Had my 2 week post op
2 week post op check up!
Everything looks good! I can walk my dog, I can do 5 lb weights, I can do elliptical. I can drink water as fast as I am comfortable with (it was a rate of 8oz/hr). Incisions are mostly healed, I can take baths again. I have to wait another week before I can eat pureed foods (boo!) I am getting a medical bracelet that indicates I had the surgery and I that I can’t have a blind NG tube insertion and no NSAIDS. I will also be getting a medical card that should allow me to purchase kids meals, pay kids prices at buffets, things like that.
Weight loss:
I was 240 6 weeks ago
I was 225 before surgery
I am 213 today
Goal: 150 pounds. I already weigh less than I have in about 10 years, maybe longer. I feel fantastic! Thanks for all of the continued support on this forum. You are all truly wonderful and motivating!
Wow, what a great post op appointment!! I have mine tomorrow and I hope I can get in the gym and hit the elliptical. The Med alert bracelet sounds like a great idea too, never thought of that. Now, the part about the medical card for kids' meals and prices? How'd you manage that? That's dope! Excited for ya!!
On April 12, 2011 at 10:55 AM Pacific Time, Yet2BFamous wrote:
Wow, what a great post op appointment!! I have mine tomorrow and I hope I can get in the gym and hit the elliptical. The Med alert bracelet sounds like a great idea too, never thought of that. Now, the part about the medical card for kids' meals and prices? How'd you manage that? That's dope! Excited for ya!!Very nice bracelets here:
http://www.laurenshope.com/
(I still went with a red medical alert symbol on the tag, I wanted to make sure it will still obvious enough)
I engraved it with:
KRISTINE RAMOS BARIATRIC SURG 3/11 VERT. SLEEVE GASTREC NO BLIND NG TUBES NO NSAIDS
On April 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time, Kristine R. wrote:
On April 12, 2011 at 10:55 AM Pacific Time, Yet2BFamous wrote:
Wow, what a great post op appointment!! I have mine tomorrow and I hope I can get in the gym and hit the elliptical. The Med alert bracelet sounds like a great idea too, never thought of that. Now, the part about the medical card for kids' meals and prices? How'd you manage that? That's dope! Excited for ya!!Very nice bracelets here:
http://www.laurenshope.com/
(I still went with a red medical alert symbol on the tag, I wanted to make sure it will still obvious enough)
I engraved it with:
KRISTINE RAMOS BARIATRIC SURG 3/11 VERT. SLEEVE GASTREC NO BLIND NG TUBES NO NSAIDS
KRISTINE RAMOS
BARIATRIC SURG 3/11
VERT. SLEEVE GASTREC
NO BLIND NG TUBES
NO NSAIDS
On April 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time, Kristine R. wrote:
On April 12, 2011 at 10:55 AM Pacific Time, Yet2BFamous wrote:
Wow, what a great post op appointment!! I have mine tomorrow and I hope I can get in the gym and hit the elliptical. The Med alert bracelet sounds like a great idea too, never thought of that. Now, the part about the medical card for kids' meals and prices? How'd you manage that? That's dope! Excited for ya!!Very nice bracelets here:
http://www.laurenshope.com/
(I still went with a red medical alert symbol on the tag, I wanted to make sure it will still obvious enough)
I engraved it with:
KRISTINE RAMOS BARIATRIC SURG 3/11 VERT. SLEEVE GASTREC NO BLIND NG TUBES NO NSAIDS