can you believe it?

i just took a shower.. and now that all my steri strips are moving around, i notice.. there's one staple still in!!!! LOL argh. i so hope i don't have to go back to Providence to get this sucker out. I'm hoping I can just call up the visiting nurse I had before and have her pop over to take it out. anyway, that's my dilemma for the day. hope y'all have a good one! kristen

Kris, That sucks, well I hope the visiting nurse can do it...When's the next time you have to go to Dr Royes? I go see Dr Ryder this friday for the first time since surgery....I did see her at the support group, but this will be to make sure everything is ok.. I'm feeling better today, I think the excersizing helped...I'm not over doing it...but I want it to work so bad... Love ya, Ter

i'm waiting on a call back from the visiting nurse. i hope they can do it, too. i dno't go back to see Dr. Roye until June 9th. that's a long time.. especially when I know i'm not going to be moved to soft foods until then. i wish i could go to the gym - but that's not going to be for quite some time. i can't lift anything heavier than a gallon of mil****il at least 2 months out from surgery, so i'm relegated to walking.. and walking on a day like today is just not gonna happen. lol. it's crazy windy and pouring buckets on Cape Cod! i've been thinking i might take a little drive around, to see how i handle that.. then maybe i can head up tot he mall to doa little walking around there while this crappy weather sticks around. i'm glad youo're feeling better. i think my energy is coming back, too - slowly but surely!! love, kristen

Well I hope she gets back to you soon. I guess your surgery waa alot different then mine. At least your energy is coming back....This cold has brought me down a little, but I'm trying to get with the program....I'd just love to put my blanket on and lay down on the couch and watch my soaps...but Im not gonna do that today...I want to get a few things done around here...the kids are great, trying to help around the house, but they don't clean like I like to clean...but I just gotta get motivated lol....trying to get off this chair and do something lmao.... Well talk to ya later, Ter

yeah, we're the living, breathing examples of LAP vs. OPEN surgery. Lap is generally a 2 week recovery before being able to function as normal. Open is about 6 weeks. Add the massive hernia repair to mine, and I have to be super duper extra careful or i'm going to give myself my hernia right back. I can't compromise any of the mesh in there, or i'm screwed and back at square one. part of me wishes i just went for the lap, said screw the hernia - i'll get it fixed with a tummy tuck.. but i know that just wasn't an option. so - i get stuck with an extra month of down time. such is life!! i hear you on the cleaning. i wish i could help my mom out more. but emptying the dishwasher is about all i can do. and even then, i can't put everything away! lol i feel a little useless around here, and i hate that. but i know this is where i need to be. hope you find your motivation!! kristen

Kris, Wow I'm glad I lost that extra weight so they didn't have to do the open on me. I think it would have been awful with the 4 kids and all the crap I have to put up with everyday...You are sure lucky to have your parents and have them help you... I'm so afraid of getting a hernia....I keep checking my belly and think I feel a lump but its right were my incisions are...You know I don't even know if I have staples inside lol...hmm i wonder.. I'm having alot of trouble keeping anything down lately. It seems as soon as I eat I'm in the bathroom and its all coming back up. I bought a 1/4 cup and put everything in that and thats what I eat but its like nothing is agreeing with me. I think tomorrow I will just stick with the protein shakes and sf pops and maybe a soup... Maybe its cuz I haven't been feeling well....I didn't ever get motivated today, I going to go to bed early and hopefully I will feel better tomorrow and get some stuff done. Love ya, Teri

HI Teri, You said you lost weight before your surgery, how much did you lose? I have not weighed myself since I was at Dr. Harringtons Office to get my surgery date. I have been having those "last lunches and suppers" lately. I am wondering if I will have a lap done or an open. Dr. Harrington really didnt say anything to me. I just assumed it was going to be lap. I chatted with Diane J. who is 6 weeks post op and she has lost 41 lbs...so 25lbs is great after 3 weeks..I only hope to lose like you. As for Kristen, becareful, you did the right thing by having your hernia fixed now. Just rest and do some walking...(thats what I was told by my daughter who is a physician assistant) she had a hernia done couple of years ago. and dont lift anything. You'e on the mend and thats what counts. carol

Carol, Dr Roye had told me to lose 10 lbs, because I had gained it from November 16 to March 31....I did the last supper stuff too...and then I met with Dr Ryder for her to do my surgery, she didn't say anything about losing weight, but I lost 10 lbs before surgery... Thanks about the 25 lbs...I'm excited....I still only see it in my face...but I did go down a shoe size lol.. Teri

hey teri. keep an eye on what you're able to keep down, ok? that's scary! if it gets to a point where you can't keep liquid down, then put a call into Dr. Ryder, ok??? that's a sure sign of a stricture, i think. this is the third week for us. neither of us are going to be up for much of anything. this is the week our bodies finally realize we've been starving it, so the body wants to conserve as much energy as possible. we'll get through it. ;o) kristen

Kris, I don't have any problems (knock on wood) with liquids, its always food...I think either i'm eating too fast, or just too much. I think maybe 1/4 cup is just too much for me still..I'm going to really try hard today to see what;'s up...I don't get the feeling of full when I'm eating....so that's why I think I'm eating too much....when I've got too much in there I know it..cuz I'm running to the bathroom..... Well I don't want any part of going back to the hospital so I'm really going to try and figure this out.. Love ya, Teri