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Tomorrow is the day.....

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kyle.odom    57

kyle.odom
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Tomorrow is surgery day for me and I am set to arrive at the hospital tomorrow at 7am. I am already feeling nauseas and I'm not sure if it's because today has been sort of strict, diet wise, or if I am getting nervous about the surgery.

I am excited about it, and the positive lifestyle change it will have on me. Oddly enough, the concerns about nausea after the surgery, or being able to keep down liquids, has left me. I think because its here and I'm just really to do the damn thing, for lack of better words. I am also ready to start slowly easing solid foods back into my diet so that I can get back to exercising regularly. I have not been able to do much on the liquid diet due to energy levels.

I was just thinking to myself earlier tonight that I feel like I have been ultimately tested during this process, and even though I am not over "hump" yet, I feel like I have already won because I beat the prep op diet. Even though its not the best way to lose weight, I feel happy having lost some thus far. I feel like as far as surgery and recovery goes, I can beat anything now. I have undergone that pre op diet and made it. I might now jump at the opportunity to do it again, but I have succeeded!

I would appreciate it if you guys would keep me in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. Goodnight!

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applejenn    173

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Good luck

~Jenn~

Surgery date 5/18/16

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kyle.odom    57

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Thanks guys, I'm doing okay gas pains in my shoulder won't go away, but other than that I'm doing fine. Ready for the drain to come out!

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applejenn    173

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Good to hear you're doing ok. I had bad gas pain in my shoulder when I had my gallbladder out, hated it.

~Jenn~

Surgery date 5/18/16

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kyle.odom    57

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I haven't done a lot since I got home from the hospital except sleep and have some Soup or Protein every few hours. Although I'm getting tired of being "tied down" so I think I'm going to shower and get moving. One of the major issues I have, is, unless I take pain medication, I can feel the drain tube inside my abdomen and it drives me crazy! Then I take the meds and it makes me sleepy. Slowly things seem to be settling down and getting back to normal though. The drain comes out in 5 days, and you better believe I'm counting!

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applejenn    173

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Im coming home with a drain, never had one before so that's one of my concerns.

~Jenn~

Surgery date 5/18/16

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kyle.odom    57

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Today is post op day 3 and it's not really an issue anymore, just sort of an annoyance. There is very little draining anymore, so it hardly have to dump it. post-270144-1460927615645_thumb.jpg

As you can see, my incisions were minimal. I took this picture last night. It's amazing how quickly I have felt more like myself.

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applejenn    173

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I see how it would get in the way of things.

~Jenn~

Surgery date 5/18/16

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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