Friday when they rolled me away from my family I almost started crying. I could not believe that it was happening; it has been such an emotional week and the ups and downs had been great that I was about ready to crash when it finally got there. In fact once my anesthesiologist came into the room I told him that I had a head ache as was having allot of anxiety from the roller coaster of a week I had had. He gave me something for it and it helped almost instantly. They took me in to the Operating Room a little after six and I guess that the surgeon got to me about seven. The surgery went beautiful, Dr. Belnap took his time and did a good job; in fact they said that he said in recovery with me for a while.
They got me up to my room a little before midnight; and I just went to bed. When I was gotten up the next morning I felt really good, in fact you could barely tell that I had had surgery the night before. I was doing really well; I had to have Heparin injections in my belly 3 times a day to prevent blood clots, those weren’t pleasant I never want to have to have them again. They had to intubate me for the surgery, I don’t remember a lot about it and that is okay with me. I remember coughing allot when I can out surgery, my lungs have hurt a lot the last couple of days, I coughed a lot last night but I am getting up and around a lot better today than I have in a couple of days.
I have six little incisions in a circle around my abdomen and I have an incision where my drainage to was. The only thing that sucks is that I can’t shower until tomorrow I smell like the hospital and my hair is kind of yucky; but I will survive! I am a fighter and I don’t ever give up I will make it and tomorrow is going to be a better day.
I can’t wait to go to the Dr. on the twenty ninth to see how much I have lost. I am hoping for thirty or more pounds but I am not going to get my hopes up. I am going to also be posting pictures at the beginning of each week; I am going to be keeping a photo journal. I never been skinny and I can’t wait to see how it feels. It is going to be good; my dad has started calling me skinny because Dr. Belnap says that I need Therapy as well as changing me eating habits. I need positive thoughts and positive reinforcements I think that I will get it from my family, they are good for that. The only person in my family that I have not seen yet is my brother; and I don’t know if I will see him he was not supportive of me having this surgery and so it isn’t that big of a deal. I had to do what was best for me and this is what that step was, and I am starting down the road to having a healthier and happier life. And I am glad for it I can’t wait to start seeing the results.
I am going to try to make a post every day so that I can let those of you who are interested in knowing how I am doing updated. I feel great today and can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings. I will talk to all of you soon!
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thanks for calling me I was so glad to hear how you were doing! I am glad that you are doing well and that things are going good for you!
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