Well, I did it and I'm home
I had my Lap GB-RNY on Tuesday and now I'm back home, trying to cram in 80 grams of protein and all my vitamins and prescriptions.
The staff of Northwest Hospital is to be commended. They were fantastic and attentive to my every need. And cute. Lotsa good-looking nurses and CNAs. I was told I was a "model patient" and that I had one of the smallest livers my surgeon had ever seen. I rock.
Anyway, I find myself back at home and in familiar surroundings and the reality of it is truly starting to hit home. What the hell did I just do? I'm not regretting it, but it feels like I really sprinted for the finish line once I got started and never took a moment to really think it through. I did, of course but I suppose when you make a change this huge, in hindsight it'll always seem rash.
Thanks to you guys. Even though I don't post a whole lot I do read and lurk around.
The staff of Northwest Hospital is to be commended. They were fantastic and attentive to my every need. And cute. Lotsa good-looking nurses and CNAs. I was told I was a "model patient" and that I had one of the smallest livers my surgeon had ever seen. I rock.
Anyway, I find myself back at home and in familiar surroundings and the reality of it is truly starting to hit home. What the hell did I just do? I'm not regretting it, but it feels like I really sprinted for the finish line once I got started and never took a moment to really think it through. I did, of course but I suppose when you make a change this huge, in hindsight it'll always seem rash.
Thanks to you guys. Even though I don't post a whole lot I do read and lurk around.
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Congrats!
That being said, a piece of advice that will hopefully help.
Don't look at the surgery as a "finish line".
It's the jumping off point - the starting line of a new way to live.
I lot of people get caught up in the battle to have the surgery done. The battle with insurance companies, doctors, and themselves - but the surgery is by no means the end.
It's a tool. It's something you're using to lose weight, get healthy, and keep the weight off.
For the next 12-24 months, your weight is going to fall off. At the end of that window, you are going to have to be able to work it to keep it off just like anyone else on the planet. You're going ot have to exercise, make the right choices in what you eat and what you put into your body, or at that point, the weight will slowly start to creep back on.
Good luck, and again, congrats!
What the hell did I just do? I'm not regretting it, but it feels like I really sprinted for the finish line once I got started and never took a moment to really think it through. I did, of course but I suppose when you make a change this huge, in hindsight it'll always seem rash.
Irreversability is a muthahumpa. I had those same feelings you're describing for the 24 hours leading up to going to the hospital. Don't remember it so much afterwards. You're at the beginning of a wonderful new life. Shake off the doubts and get well soon so you can set your throttle on "balls out".
Irreversability is a muthahumpa. I had those same feelings you're describing for the 24 hours leading up to going to the hospital. Don't remember it so much afterwards. You're at the beginning of a wonderful new life. Shake off the doubts and get well soon so you can set your throttle on "balls out".
The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking....... If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog.
That- “What the Hell did I do to Myself!?!?!” Stage Usually lasts until you move on to real foods and start seeing results. So Many start in the same place, And just as many end up in- “Why the Hell Didn’t I do This Sooner!?!?!”
Hang in There! IT DOES GET EASIER EACH WEEK! Don't worry as much about the protein these first couple of weeks, Just the hydration. Sip, sip, sip... (and Sugar-Free Popsicles!) Hollar out if there’s anything that those further down the ladder can help with. Best Wishes- Dx
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