First post op appointment w Dr. Chin

plan2behealthy
on 8/5/08 9:59 am - Long Beach, CA

Well it will be 2 weeks tomorrow from my surgery. I went to see Dr. Chin. He said everything looks great and gave me alot of reassurance. I had a delayed allergic reaction to the blood thinner. He told me that if I ever needed heparin later for anything I could have a full blown alergic reaction. Scary! so I will just hope that I never need a blood thinner again. Anyways he also told me that getting all of water in is more important for me than the added protein. He told me that once I get to stage 3 of the diet, I should get almost all of my protein from food anyways. ( I have been lucky to get in the full 40gms as it is) He said to increase the activity as tolerated and slow down while drinking/eating. He said it should take me 20-30 minutes to eat a 1/2 cup of pudding. I was finishing it in about 10. I think that will be my biggest challenge.

Thank you Jean for the clothes. Some fit now (I am so excited) alot will fit within the next couple of weeks. I appreciate it so much

I GOT MY CAR BACK

This is going to be an exciting journey I can tell

Linda

anewbecboo
on 8/5/08 11:11 am - Ellensburg, WA

RNY on 05/21/07

Looks like you are off to a great start sweetie!!! You got lucky on the Heparin! Does that mean you are allergic to all blood thinners? I would definitely check that out and maybe have a medical alert for that, it could be serious stuff!!
Eating slowly was a huge challenge for me and sometimes still is! Getting food stuck because you ate too fast or didn't chew good enough, SUCKS and hurts like hell!!!
Congrats on your success so far! and Yeah on getting your car back, I know how great that one feels, I went more than a whole year without mine!!! Talk about freedom when I got another one! bigg huggs, Becky

Surgery was RNY 5/21/07...I can be found on Facebook: anewbecboo or Becky Reddick

ginabob1
on 8/5/08 2:33 pm - Modesto, CA

RNY on 09/02/08

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ginabob1
on 8/5/08 2:35 pm - Modesto, CA

RNY on 09/02/08

I'm glad everthing went well for you. Why did you get Heprain? is it commonly given with wls.

Gina

Janine J.
on 8/5/08 4:25 pm - The Beautiful Desert, CA

RNY on 07/10/02

Gina I think it is commonly given with all types of surgery. I have not ever not had heprin when I have had surgery and I do not have a history of blood clots either.

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