2nd endoscopy
Hi everyone! I had my 2nd endscopy/dilation yesterday for my stricture, with general anesthesia. It went very smoothly, although I came out of there with a fat lip. Whatever they put in my mouth to hold it open had pinched my upper lip. They were able to dilate my stoma to 11mm, and today it's been wonderful to be able to eat again. I was unbelieveably hungry, since I had hardly eaten anything for almost a week! However, if I had been unable to eat pre-surgery, I would have been light-headed and weak, barely able to function. For some reason though, post-surgery, as long as I could get my fluids in it really wasn't too bad. I was hungry from time to time, but not weak or shaky. And hours would go by when I wouldn't even think about food even though I'd had nothing bu****er all day-it's a miracle! The bad news is, I have to go back 3 or 4 more times to do the same thing, until it stays open. My next session is next Friday. I'm so glad they're able to fix it, but because of the general anesthia, it ends up taking an entire day. I am totally out of sick time at work, but I'm lucky that my boss is very understanding. At least my job is safe. And the good news is, today I weigh 246 lbs! 293 was my highest, and I was 287 the day of surgery. Since my surgery a month ago I've lost 41 lbs, and 47 lbs total!
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