Gramgal
Home again
Feb 11, 2012
Had surgery February 8. Came come February 9. Today is the 11th. Surgery went smoothly. I had already lost 30 lbs and doctor said, "If you lost another 30 lbs you wouldn't need this. I said, getting it off and keeping it off are two very different things. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I should have been, but asked for a small dose of "something" to help with nerves. I asked if they could give the rest of my dose to my husband (haha). I did not feel well when I got to my room. I was nauseous and very tired. Tried to walk some, but it was difficult. I just wanted to sleep and no one would let me. I felt a bad headache coming on, as if everything else wasn't enough. My last nurse, a very big guy, turned out to be THE BEST. He changed my pain meds, took me off iv, got the catheter out. My husband guarded the door and I finally slept for about 3 hours. When I woke I was ready to walk, drink and pee on my own. I was ready to go home. Home brings new challenges. First day, did not get in my required protein, nor liquid. Today I am doing better. It is hard when you have so many rules to follow. Don't take pills together. Wait 15 minutes apart. Don't take calcium citrate within 2 to 4 hours of your multivitamin. Do take the calcium citrate 3 times per day and do take the multivitamin twice a day. Wait 30 minutes after drinking to begin any meal. Take 30 minutes per meal, to consume 2 oz of food. Wait 30 minutes after eating a meal to begin drinking fluids again. Try to get 70 to 90 grams of protein in every day. Drink a minimum of 48 to 64 oz of liquid daily. Remember to take blood thinning shot twice a day at the same time each day. There's more, but my point...Anybody who thinks this is the easy way out, needs to read this blog and do their research. I know every doctor is different, but I am doing my best to be compliant and have the best results possible with this surgery. I am not complaining. Do I sound like I am complaining? I hope not. I am actually quite grateful. Grateful that my insurance approved my surgery. Grateful that I found a great surgeron. (Dr. Mandelbaum) Grateful that I have such a supportive and loving husband (who is giving me my shots), and grateful that I had the courage to take this step toward recovery to a healthy new me!