Day after survey!

Surgery went well I may get to go home  tomorrow.
I will post more when I feel better.

In the waiting room!

I have been waiting for an hour.

Surgery in the morning!

I am so excited to have made it this far. I just wanted to say see you on the other side. I will post as soon as I can.

The day before surgery!

WOW tomorrow is my surgery. Have a lot of stuff to do today. Today I start the pre op clear liquid diet. That means no protein shakes today and only broth, juice, jello and popsicles for the diet today. Then around five this evening I will start this wonderful drink. I am trying to share with a friend and she does not want any. Go figure! I will need to get my suitcase packed for my stay at the hospital and finish up some things here at home. This is very hard on my husband since he is not able to go to the hospital with me. I am very thankful with all the wonderful friends the lord has blessed me with.

Well I will post more today or tonight. I appreciate the comments that people are making. It is helpful to read and know that someone has been there and hopefully it will help someone else get to this point.

Happy Liquid Turkey Day!

As the saying goes eat, drink and be merry so with this being Thanksgiving Day I think I will drink a spot of chicken broth and have a wonderful protein shake and be merry because Monday is approaching fast and it cannot get here quick enough for me. Yes Monday is the big day and that is less than 4 days away (3 days 20 hours) the anticipation is growing within. I am looking so forward to being healthy. People are starting to ask if I have a goal weight and to be honest I have not even thought about the ideal weight I want to be. I just want to be healthy and get off oxygen and the CPAP machine at night. I was on the verge of being a diabetic and other health problems were creeping up on me. So as far as the ideal weight who knows what that might be and I will cross that bridge at another time.

The doctor wanted me to lose 20 to 40 pounds before surgery and this morning I was down 34 pounds. I have 6 pounds to go by Monday. I have been losing about a pound or two a day since I have been on the Bariatric Advantage protein shakes from the doctor.

I hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving Day!

Thoughts

I just wanted to express how thankful I am that god is giving me the courage and will power to do take this step in doing something for me. I am just thankful he is on my side and all of this is in his hands. We do not give him the praise he deserves but we all need to remember he is a loving god.

I am also thankful for all the support I am receiving through this life saving adventure. I have a lot of support from family and friends. I can't believe how supportive people are that I have never even met. With my job I talk to a lot of vendors and some are just so great to deal with. Yesterday I was speaking to one that was so excited about what I was doing and could not wait to read this blog and then to even share it with someone else that it might give them encouragement in their life. This is one of the reasons I was inspired to do this blog was in the hopes of helping other people.

So please remember that sometime in life you have to take care of yourself and do something for you.

Day 7 on Liquids!

Well I have been cooking all weekend for my husband and done great on my liquids. I know that this is the ultimate test for me and I am so determined at wanting this that it is not bothering me (okay maybe a little). I am staying focused on being healthy because that is what I want more than anything is to get off of oxygen at night and not become insulin dependent. Both my parents died at an early age and they were both overweight and I want to live a healthier life.

Seven more days to go!

Day 6

Well I am on my 6th day of my liquid diet so far so good. This morning was a test because my husband wanted biscuits and gravy with fried potatoes and I had my protein shake. It was easier than I thought it was going to be to not eat. I am wanting this so bad that nothing is going to get me down. I am so eager to be healthy that nothing is going to get in the way.

I have 8 days, 17 hours and 28 minutes. It is getting closer and closer.

Day 3

Well here it is at Day 3 of liquids and am doing okay on them. I have 11 days, 15 hours and 30 minutes left until surgery. I am so looking forward to this surgery. I will be starting a new journey in my life so yes this is very exciting. I have a doctor appointment in the morning, so I will post more tomorrow.

Day 2 of liquids!

Well today was day 2 of liquids, I had no caffine yesterday so I woke up with a terrible headache but had a little coffee and it went away. I am still very excited and can't wait til the 28th.

First day of liquid diet!

Well I have made it through the first day of liquids and no caffeine.It has not been too much of a challenge just wish the protein powder had a better taste but I will make it.

Early Thanksgiving!

Well this is my last weekend to eat and we decided to have and early Thanksgiving. We went to camping at a friends house and smoked a turkey and had some of the fixings. I have ate so much persimmon pudding it is unreal but that will be the last so I say goodbye to an old lifestyle and hello to a new one. It was good to get away and enjoy the friendship. We came home late and will worry with unloading the camper in the morning.

Pre-Op Testing

Well I have been poked with needles and had to drink the nasty white stuff and swallow this stuff that was similar to the Pop Rocks candy. What an experience this has been for me. I have never had any test like these and hope I never have anymore. I am counting down the day until I have my surgery so I can be healthy. Being healthy is what I am striving for because I am on the verge of so many things starting to happen.

Pre Op in the morning!

Well I have to be at the hospital in the morning at 9 am for pre op testing. It is getting closer and closer by the moment. It is 19 days, 16 hours, and 59 minutes until the day of my surgery. I really don't know what I am feeling today.

Wondering!

Well it is less than 21 days now, I am very excited. A part of me keeps wondering how this will change my Life.  Questions keep going through my mind like: How will people treat me once I have lost the weight? What kind of person will I be afterwards? How will this change my personality? Maybe I am just wondering to much!

Counting Down 21 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes

I have been so exited about this surgery and yesterday was the pits. I seemed very depressed and do not really know why today has been better. I am not having any second thoughts but don't know what is going on. I have 21 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes until my surgery and get so excited when I talk about it.

I have been overweight all my life and it was very hard as a child to be teased and called names. Even as an adult people still call you names and look at you with disapproving glances. But I have always tried not to judge someone until you walk a mile in their shoes. There are all kinds of addictions in life and who can really say which one is worse.

I know with this surgery will change my way of life. Sometimes I would wonder what it will be like to lose a hundred pounds because always before I could not get past eighty. Now all I can think about is getting rid of the CPAP and oxygen machine that I really do hate. So my main goal is to become healthy and be able to enjoy my life and do things that I really want to accomplish.

27 days to go!

I can't believe how great and supportive people are when I tell them about having this surgery. I can't believe how excited  I am about this surgery. It will be such a great life style change and I can not wait to become healthier.