First goal met!

I finally reached it to twoderville...yes 299 lbs...I am 31 days post op and down 40 lbs. I lost 3 or 4 before surgery though. I did a little happy dance after stepping off the scale this morning. 40 pounds gone forever and now on to next goal. Oh plus I got a call about my dream job...I have orientation on Oct 13th...hopefully I am okay to go back to work by then...so happy!!!

First Eating Mistake!

I am just over 2 weeks out and just started on mushy food. Today I had half of a scambled egg and half a piece of toast. Too much! I should have recognized my full signal but didn't and then felt the pain. I have had sharp pains in my sides and stomach since yesterday. I told my husband to finish my breakfast and I had to get up and walk around. I then felt sick and threw up some (not nearly half of what I ate though). The pain I had was bad! At breakfast I realized that I didn't have my supper meds and vitamins last night. I also messed up on my drinking. It was such a crazy day yesterday that I forgot to follow the rules for when to drink and when not to. I guess it's all a learning process! Today I am remembering though. I am also down another 7 pounds since last Saturday. Oh and a question...is the constant burping from acid reflux? Because I forgot the pills last night, I found I was burping a lot more. Oh boy...I am starting to miss eating normally!

16 days Post-op

7 more pounds down since last Saturday. Wish it was more but a pound a day is not so bad!

I made my husband a nice spaghetti dinner 2 nights ago and boy did it smell good. I wanted some so bad! I of course did not eat any just tasted the sauce. LOL Thinking I may have that head hunger now. Well today I start on a new diet. This week I can have scrambled egg (a half of one), a 1/2 piece of toast, tuna and salmon, crackers (1-2 small) as well as all food on weeks 1 and 2. I can also add some mayo, ketchup, mustard, vinegar to taste. Mmmm real food! Hopefully this eating thing doesn't cause me to gain weight or slow my progress down LOL.

My first WOW moment!

I am so exstatic! I am 9 days post op and I stepped on the scale for the first time since Monday at the doc's office. I am down 13 pounds in 5 days...WOWZERS...I weighed myself twice just to make sure.

Scary Night

I had a scary experience last night. While I was getting ready for bed I felt a pain in my heart area. I thought I was having a heart attack although I had none of the other symptoms of having one. My hubby said it may have been acid reflux as he has had that pain before. He stayed up with me 'till 1am when I was ok to lie down. It freightened me as I have never experienced that pain before. I called the surgeon's office this morning. She asked me some questions and said it was likely trapped gas or acid and said I could stop drinking 1 hr before bed and for one of my perscriptions that is twice a day take them both at night. She said try those suggestions and see if that works! I never want that pain again. I would rather have the worst pms than that pain! LOL

Emotions are running rampant!

I cooked my husband Reggy a meal the other night. He had worked 12 manual labour hours. I was being sweet! I can't eat the damn food anyway. He came home, gave it a strange look. I asked what was wrong with it. He said "nothing. I just wouldn't have prepared it like that." Well I told him that I didn't have to make him dinner. I am just home from surgery and I was being nice. Well I lost it! I left the room and started crying. I couldn't stop. He came to our bedroom and appologized. I said I was going to take a shower. I went in the bathroom and still couldn't stop. He came in and said the food is delicious and tried to console me. I told him to leave the room. I then had a shower. Got out and got dressed and he came in again to say sorry. I sat with him while he ate. He said it was very good but I'm not sure if he was lying or not. I still couldn't stop the tears so I was upset the whole night. I should have been able to say well screw you then and then throw the food in the garbage. People talk about being over emotional after this surgery but I didn't think it would hit this hard so soon. Men sure can be jerks!

Surgery a success!

I got released from the hospital yesterday and am at the hotel for a couple of days and dr will check my incisions on Monday morning and then we can head home. I can't seem to get comfortable or stay comfortable for very long. I Feel 75% better than day of surgery though so I'm hoping that by Monday I will feel much better for the car ride home. No hunger...just thirst...they had to do 9 incisions instead of his usual 6 so I don't look too pretty you know! It was so painful hours after the surgery. I was wishing it hadn't happened. I'm sure I will get better every day though. RIGHT??? But other than that no complications except a swollen hand from the IV...I'm rambling and need to rest now so I will talk to you all later...bye for now!

7 days left

I can't believe how time has flown by...this time next week I will have had my surgery. We leave in 5 days for NY. Things are going well at home still and I hope my blood pressure is down by the time I have my surgery. I am trying to be good with my diet and most days are a liquid diet except for one meal but by the 17th I have to start my surgeon ordered liquid diet. NO PROBLEM! Lets do this!

36 Days and Counting...

Well I have 5 more weeks until my surgery and I am counting every single day now. My marriage has taken a drastic turn for the better...it is as if a curse has been lifted! My house is no longer on the market and I can now start to work on destressing and losing some weight before my BIG day! I am excited to reveal the new me as each layer is uncovered : )

50 days and counting...

Still seems to be taking forever for my date to arrive...but I do still have a lot on the go and lots to deal with...so the whole month of July and 18 days in August until we leave for Utica...then MY surgery on the 20th...I read a lot on renewedreflections.com from others going through the same surgery and they have a lot of great advice for us newbies. I would be lost without them. What a great support group. Thanks guys!

58 Days and counting!

Feels like forever waiting for my WLS. 58 days sounds like forever doesn't it? The date is set for August 20th 2009 and I need to be there on the 19th for pre-op stuff. Me, my mum, and bff Joyce will be leaving Ontario on my mum's birthday August 18th and heading to Utica NY where Dr. Graber will perform my surgery at Faxton St. Lukes Hospital. I am so ready for this. I spent the last...well...almost 20 years being a vegetarian and recently converted back to a carnivor...LOL...was such a weird craving that made me go back and boy do I have guilt over that! But I'm sure it will be a great tool during my new life post WLS. A lot of other things happening right now personally and I hope...no...I will be ready for August 20th