May 2019

[Wanda1971 15]

Great Job!!!!

[MrsGamgee 756]

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well!

Today marks 2 weeks post op for me, and things are going really well. I'm down 12lb from surgery day, I'm easily getting in my liquids, and I'm averaging 40-50g of Protein in each day. Pain is minimal, only when I over do it a bit (like taking a 3km walk the other day... doh!), and Tylenol is more than covering that discomfort.

I had my 2 week follow ups with my bariatric nurse and with my family doctor. My nurse is very pleased with my progress, and has graduated me to soft foods! Guess who's having a scrambled egg for dinner tonight to Celebrate?

My blood pressure came in at 124/72, which is awesome considering I'm down to one blood pressure med now, and that was with the doctor in the room (I'm famous for having 'white coat syndrome' which makes me nervous when the doc does the checking rather than the machine). When he went through and removed all my unneeded prescriptions from my list, my Rx renewal sheet only had two items on it (rather than being spread over 2 pages).

My blood sugars have been super steady, 5.9-6.2 mMol (Canadian measurement, not sure what that is in American), which is smack dab right in the normal range, no matter when I check it.

The only downer right now is that I managed to catch a wretched cold, and combined with the wildfire smoke that has blown into our area (looks like twilight zone out there), breathing is miserable and coughing hurts my belly.

Looking forward to hearing how everyone else is doing...

[Krestel 329]

MrsGamgee, that sounds absolutely great! I am so jealous of your progress. Im just still trying to figure out how to get in some real calories and Protein. At just 4 days out, Water has been my prio which Im really good at. I just hope Im not OVERdrinking.

Edited May 31, 2019 by Krestel