Post op checkups

Am I the only one who doesn't see the Dr for 6 weeks?  I thought it a little strange, but now I read about everyone's post visits and I don't have one :).

I was all glue and not staples, so maybe that is part of it.  Told to call anytime I needed anything at all.

I have a guide on when to move to each new food stage and how much to eat and will try to make our local NUT group next week.

I have my post-op appt on Monday which will be almost 2 weeks out for me.  I have glue too and some stitches.

no external stitches or steri tape at all....but the glue was thick and everywhere....I think the also filled my belly button!


How are you doing?

Yes!  In my belly button too!  I was reading in Garth's book and he gave a little tip about cleaning out your navel before surgery to help out the nurses who were going to clean it...so I did, lol.  I was so glad I did when I saw that glue in there!

I'm doing great, feeling more and more like a normal person.  Had a dentist appt today and the hygenist couldn't believe I was there only a week out of surgery.  I told her that dentist appts were impossible to reschedule so here I am!

I had a one week post op because I had staples.  I go again at one month to the surgeon and I go to my preventative medicine doctor (I am so fancy...Kaiser makes me).  Then I go at 3, 6, and 12 months!

I'm to make an appt for 1 to 2 weeks out.  I'm so nervous and having such crazy dreams I wanna see my surgeon NOW LOL! But it's only been 3 days so I guess I'm fine.

I had a follow-up a week after I was released from the hospital.  I had glue and steri-strips and at my 1 week he told me to go ahead and pull them all off.  I thought I felt some stitches poking out but they've disappeared.  The surgeon asked if I had any questions, any vomiting or any issues.  My answer was no to everything so I was out of there in 5 minutes with another follow-up scheduled in a month.  The surgeon was impressed that I had dropped 10 pounds in the week since surgery.

My post op appointment is 1 week a day after my surgery. So I am pretty happy about that.

My surgery was 7/13 and my follow-up is today.. in one hour.  I just have steri stips .. no staples. 

I got my stiches (what's left of them) removed today.  My incisions are healing nicely, and I have no abdominal pain, so I'm released for exercise (no heavy lifting) .  I guess I'll be off to the gym tomorrow morning.  My only disappointment was I still can't swim because my tummy incisions are not completely healed yet.  I miss my pool more than food!

I'm officially on to purees.  Enjoyed a nice cup of chili for lunch.  It's amazing how much stronger and energetic I feel with some real food in my system.  Today was my best day yet!