Dec 2013.

Here are some reasons I am happy:

I am happy for monetary reasons because my out of pocket expenses have been this year and now I won’t pay anything or surgery!!! Also my deductibles and out of pocket expense amounts are all raising to over 2.5 times what they are this year (thanks Obamacare!!). So if I had it in January it would be a lot more!!

I am of course ecstatic because this is what I needed for a while and wouldn't allow it because I figured I could lose the inches without it but I have proved that false. I would lose a lot of pounds just to see them come back faster than it took to take them off and of course with some extra weight to add.

I am glad because my twin 8 yr. old girls will have Daddy in their lives for many more years.

I am delighted that my wonderful Wiff will get to have me around for the rest of her days on this planet. Not sure she is glad about this but I am (Just kidding of course.)

I am joyful that I will not have so many physical problems with this body.

So I will be updating "Operation Operation" here.

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by knt4ever

Hoping all went smoothly and you are recovering pain free! Just read your posts, how exciting"Operation Operation" has entered the next phase!

Now "Keep Calm, Commence Weight Shedding and Healthy Life with the Wife and Twins!"

Happy for you! Congratulations!

I hope you have an easy recovery!

Good luck and quick recovery.

POPSICLE FOR KENNY!

Lets see how this goes. They gave me grape. Hoe did they know grape is my favorite?!?

Grape Ape.....Grape Ape!!!

Edited December 28, 201312 yr by knt4ever

POPSICLE FOR KENNY!

Lets see how this goes. They gave me grape. Hoe did they know grape is my favorite?!?

Grape Ape.....Grape Ape!!!

Lol enjoy that popsicle Kenny. Sounds like you are doing well so far...and the pain meds are working

POPSICLE FOR KENNY!

Lets see how this goes. They gave me grape. Hoe did they know grape is my favorite?!?

Grape Ape.....Grape Ape!!!

Yay for kenny!! hope it was good! I'll send you all my grape popsicles. They are the only ones I don't like! Hope all is going good for you! Congrats!

Lol that's just like us foodies (or former foodies) to get excited over the treat I so see myself feeling the same way How was the surgery? Congrats on getting through it!

Edited December 27, 201312 yr by Cherryhair

UPDATE Post-Op Day 1:


Surgery was yesterday and everything went well. Dr said my liver looked great but still took biopsy. After surgery was over took a little longerr to get my oxygen levels back up but after that I was moved to my private room. Yep my own room!


Once I got to my room they started me on morphine but found it that I don't like morphine. It makes me extremely nauseous! So I was put in diluadid and I liked it!


After 2 hours being in my private I went for first wall. Then hour or two later I went on another walk. After second walk I got the catheter out! Boy did it burn when I went potty. Around 5a.m. I had my popsicle and it went down with no issues.


I will update more later. Words are starting to blend together, so can't see what I am typing.

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by knt4ever

You sound like you're doing great!!

I am doing good compared to most patients here but I have to stay another night because my oxygen levels are too low when I sleep. That stinks. Dr thinks it had to do with the anesthesia so they are being safe. I am doing good on foods and water and am starting to get gas bubbling up. I think I beat the carbon dioxide gas with the heating pad and walking right away. They have me on the half pills of pain killers. I can definitely feel more of the pain from surgery than when I was on the IV filled with Dilaudid. I didn't feel anything on the Dilaudid but now I feel it. It isn't overwhelming but it is there.

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by knt4ever

I am doing good compared to most patients here but I have to stay another night because my oxygen levels are too low when I sleep. That stinks. Dr thinks it had to do with the anesthesia sui they are being safe.

I am doing good on foods and Water and am starting to get gas bubbling up. I think I beat the carbon dioxide gas with the heating pad and walking right away.

They have me on the half pills of pain killers. I can definitely feel more of the pain from surgery than when I was on the IV filled with Dilaudid. I didn't feel anything on the Dilaudid but now I feel it. It isn't overwhelming but it is there.

I had the low oxygen levels too. The stupid machine beeped all night! Same thing after my back surgery! Sounds like you are on track otherwise and doing well. Congrats! Best wishes.

I am doing good compared to most patients here but I have to stay another night because my oxygen levels are too low when I sleep. That stinks. Dr thinks it had to do with the anesthesia sui they are being safe.

I am doing good on foods and Water and am starting to get gas bubbling up. I think I beat the carbon dioxide gas with the heating pad and walking right away.

They have me on the half pills of pain killers. I can definitely feel more of the pain from surgery than when I was on the IV filled with Dilaudid. I didn't feel anything on the Dilaudid but now I feel it. It isn't overwhelming but it is there.

I had the low oxygen levels too. The stupid machine beeped all night! Same thing after my back surgery! Sounds like you are on track otherwise and doing well. Congrats! Best wishes.

UPDATE Post-Op Day 2:

I am HOME!!!!!

I was held 14 hours longer for my oxygen levels ugh. Dr was going to let me go home last night but changed his mind. Either way it doesn't matter because I am home with my ladies and puppy!

I will go into more details later because I am still weak and tired.

THANKS EVERYONE!!!!

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by knt4ever

UPDATE Post-Op Day 3:

Today was not as bad during the day although couldn't stay asleep last night.

I got my fluids in again today and Protein too. I am a little concerned it is easy for me to drink Water when so many had difficulty time. I am sipping with my Camelbak and take 3 sips each time. I am being very careful and slow when eating or drinking so maybe I am just doing it right.

I even went on treadmill and walked a half mile at 1.5 mph. Took 20 minutes but I did it! Want to keep walking because it makes everything better.

With the being tired, it is difficult staying asleep but then all of the sudden I will pass out for 30 minutes. It's weird to have energy and then poof it's gone. When I got 2 hours straight of sleep I felt like it was an accomplishment!

Day 3 is a wrap!!!

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by knt4ever

Today was not as bad during the day although couldn't stay asleep last night.

I got my fluids in again today and Protein too. I am a little concerned it is easy for me to drink Water when so many had difficulty time. I am sipping with my Camelbak and take 3 sips each time. I am being very careful and slow when eating or drinking so maybe I am just doing it right.

I even went on treadmill and walked a half mile at 1.5 mph. Took 20 minutes but I did it! Want to keep walking because it makes everything better.

With the being tired, it is difficult staying asleep but then all of the sudden I will pass out for 30 minutes. It's weird to have energy and then poof it's gone. When I got 2 hours straight of sleep I felt like it was an accomplishment!

Day 3 is a wrap!!

Edited December 30, 201312 yr by Dorian