Surgery today. 2 p.m.

Dr. Bruce at Wake Med, Cary NC

I'm going to try to update this thread daily until I return to work on 9/12, if things go as planned.

Pre-op weight: 381.2

Max rec. weight: 425, 8/2015

At start of liver diet: 405, 7/24

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Concentrate on the fluids. They're most important. The protein can wait.

Today was my first post-op weight check. I gained two pounds. I was braced for that: edema, Fluid retention, etc. but I am looking forward to making progress again.

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You're absolutely right. Unfortunately, it isn't uncommon once you're out of the hospital.

Swelling is down, drain has nearly stopped. Took advantage of feeling better to get a solid nap. Also did better with intake today.

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Skipped a day, because nothing new happened on Thursday. Today had a couple of milestones: the drain was removed, which was an unusual experience. Also hit 50 total pounds lost, which is 25% of my primary goal.

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Congratulations! Keep it up. I had SIPS surgery on 8/1 with Dr. Enochs who is in the same practice as Dr. Bruce. I had my surgery done at Rex.

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Two mile walk today. Could not have done that three months ago.

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Not much changing except I am very tired of Protein shakes and the like. They were ok when I could chug them down, but sipping on them for hours is really wearing on me. Only a few more days to soft foods, so I'll deal with it. Weigh-in was 369 for a net loss of 56 lbs. It is encouraging to see that middle digit change.

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How are you doing?

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