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Topic: RE: Tonsillectomy Today !
LOL - Thank Liana!! Can't believe I actually put the pics up of me with no makeup hahahaha
*Kate*
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150 
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150 Topic: RE: Heading home... Attempt #2
Oh man Penny - you didn't have a bed either!! CRAZY!! LOL Did Tufts pay for your hotel or did you have to pay for it? I would so rather stay in a hotel than on a gurney but I would at least hope Tufts would of taken care of that for you since they didn't have a room open .... :) Glad to hear your surgery went well!!!!
*Kate*
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150 
Topic: RE: Tough Time
Trust me you're feelings are normal... my program doesnt' reqire pre-op liquids but I did it for a few days anyway. It's important and the better you are with the diet the better it'll be for your surgeon.
Oh and now that I'm 5 days out.. I have NO DESIRE at all for "food" I see commercialls for pizza and burgers and they sorta make me nauseous!!! I think eiww that looks gross why on earth would someone want to eat that!!!
When we got home my fiance (Frankie) said I'm gonna grab something to eat early - I said no don't I'll be fine... he called in a pizza and a salad. We stopped and picked it up on the way back frmo the pharmacy. He kept appologizing... but it had NO affect on me whatsoever!!!
I just finished 4oz of G2 Power Ade and am full!! LOL!! It's a crazy but totally amzaing feeling!!!
OH I FRICKING LOVE Your PORN comment LOL! I felt that way last week!!!
I don't care that he eats all provocatively in front of me, I just have to get Frank to stop ordering for two people... it was always a large cheeze and a salad... for the two of us (of course there were leftovers) but he shouldn't be "eating for two" He made me sad last weekened when he said "I'm losing my eating buddy" Men!!!
Anyway - just keep busy - go for a walk or to the mall (no purse or debit card), probably not the greatest but I tylenol PM'd my way thru many days and nights.
It's not easy but it is for sure with it!!!!
CJ
Oh and now that I'm 5 days out.. I have NO DESIRE at all for "food" I see commercialls for pizza and burgers and they sorta make me nauseous!!! I think eiww that looks gross why on earth would someone want to eat that!!!
When we got home my fiance (Frankie) said I'm gonna grab something to eat early - I said no don't I'll be fine... he called in a pizza and a salad. We stopped and picked it up on the way back frmo the pharmacy. He kept appologizing... but it had NO affect on me whatsoever!!!
I just finished 4oz of G2 Power Ade and am full!! LOL!! It's a crazy but totally amzaing feeling!!!
OH I FRICKING LOVE Your PORN comment LOL! I felt that way last week!!!
I don't care that he eats all provocatively in front of me, I just have to get Frank to stop ordering for two people... it was always a large cheeze and a salad... for the two of us (of course there were leftovers) but he shouldn't be "eating for two" He made me sad last weekened when he said "I'm losing my eating buddy" Men!!!
Anyway - just keep busy - go for a walk or to the mall (no purse or debit card), probably not the greatest but I tylenol PM'd my way thru many days and nights.
It's not easy but it is for sure with it!!!!
CJ
Topic: Tough Time
I am 3 days into my liquid diet and I am literally dreaming about chinese food and pizza. I feel like a mess. Im exhausted and I pee like 12 more times a day than normal. haha.
I am sticking to it though and I know its what I need to do if I want to be healthy and lose the weight but Im literally itching for something to eat! my boyfriend laughed at me bc I told him watching him eat cereal was like porn for the hungry. :/ I feel pathetic and while I know its definately 100% the right choice and I will get through it, its hard to not feel like this about food. UGH! Why is everything so hard. lol. Ok rant and venting over, Im going to have some water and go occupy myself to stop thinking about food.
Thanks for reading
Lee
PS- all this energy loss and focusing on what Im "eating" is making the time go fast. 12 days left and Ill be in surgery! Im not even nervous or excited or sad or scared...Just Hungry! lol (well, Maybe a lil excited)
I am sticking to it though and I know its what I need to do if I want to be healthy and lose the weight but Im literally itching for something to eat! my boyfriend laughed at me bc I told him watching him eat cereal was like porn for the hungry. :/ I feel pathetic and while I know its definately 100% the right choice and I will get through it, its hard to not feel like this about food. UGH! Why is everything so hard. lol. Ok rant and venting over, Im going to have some water and go occupy myself to stop thinking about food.
Thanks for reading
Lee
PS- all this energy loss and focusing on what Im "eating" is making the time go fast. 12 days left and Ill be in surgery! Im not even nervous or excited or sad or scared...Just Hungry! lol (well, Maybe a lil excited)
Topic: RE: Heading home... Attempt #2
Im sorry you had to deal with all that! I hope you are getting adequate rest and feeling better. Get to 100% soon and keep us posted. Congrats on being on the losers bench! I cant wait to join you!
Liana
Liana
Topic: RE: Heading home... Attempt #2
I'm glad you're improving. Sorry you had all the delays.
When I was there for my gallbladder last week, I was added on last Wednesday to the surgical schedule. Dr. Kim joked that it may not be until 6 p.m. I said that's okay, lets get it done, I'm here. So, she called at noon to say about 3:00, then she called about 4:30 said hoping for 6ish. Got the call about 6:45 to come in, they prepped me and the I waited some more for the O.R. Once that was free, they had NO BEDS - no room in recovery for me so we had to wait for that. She was hoping I would be admitted overnight due to the time of the surgery (10 p.m.!!! - long day with no food or water). So finally, recovery opened up and I was told that I would be more comfortable at the hotel (across the street at the Doubletree Inn), so when I was discharged, about 1:00 a.m., my husband wheeled me across the street, snow and all, to the hotel, up the first elevator, across the lobby and up the 2nd elevator then through the halls to our room. I was very thankful that I ended up in my hotel room rather than on a gurney.
While I was waiting, Dr. Kim said that this is very unusual. The hospital census is WAY UP - mostly medical - but it's flu season, etc. She had no idea why it was so high but, it affects the whole place.
I hope you have made it home by now, Christine!! I also moved over to make more room on the losers bench! It's amazing, its so much easier to move over now!
When I was there for my gallbladder last week, I was added on last Wednesday to the surgical schedule. Dr. Kim joked that it may not be until 6 p.m. I said that's okay, lets get it done, I'm here. So, she called at noon to say about 3:00, then she called about 4:30 said hoping for 6ish. Got the call about 6:45 to come in, they prepped me and the I waited some more for the O.R. Once that was free, they had NO BEDS - no room in recovery for me so we had to wait for that. She was hoping I would be admitted overnight due to the time of the surgery (10 p.m.!!! - long day with no food or water). So finally, recovery opened up and I was told that I would be more comfortable at the hotel (across the street at the Doubletree Inn), so when I was discharged, about 1:00 a.m., my husband wheeled me across the street, snow and all, to the hotel, up the first elevator, across the lobby and up the 2nd elevator then through the halls to our room. I was very thankful that I ended up in my hotel room rather than on a gurney.
While I was waiting, Dr. Kim said that this is very unusual. The hospital census is WAY UP - mostly medical - but it's flu season, etc. She had no idea why it was so high but, it affects the whole place.
I hope you have made it home by now, Christine!! I also moved over to make more room on the losers bench! It's amazing, its so much easier to move over now!
Topic: RE: Heading home... Attempt #2
Phew - so glad the final verdict was NO leak! Yahoo!! Did they ever figure out what was going on?? And why is it that there are NEVER any beds on the 4th floor? LOL Well, get better soon because I just scootched over and there is now a seat for you on the losers bench !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Kate*
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150
HW: 286 SW: 253 CW: 167 GW: 150 Topic: RE: Heading home... Attempt #2
Holy Typos!!! You'll have to work thru em theyre tough to edit in text!
Topic: Heading home... Attempt #2
So I was discharged on Wednesday late afternoon was super tired from the drive and a little running around, I went right to bed about 9ish. At about 10:30 I noticed the fluid in my drain looked a bit purple and well I was sipping PowerAde Zero grape! I was terrified so. called the surgeon on call... He said let's not fool around, get back here. After the 21/2hr trek thru the smow storm we arrived at Tufts where I was admitted right away but as usual no room on the 4th floor! The bariayric surgeon on call did some blood work and some poking and prodding. I was flipping exhausted watch tick away 4AM frankie decides to take a nap in his truck and I fell asleep on the concrete slab they called a stretcher!!!! Morning arrives and docs I recognize start showing up.
Then DrShah... she ordered another Upper GI and had me drink some blue stuff to see if I did in fact have a leak! Final verdict NO LEAK!!!!!!! I wanted to cry I was so relived. Dr. Shah was by my side at every moment she could be. She was do sweet. I was held for observation one more night (finally got a bed at 4:00 almost 12hrs after arrival). My back was in outta control but got some heavy mess to take care of that!! Slept good lastinght and was advanced to stage 3 a little while ago... gonna be outta here by 3:30 today and have been assured and reassured that all looks welll and I'm making great progress!!! Yay me.... Home here I come!!!!
Then DrShah... she ordered another Upper GI and had me drink some blue stuff to see if I did in fact have a leak! Final verdict NO LEAK!!!!!!! I wanted to cry I was so relived. Dr. Shah was by my side at every moment she could be. She was do sweet. I was held for observation one more night (finally got a bed at 4:00 almost 12hrs after arrival). My back was in outta control but got some heavy mess to take care of that!! Slept good lastinght and was advanced to stage 3 a little while ago... gonna be outta here by 3:30 today and have been assured and reassured that all looks welll and I'm making great progress!!! Yay me.... Home here I come!!!!
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