DEHYDRATION

or Totally Screwed up in Houston. I am in a world of hurt. I should know better but I forgot to drink today. my pouch and every thing in a 6 inch radius is HURTING like HELL tonight. feels like I hot clobbered with a horse hoof right there over the incision site. did I mention the freaking burning? YIKES. I have since drank (2) 12 oz cups of chamomile tea. and will get one more in tonight. but please do not let this happen to you. drink drink drink. do not be an igit. I just had too much on my plate today (7 year old birthday cupcakes, 21 year old's wedding, 21 year old baby on the way, my business, planning 7 year old's whirlwind birthday party tomorrow with 1 hour notice) it has been too much for me. so I am going to take it easy. I do have to finish the 'scratch cake' for tomorrow, but that will be tomorrow. I really wish that I could just get a better handle on this body of mine. Kat [Photographer & Mom of 5] [[ Some people are like slinkies, they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.]] 275/247/185/150

Hey there babe. It really shocks me that you forget to drink - but I know you're not alone. There are lots of people just like you. I guess it's just odd for me because I drink SO much I float. hahaha Good luck with your busy busy day today and I hope that you're feeling much better soon!!! *HUGS* Meg

I think that it is trying to raise 5 kids, get two married off, one grand baby on the way that is messing with my mind. probably the number one reason that I got in this condition in the first place is not putting me and my health first. I always think, just as soon as I do this or that for this one or that one, I will take care of me. but for some reason, it was just back to back to back of this or that and never me. I even went so far as to bring up two Ozarka 2.5 gal water bottles to put in the bathroom off from my office and a nice big cup, but I still forget. I have to have an open 20oz on the desk in between me and the keyboard in order to 'remember'. I swear it is MAD COW DISEASE! today is the birthday party, so I need to clean the house, finish torting and frosting the cake, run out and get some party favors, and finish up taking care of the finances (thank god for online banking) and give me a mini spa day, (shave those legs!) as well as get the lawn mowed, the garage cleaned out, and about a gazzillion little people sets ready for ebay, and two garage sale tables returned to thier home, and breakfast) ;)

Oh Kat... you poor thing. I thought you were the perfect WLS girl and always enveyed (SP) your organisation! You've got so much going I am not surprised something had to give. I hope you feel better soon. Let us know how the birthday and wedding go. How can you be old enough to nearly be a grandma!!! you only look in your 20's now Take care of yourself Ruth

see. even the most organized do loose focus. things should settle down now that the house is completely toddler free (we ended up with 6 adults and 6 children at the party. instead of party favors from the dollar store, I made three different type's of cookies, oatmeal raisin with peans, cinnamon sugar snickerdoodles, and peanut butter. the first activity, the toddlers decorated thier cookies with icing that I made with powdered sugar and gel dye. the second activity was to tape a photo of an animal or a tool or a fruit to thier back and they had to ask questions of the other kids to figure out what they were. that was too much fun. we had a homemade german chocolate cake made with guittard milk chocolate, strawberry jam between the layers, and then the coconut pecan frosting and then I drizzled another whole bag of melted milk chocolate over the whole thing. I had 1/4 of a slice and it was way too sweet. oh and to down it all, chocolate milk. hehehehe glad that is over for a year. too much sweets. the more I think about it, the more I think that it was a chemical reaction in my pouch from the corn, thinking back to my days on the farm, corn has a lot of 'heat' in it, so it stands to reason that putting that much in my pouch in relation to how small my pouch is, caused some gases and stuff. while today my pouch is tender as hell, mostly it is just went I bend over and squi**** the rest of the time it is fine, and it is taking normal food normally. so back to basics, cottage cheese for breakfast, chicken for lunch, and salad for dinner. but I still have to spank myself for only getting in 20 oz so far today. I really need to hit some tea, that is warm and goes down fast. as for my age, yes, I am going to be 41 in a couple of months, it slips by pretty fast. I still have some time before hte wedding, we have met with the priest, the cake decorator, the musical accompanist, the dance dj, the photographer, and the lady that is designing the viel. all that is really left is to find the paper for the invitations, and the DRESS. gracious, the dress. we even found shoes yesterday, been looking for 17 weeks for strappy shoes. ;) still have 15 weeks to go before the actual wedding.

I know how you feel. I landed in the ER a couple months ago b/c of dehydration. It was awful, I was so sick and I passed out in the ER waiting room. Now, I am never without a bottle of water or something. It's so important to drink for us, since we can only get so much in our tummy's. Good luck and I hope things get better for you.

the longer this goes and the more rehydrated I am getting the more I am feeling that it is not dedyration at all. every time I bend or twist wrong it is a sharp pain that feel like a knife right at the point of my pouch. right under the incision mark. I need to find out where that flipping gall bladder is located.

Your gall bladder would be located just to the right of your pouch area..... Kel

I hate second guessing every single little twinge that my body makes, it would seem that 4 months post op, I would be out of the woods by now, but there seems to be new 'issues' cropping up. I did call, they will not see me until friday. I am to call tomorrow and give the nurse and update. I was not even going to call this morning, it was getting better, and then I was crawling under my desk and HOLY GUACAMOLE, I pulled something and I was in tears it hurt so bad, I revised my plan and called after I got my breath back. they can not get me in until friday, so I guess it is not life threatening. the rest of today was okay, I sat in my chair and did not move. ;****il dinner time. I ate my dinner. waited 50 minutes took two drinks from my bottle, and it all came right back up, waited for an hour, and got down 8 oz of chamomile tea. what a PITA. this is a routine that I could live without.