Day 3 post op

May 21, 2010

Im not sure if I count the surgery day but if not then today is day 3. I tried quitting my meds yesterday, bad idea, I am just stubborn about taking meds and I hate the taste! I've been walkin and sipping and somehoe I dont feel its enough. I really need to count every ounce that goes in, im peeing normally which is good but im having to take tiny sips in order to get water in without pain.
Yesterday I broke down and cried, I think with not taking the meds like im supposed to and dealing with kids not understanding why I cant baby them and take care of their needs. They finally left me at peace, they are 15 and 9 for heavens sake! Bad mommy.
I dont regret it, i actually gained weight from all the swelling, amazing considering i have a body part missing and havent eaten anything in 5 days! But I understand thats just part of it, this is a process and will need a lot of sacrifice and work, it wasnt lipo or tummy tuck that I did.
This is the biggest surgery next to the c-section I had 15 years ago that I have ever had. Im a little freaked about what I did, and even the littlest pains from the iv site and the attempted iv sites worries me, he said the first 24 hours is when you find out if there are going to be problems. So I need to just relax.
All in all it was a good experience, the nurses at kaiser were amazing and my care was the best.

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