it's hard to believe that this part of the journey that I've been working so hard at for so long is finished now! I had my surgery at 9 am on Monday, January 14, 2013. Everything went very well, short of the fact that I was a human pincushion because they couldn't find any good veins for blood draws or IVs, and a rather harrowing brush with nausea and dizziness when I first tried to get out of bed post-op. Beyond that, I can't say as I regret a single minute.
So now what?
Well, I've worked my way up from barely managing half a spoonful of ice chips, to being able to steadily take in sips of fluid throughout the day. Today I started my bariatric vitamins, and I can start what they call "full liquids", which basically means "liquids you can't see through" (milk, protein shakes, etc.). I haven't yet managed to work up the nerve to try any of those yet, but it will be happening today. I'll be adding new foods one at a time, checking in with Bella (my new tummy) to see how they're tolerated, and slowly getting back to something approaching a normal diet. I can resume going to the gym next week after my staples come out, but I have to take it easy and can't lift anything over 10 lbs, so basically, it'll just be very gently paced walks on the treadmill til I get some clearance.
All that said, last but certainly not least, here's the best part of this experience so far:
Yep, breaking out of the 300s finally HAPPENED! I've lost a total of 35.6 pounds since I started my pre-op diet, and 5.2 of those in the last 3 days. So far, I couldn't be happier with this decision, and now I'm ready to ROCK IT!
Nothing but good stuff so far...
Love,
ME
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