October Surgery Date

[Beni 1,484]

Hi AuriP, so happy to hear from you and that you are doing well. Tomorrow, home for some well deserved R&R. Yeh, anesthesia makes you sick. Normal! Please keep us in the loop we are thinking of you. We care, your fight is our fight.

I'm feeling much better today about my "worst day ever." Worked through every single detail. Called Psy office and was finally able to get the report faxed. The bariatric doctor's office is supposed to fax all of my paperwork "as is" to insurance. I will follow through Monday and if any thing else is required, well, I'll work through that as well. I AM UNSTOPPABLE! It was just too much at once yesterday.

[Sherrib4health 100]

Hi AuriP, so happy to hear from you and that you are doing well. Tomorrow, home for some well deserved R&R. Yeh, anesthesia makes you sick. Normal! Please keep us in the loop we are thinking of you. We care, your fight is our fight.

I'm feeling much better today about my "worst day ever." Worked through every single detail. Called Psy office and was finally able to get the report faxed. The bariatric doctor's office is supposed to fax all of my paperwork "as is" to insurance. I will follow through Monday and if any thing else is required, well, I'll work through that as well. I AM UNSTOPPABLE! It was just too much at once yesterday.

@@Beni oh I'm so glad you're doing better! It's all so stressful. I guess everyone has a "moment" with all that has to be done. So now it's the weekend. Relax and enjoy if you can!

[Beni 1,484]

Yep, us gladiators need to keep strong to fight another day. We all have battles in our lives. But I feel like this is the battle of all battles. Giving up is not an option. Failure is not an option!

I plan on resting and enjoying this weekend. The weather is changing and this is a beautiful season.

[karen Allen 97]

Well , another day in the hospital , won't discharge me until tomarrow Feeling really crappy !! Trying to get Protein down

[AuriP 420]

They had to change my pain mess because the stuff I was on was not helping. Plus they are giving me a muscle relaxant at midnight. Man that revision sure hurt, I'm sure the increased amount of pain I have is due to the removal then revision. Now on to pass gas, I've been doing good with my liquids and no nausea since they got rid so my pcc (self dosed pain meds) I'm hoping all works out for you Beni.

[Jyoyonomore 319]

AuriP

Sorry your still dealing with nausea & pain. Hope you have a better night & csn get up walking & then can go home tomorrow.

[Jyoyonomore 319]

Well , another day in the hospital , won't discharge me until tomarrow Feeling really crappy !! Trying to get Protein down

Karen hang in there Gladiator - just think how much better you'll feel in 2 weeks, 3 weeks a month & what about all those Too- Large pants you'll be donating by December 1st!

[AuriP 420]

I got all my walks in today. Since I can have pain meds more frequently. Honestly for me nausea is worse than pain. I am getting better for sure. Thanks for the well wishes. While I freaked out last night about what I did to myself, I am much happier right now. I'm sure I will be firm in my happiness once I can eat normal foods again. Glad that will happen before I start work again.

So on to my stats. When I came into the hospital I weighed in at 242.9 lb s (8 pounds down from my starting weight) My neck was :15", left arm was 16", right arm: 15.5 "Bust: 46", natural waist : 40 " Belly button : 45", Hips:54", left leg 30.5" right leg : 31.5 ". Going to do this monthly to keep myself motivated. Also wanted to show other pre ops the type of progression I'm having. I'm 5'2" tall.

[walkin'onsunshine 225]

I got all my walks in today. Since I can have pain meds more frequently. Honestly for me nausea is worse than pain. I am getting better for sure. Thanks for the well wishes. While I freaked out last night about what I did to myself, I am much happier right now. I'm sure I will be firm in my happiness once I can eat normal foods again. Glad that will happen before I start work again.

So on to my stats. When I came into the hospital I weighed in at 242.9 lb s (8 pounds down from my starting weight) My neck was :15", left arm was 16", right arm: 15.5 "Bust: 46", natural waist : 40 " Belly button : 45", Hips:54", left leg 30.5" right leg : 31.5 ". Going to do this monthly to keep myself motivated. Also wanted to show other pre ops the type of progression I'm having. I'm 5'2" tall.

Great idea with the stats. I am going to do that too!!

[Jyoyonomore 319]

Congrat AuriP on getting your walks in. Just got caught up reading all the posts since Beni started this group. Lots of good tips.

Thanks Beni for starting this group it helps me keep focused on the long haul. No more struggling up steps, no more airplane seat extenders, no more buying clothes I really don't like just because they fit, no more giving excuses to get out of day trips that consist of walking more than 2 blocks, no more Cpap, no more Pre Diabetes & no more yo yo dieting & weight gain.

KarenAllen you got this .... You'll be home soon. October is a great month to finally win the battle!!

[OnePhatWhoDat 54]

I got all my walks in today. Since I can have pain meds more frequently. Honestly for me nausea is worse than pain. I am getting better for sure. Thanks for the well wishes. While I freaked out last night about what I did to myself, I am much happier right now. I'm sure I will be firm in my happiness once I can eat normal foods again. Glad that will happen before I start work again.

So on to my stats. When I came into the hospital I weighed in at 242.9 lb s (8 pounds down from my starting weight) My neck was :15", left arm was 16", right arm: 15.5 "Bust: 46", natural waist : 40 " Belly button : 45", Hips:54", left leg 30.5" right leg : 31.5 ". Going to do this monthly to keep myself motivated. Also wanted to show other pre ops the type of progression I'm having. I'm 5'2" tall.

Great stats idea! I am going to do it the day before surgery. I'll also post a "before" pic. Like you, I'm 5'2" as well! My surgery is on October 15.

Edited October 4, 2014 by OnePhatWhoDat

[Beni 1,484]

My pleasure Jyoyonomore. Love your screen name by the way. You see, you all are my support too and each others support in so many ways. Alex deserves all the credit for starting Bariatric Pal. No one I know up close and personal is obese. "No one knows my troubles" wasn't that a song. Then I though, all of us are going through this and we all need help. United we succeed. If we have a question, someone may know the answer, when we need to share, someone will "like"it and we get it because we know what we are going through. Your struggle is my/our struggle. And, lets not forget a group is ALWAYS more successful then an individual. Yes, one person can climb mount Everest alone but he/she will have a much better chance if he/she has a support team, don't you think?

[layknee 357]

Just wanted to let everyone know. There's a website that can bill your liquid vitamins and Protein to your insurance. Insurenutrition.com I am hoping this works out. They said they will fax the prescription to my doctor so I'll update you all when I hear more from them.

[AuriP 420]

@Layknee@ I just called them about it last week. I'm supposed to get some type of confirmation from them soon. They also have a cream to help with scars and stretch marks. Beni, you know the song "Roar" by Katie Perry is like the perfect song for our struggles. It has uplifted me so much through this. I get to go home today, so far it's been a whirl wind of emotions, sad and scared about leaks and my altered body, joy that I will finally be successful at losing weight. Nervous of people's reactions once I go back to work. Nostalgia about how I now have to go buy some new things as very soon my clothing will be falling off of me.

Edited October 4, 2014 by AuriP

[Beni 1,484]

Thinking of you AuriP, You are brave. Let them hear you roar!

Let's know how it's going.