Countdown T-minus 2 weeks
Time for another update (rambling).
This week on May 1st I started to somewhat start preparing my eating habits for surgery. I got my 2 new tubs of protein delivered (5lbs of Cafe Mocha and 5lbs of Chocolate Mint )
Sip Sip Sip! Chew Chew Chew! So I had been having 2 shakes to supplement for meals and one meal in the day. Except today I had 3 hard boiled eggs and a protein shake for breakfast. I then went a little overboard for dinner. DAMN STROUDS and their "PAN FRIED CHICKEN"! My cousin took my family out to eat tonight.... Well I had a case of the last meal type thing. Strouds is world famous for their fried chicken so I gave into it for tonight. But I'll be back on plan tomorrow! ( didnt really go overboard just chose to eat fried chicken breast and sides.) I plan to go back to 2 shakes a day and one sensible (protein loaded) meal until surgery on the 19th.
Well I had the sleep study done 
and the results are in... Yep they said I need to have a CPAP machine. I stopped breathing something like 48 times and my longest was almost a minute. Tomorrow I am being fitted for a machine. I will need to see the pulmonologist again in 3 months.
I also went and had my EGD done on Friday... what fun that was... really the people ther were so nice and funny. I loved having fun joking with the nurses while waiting for the doctor to arrive. They finally came back to my room where I had already had an IV started and wheeled me into another room. While in there the nurse asked me if I wanted a strawberry daiquiri or a margarita. I told her I don't drink but to fix me up with a jack and coke. She then came over to me hooked up a syringe to the IV, proceeded to give me whatever was in it and told me I may feel the room spinning and things may start to look fuzzy. I of course said nah I'll just stay awake during the procedure and I laughed .... HAH last thing I remember was saying that. I woke up as they were wheeling me into recovery and I like jumped up... I told them I was ready to go. They of course told me to just relax and they would come get me in a bit but I said I was fine and ready to go... so they pulled the IV and I stood up got my shirt on and I don't even remember leaving. My mom took me and brought me home. I stayed up and worked from home... Let me give a piece of advice.... If you are having this procedure done, Take the day off! I was up all day, and that night I was really grumpy. I passed out about 11PM and was fine the next day.
Well tomorrow morning first thing I will have my blood drawn for my pre-op blood work. Then I will meet the the anaesthesiologist for a pre-op consult since I have never in my life had surgery. Then as I mentioned before I will need to go get my CPAP machine and mask.
This Friday I am leaving town to go to a family reunion in Eufala OK I will be back on Sunday and I will go for my 2nd and final consult with my surgeon on Monday May 12th. At that time the countdown will be one week and I will post more on my journey and bewildering thoughts.
This week on May 1st I started to somewhat start preparing my eating habits for surgery. I got my 2 new tubs of protein delivered (5lbs of Cafe Mocha and 5lbs of Chocolate Mint )
Sip Sip Sip! Chew Chew Chew! So I had been having 2 shakes to supplement for meals and one meal in the day. Except today I had 3 hard boiled eggs and a protein shake for breakfast. I then went a little overboard for dinner. DAMN STROUDS and their "PAN FRIED CHICKEN"! My cousin took my family out to eat tonight.... Well I had a case of the last meal type thing. Strouds is world famous for their fried chicken so I gave into it for tonight. But I'll be back on plan tomorrow! ( didnt really go overboard just chose to eat fried chicken breast and sides.) I plan to go back to 2 shakes a day and one sensible (protein loaded) meal until surgery on the 19th.
Well I had the sleep study done and the results are in... Yep they said I need to have a CPAP machine. I stopped breathing something like 48 times and my longest was almost a minute. Tomorrow I am being fitted for a machine. I will need to see the pulmonologist again in 3 months.
I also went and had my EGD done on Friday... what fun that was... really the people ther were so nice and funny. I loved having fun joking with the nurses while waiting for the doctor to arrive. They finally came back to my room where I had already had an IV started and wheeled me into another room. While in there the nurse asked me if I wanted a strawberry daiquiri or a margarita. I told her I don't drink but to fix me up with a jack and coke. She then came over to me hooked up a syringe to the IV, proceeded to give me whatever was in it and told me I may feel the room spinning and things may start to look fuzzy. I of course said nah I'll just stay awake during the procedure and I laughed .... HAH last thing I remember was saying that. I woke up as they were wheeling me into recovery and I like jumped up... I told them I was ready to go. They of course told me to just relax and they would come get me in a bit but I said I was fine and ready to go... so they pulled the IV and I stood up got my shirt on and I don't even remember leaving. My mom took me and brought me home. I stayed up and worked from home... Let me give a piece of advice.... If you are having this procedure done, Take the day off! I was up all day, and that night I was really grumpy. I passed out about 11PM and was fine the next day.
Well tomorrow morning first thing I will have my blood drawn for my pre-op blood work. Then I will meet the the anaesthesiologist for a pre-op consult since I have never in my life had surgery. Then as I mentioned before I will need to go get my CPAP machine and mask.
This Friday I am leaving town to go to a family reunion in Eufala OK I will be back on Sunday and I will go for my 2nd and final consult with my surgeon on Monday May 12th. At that time the countdown will be one week and I will post more on my journey and bewildering thoughts.
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